1. Google founder gets open access bug? This is about the Peter Suber's interview with the Google co-founder Larry Page at the AAAS Annual Meetinghttp://www.aaas.org/meetings/Annual_Meeting/in San Francisco, for details read http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/20070221 2. Essential Science Indicators Essential Science indicators is the product of ISI web of science, facilitates researchers to conduct, quantitative analyses of research performance and track trends in various braches of science. The coverage is multidisciplinary, with a selection of more than 11,000 journals around the world. It is a useful tool for in-depth analysis for ranking scientists, institutions, countries, and journals. Details available on the http://in-cites.com/rsg/esi/ * * **