Hi Guys, unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing something that may benefit some of us SPS members. According to the society's "President's Message" in the May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, starting next January the SPS will make almost all of its published articles/papers available for free downloading to all members of the SPS. This may solve a problem that we've been griping about for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. The publications that will have downloadable articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine IEEE Signal Processing Letters IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing IEEE Transactions on Image Processing IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing Magazine. See Ya', [-Rick-]
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Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
On May 3, 6:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:> Hi Guys, > � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like > the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing > something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � > According to the society's "President's Message" in the > May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, > starting next January the SPS will make almost all of > its published articles/papers available for free > downloading to all members of the SPS. > > This may solve a problem that we've been griping about > for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. > > The publications that will have downloadable > articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � > > � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine > � IEEE Signal Processing Letters > � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing > � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security > > As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) > distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, > of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing > Magazine. > > See Ya', > [-Rick-]This is great news. My only surprise is how long it took them to realize that this is the best way to serve the members!
Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
On Mon, 4 May 2009 06:19:11 -0700 (PDT), julius <juliusk@gmail.com> wrote:>On May 3, 6:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like >> the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing >> something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � >> According to the society's "President's Message" in the >> May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, >> starting next January the SPS will make almost all of >> its published articles/papers available for free >> downloading to all members of the SPS. >> >> This may solve a problem that we've been griping about >> for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. >> >> The publications that will have downloadable >> articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � >> >> � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine >> � IEEE Signal Processing Letters >> � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing >> � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security >> >> As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) >> distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, >> of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing >> Magazine. >> >> See Ya', >> [-Rick-] > >This is great news. My only surprise is how long it took them to >realize that this is the best way to serve the members!Excellent news, indeed! If YouTube et al can do it, it stands to reason the IEEE can do it. I think I'll keep my SPS membership now after all. Let's hope the Comm Society follows suit... ;) Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.ericjacobsen.org Blog: http://www.dsprelated.com/blogs-1/hf/Eric_Jacobsen.php
Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
On May 4, 10:01�am, Eric Jacobsen <eric.jacob...@ieee.org> wrote:> On Mon, 4 May 2009 06:19:11 -0700 (PDT), julius <juli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >On May 3, 6:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: > >> Hi Guys, > >> � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like > >> the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing > >> something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � > >> According to the society's "President's Message" in the > >> May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, > >> starting next January the SPS will make almost all of > >> its published articles/papers available for free > >> downloading to all members of the SPS. > > >> This may solve a problem that we've been griping about > >> for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. > > >> The publications that will have downloadable > >> articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � > > >> � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine > >> � IEEE Signal Processing Letters > >> � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing > >> � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security > > >> As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) > >> distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, > >> of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing > >> Magazine. > > >> See Ya', > >> [-Rick-] > > >This is great news. �My only surprise is how long it took them to > >realize that this is the best way to serve the members! > > Excellent news, indeed! > > If YouTube et al can do it, it stands to reason the IEEE can do it. > > I think I'll keep my SPS membership now after all. > > Let's hope the Comm Society follows suit... �;) > > Eric Jacobsen > Minister of Algorithms > Abineau Communicationshttp://www.ericjacobsen.org > > Blog:http://www.dsprelated.com/blogs-1/hf/Eric_Jacobsen.phpI've been considering dropping my IEEE membership altogether. Spectrum magazine is decent, but I have not found many other useful benefits to being a member. Originally I joined to be able to get group medical insurance, but that has gone the way of the dodo bird. Recently there has been a local workshop on being a consultant which I am attending. It has some benefit, but I still would not consider that as justifying the nearly $200 membership fee. What value do you get from being an IEEE member? Rick
Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
On May 3, 5:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:> Hi Guys, > � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like > the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing > something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � > According to the society's "President's Message" in the > May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, > starting next January the SPS will make almost all of > its published articles/papers available for free > downloading to all members of the SPS. > > This may solve a problem that we've been griping about > for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. > > The publications that will have downloadable > articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � > > � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine > � IEEE Signal Processing Letters > � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing > � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing > � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security > > As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) > distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, > of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing > Magazine. > > See Ya', > [-Rick-]Rick, If SPS is going to digital only, will it be possible to download 1 file to get the entire publication? Here is why I ask. I keep an archive of the publications. There are times I need to refer to a past issue (reading one paper that references another), or need to cite references, or need to re-read a paper. There are times when a particular paper is not of interest now, but becomes interesting at a later date. There are times when researching a subject, reference is made to a past paper (well, you get the idea). When a publication goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain membership since access to the digital information is terminated, regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later reference is needed. It is much easier to download 1 file, rather than each paper separately. Maurice Givens
Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
maury001@core.com wrote:> goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain > membership since access to the digital information is terminated, > regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. > This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later > reference is needed. It is much easier to download 1 file, rather > than each paper separately.Depending on the link structure, with wget it isn't hard to download a whole set of papers. It is, at least, much easier than clicking on each one and selecting "download." -- glen
Reply by ●May 4, 20092009-05-04
On Mon, 4 May 2009 11:35:39 -0700 (PDT), maury001@core.com wrote:>On May 3, 5:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like >> the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing >> something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � >> According to the society's "President's Message" in the >> May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, >> starting next January the SPS will make almost all of >> its published articles/papers available for free >> downloading to all members of the SPS. >> >> This may solve a problem that we've been griping about >> for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. >> >> The publications that will have downloadable >> articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � >> >> � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine >> � IEEE Signal Processing Letters >> � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing >> � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing >> � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security >> >> As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) >> distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, >> of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing >> Magazine. >> >> See Ya', >> [-Rick-] > >Rick, >If SPS is going to digital only, will it be possible to download 1 >file to get the entire publication? Here is why I ask. I keep an >archive of the publications. There are times I need to refer to a >past issue (reading one paper that references another), or need to >cite references, or need to re-read a paper. There are times when a >particular paper is not of interest now, but becomes interesting at a >later date. There are times when researching a subject, reference is >made to a past paper (well, you get the idea). When a publication >goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain >membership since access to the digital information is terminated, >regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. >This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later >reference is needed. It is much easier to download 1 file, rather >than each paper separately. > > >Maurice GivensIf SPS does it like the Comm Society is doing it you can download at least the magazine as one file. I don't know about Transactions or anything like that, though. I agree completely with your point, though, that if you have hardcopies you have access all the time, regardless of whether the IEEE becomes extinct or not or you decide to cancel your membership. I have several shelves full of old Trans on ASSP, Trans on SP, Trans on Comm, Trans on Wireless Comm, Trans on IT, etc., etc., and I do refer to them from time to time for old papers. This is especially useful since I no longer subscribe to any of the transactions. So, yeah, that needs to be considered. Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.ericjacobsen.org Blog: http://www.dsprelated.com/blogs-1/hf/Eric_Jacobsen.php
Reply by ●May 5, 20092009-05-05
On 5 Mai, 00:51, Eric Jacobsen <eric.jacob...@ieee.org> wrote:> On Mon, 4 May 2009 11:35:39 -0700 (PDT), maury...@core.com wrote: > >On May 3, 5:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: > >> Hi Guys, > >> � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like > >> the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing > >> something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � > >> According to the society's "President's Message" in the > >> May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, > >> starting next January the SPS will make almost all of > >> its published articles/papers available for free > >> downloading to all members of the SPS. > > >> This may solve a problem that we've been griping about > >> for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. > > >> The publications that will have downloadable > >> articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � > > >> � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine > >> � IEEE Signal Processing Letters > >> � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing > >> � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing > >> � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security > > >> As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) > >> distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, > >> of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing > >> Magazine. > > >> See Ya', > >> [-Rick-] > > >Rick, > >If SPS is going to digital only, will it be possible to download 1 > >file to get the entire publication? �Here is why I ask. �I keep an > >archive of the publications. �There are times I need to refer to a > >past issue (reading one paper that references another), or need to > >cite references, or need to re-read a paper. �There are times when a > >particular paper is not of interest now, but becomes interesting at a > >later date. �There are times when researching a subject, reference is > >made to a past paper (well, you get the idea). �When a publication > >goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain > >membership since access to the digital information is terminated, > >regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. > >This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later > >reference is needed. �It is much easier to download 1 file, rather > >than each paper separately. > > >Maurice Givens > > If SPS does it like the Comm Society is doing it you can download at > least the magazine as one file. �I don't know about Transactions or > anything like that, though. > > I agree completely with your point, though, that if you have > hardcopies you have access all the time, regardless of whether the > IEEE becomes extinct or not or you decide to cancel your membership. I > have several shelves full of old Trans on ASSP, Trans on SP, Trans on > Comm, Trans on Wireless Comm, Trans on IT, etc., etc., and I do refer > to them from time to time for old papers. �This is especially useful > since I no longer subscribe to any of the transactions.Right. And there is the 'impressor factor' on visitors, if you have all of that in your office.> So, yeah, that needs to be considered.And don't forget the browsing factor. How many times haven't one found some gem just by browsing a journal that just dropped in with the mail, before you put it in its place in the bookshelf? Going all electronic might actually be a very good reason to *drop* the IEEE membership... Rune
