The Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences is a curated collection of time-saving pedagogical resources for researchers and students who want to quickly get up to speed in a new area of life science/biomedical research. Each e-book available in Colloquium is an in-depth overview of a fast-moving or fundamental area of research, authored by a prominent researcher in the field. We call these re
sources 'Lectures' because authors are asked to provide an authoritative, state-of-the-art overview of their area of expertise, in a manner that is accessible to a broad, diverse audience of scientists (similar to a plenary or keynote lecture at a symposium/meeting/colloquium). Readers are invited to keep current with advances in various disciplines, gain insight into fields other than their own, and refresh their understanding of core concepts in cell & molecular biology. For the full list of available Lectures, please visit;
www.morganclaypool.com/page/lifesci
As pedagogical resources, COLLOQUIUM Lectures share four principal features/characteristics:
1) Prestigious Authors
COLLOQUIUM editors and authors are the foremost experts in their fields. Among them are society presidents, research directors, department chairs, tenured full professors, journal editors-in-chiefs, NIH study-section reviewers, Gordon Research Conference chairs, etc. E-book contributions are by invite-only.
2) In-Depth, Comprehensive Treatment of Topics
Our flexible e-book format gives our authors the space and freedom to provide more integration and analysis of primary research literature than is possible within the constraints of a typical journal review article. And with unlimited figures and references, authors are able to make a text that is much more instructive and useful
3) Up-To-Date Coverage
Because of our digital-first publishing model, our e-books are often the most current and up-to-date textbooks/pedagogical resources available on the topics being covered. Publication is immediate upon submission, and authors are able to publish updates as necessary so the resource stays current over time.
4) Student-Friendly Digital Features
The easily-disseminable, tablet-friendly PDF Plus e-books contain student-friendly digital features such as:
- full color artwork/figures (easily saved for classroom re-use)
- hyperlinked references (to the DOIs of cited sources)
- videos/animations in select titles
- no DRM restrictions: unlimited storage, print, etc
HOW THE LIBRARY IS ORGANIZED:
Individual Lectures are published as contributions to a thematic SERIES. Each series covers a different subject area and is managed by a prestigious Series Editor, who oversees topic and author selection, as well as scientific review. For the full list of available and forthcoming Series, please visit (and bookmark!) the homepage:
www.morganclaypool.com/page/lifesci
New Lectures in a series are posted to the website as they become available, and Lectures are updated by authors as necessary to keep the information current. The COLLOQUIUM Digital Library is a diverse, dynamic repository of useful and up-to-date educational resources for the life science community. In addition to providing up-to-date coverage of fundamental/core curriculum topics, COLLOQUIUM offers scientists at all stages of their careers a means of exploring new or unfamiliar areas and keeping current with developments in related areas. TARGET AUDIENCE
1) investigators who want to keep current with developments in various fields outside of their specialty area
2) teaching faculty in need of up-to-date and easily disseminable resources for their upper level courses
3) 1st year graduate students choosing between labs and/or exploring a variety of different research areas
4) graduate students reviewing for qualifying/comprehensive exams (as a means of refreshing their understanding of core concepts)
5) medical students learning or reviewing the basic science curriculum
6) advanced undergraduates in upper-level courses looking to delve more deeply into an area of interest
7) lab personnel who are looking for more background on the research they are coordinating
HOW TO ACCESS
If your institution's Library licenses the Colloquium Digital Library, anyone visiting our site from a campus-associated IP address will be able to freely download our PDFs, with UNLIMITED usage and NO DRM restrictions. The license is PERPETUAL and access DOES NOT EXPIRE. For access to this great resource, please encourage your research institution's librarian to license the Colloquium Digital Library! Individual PDF downloads are available for purchase from our website; e-books available on Google Play; black-and-white paperback versions available on Amazon.com. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences is an independent, digital-first STM academic publisher committed to providing investigators and advanced-level students in the basic biomedical/life sciences community with the most authoritative and current resources available. Our philosophy is to present the highest-quality educational material from the most respected researchers in the field, so as to address the question:
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? Eliot, "The Rock", Faber & Faber, 1934).