Reply by ●May 5, 20092009-05-05
On May 4, 2:35�pm, maury...@core.com wrote:> On May 3, 5:07�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > � unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like > > the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing > > something that may benefit some of us SPS members. � > > According to the society's "President's Message" in the > > May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, > > starting next January the SPS will make almost all of > > its published articles/papers available for free > > downloading to all members of the SPS. > > > This may solve a problem that we've been griping about > > for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. > > > The publications that will have downloadable > > articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: � > > > � IEEE Signal Processing Magazine > > � IEEE Signal Processing Letters > > � IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing > > � IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing > > � IEEE Transactions on Image Processing > > � IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing > > � IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security > > > As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) > > distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, > > of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing > > Magazine. > > > See Ya', > > [-Rick-] > > Rick, > If SPS is going to digital only, will it be possible to download 1 > file to get the entire publication? �Here is why I ask. �I keep an > archive of the publications. �There are times I need to refer to a > past issue (reading one paper that references another), or need to > cite references, or need to re-read a paper. �There are times when a > particular paper is not of interest now, but becomes interesting at a > later date. �There are times when researching a subject, reference is > made to a past paper (well, you get the idea). �When a publication > goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain > membership since access to the digital information is terminated, > regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. > This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later > reference is needed. �It is much easier to download 1 file, rather > than each paper separately. > > Maurice Givens- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -Hello Maurice, according to the article, The IEEE Signal Processing Magazine will still be offered in hardcopy. All of the others in the sig. proc. group will be purely electronic. However, a simple gazette listing all of the articles will be sent to each memeber each month. So this may help aliviate some of the problems. By the way I like your article this month. I could have used it a while back ;-) Clay
Reply by ●May 5, 20092009-05-05
One year ago I purchased the Signal Processing e-Library. It comes on three DVDs and contains all of the SPS papers (conferences, trans, etc.) from 1950 to 2005. I also purchased the Comms e-Library a little later. I think I paid about $450 for the SPS e-Library at the time. My company paid for the Comms e-Library. I also subscribe to a couple journals (both print and electronic) with my membership. The e-Library DVDs are great! You can search easily and find references with little effort. When you find the one you want, you print it out. I like to mark them up and take notes in the margin, etc. When I am finished with the paper, I put it in the recycle bin and print out a new clean one to archive in the "useful paper" binder. If the IEEE SPS goes to all free electronic downloads then I would still plan on buying the updated e-library every 5 years. They usually provide an update DVD every 3-5 years with the past 3-5 years of papers. Next year, I plan to stop all of my hard-copy journal subscriptions. For me, the best thing about the IEEE membership is the very affordable group life insurance. Of course, this will become less affordable as I become wiser and better looking. Bring on the free electronic downloads! Dave>On May 4, 2:35=A0pm, maury...@core.com wrote: >> On May 3, 5:07=A0pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi Guys, >> > =A0 unless I've misunderstood something, it looks like >> > the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is actually doing >> > something that may benefit some of us SPS members. =A0 >> > According to the society's "President's Message" in the >> > May 2009 issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, >> > starting next January the SPS will make almost all of >> > its published articles/papers available for free >> > downloading to all members of the SPS. >> >> > This may solve a problem that we've been griping about >> > for many years, i.e., not having access to IEEE articles. >> >> > The publications that will have downloadable >> > articles/papers for SPS members starting in Jan. 2010 are: =A0 >> >> > =A0 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine >> > =A0 IEEE Signal Processing Letters >> > =A0 IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing >> > =A0 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing >> > =A0 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing >> > =A0 IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing >> > =A0 IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security >> >> > As far as I can tell, the SPS will stop all paper (hardcopy) >> > distribution, switching over to strictly electronic distribution, >> > of the all of the above publications except the Signal Processing >> > Magazine. >> >> > See Ya', >> > [-Rick-] >> >> Rick, >> If SPS is going to digital only, will it be possible to download 1 >> file to get the entire publication? =A0Here is why I ask. =A0I keep an >> archive of the publications. =A0There are times I need to refer to a >> past issue (reading one paper that references another), or need to >> cite references, or need to re-read a paper. =A0There are times when a >> particular paper is not of interest now, but becomes interesting at a >> later date. =A0There are times when researching a subject, referenceis>> made to a past paper (well, you get the idea). =A0When a publication >> goes all digital, that archive is lost if one does not maintain >> membership since access to the digital information is terminated, >> regardless of whether you were a member at the time of publication. >> This puts the burden on the subscriber to maintain an archive if later >> reference is needed. =A0It is much easier to download 1 file, rather >> than each paper separately. >> >> Maurice Givens- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >Hello Maurice, according to the article, The IEEE Signal Processing >Magazine will still be offered in hardcopy. All of the others in the >sig. proc. group will be purely electronic. However, a simple gazette >listing all of the articles will be sent to each memeber each month. >So this may help aliviate some of the problems. By the way I like your >article this month. I could have used it a while back ;-) > >Clay > > >
