It seems that the Association of American Publishers, including ACS, has contracted the PR company Dezenhall Resources as counterpoint to the open access movement. It seems the fangs and claws are out…

See the report in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v445/n7126/pdf/445347a.pdf

The following new electronic reference books have recently been added to our “collection”:

Black’s Medical Dictionary, 41st Edition, A&C Black
Collins Dictionary of Biology
Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Wiley
Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils, Philip’s
Guide to Seashells of the World, Philip’s
Guide to Stars and Planets, Philip’s
Guide to the Oceans, Philip’s
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Although Springer-Verlag has taken over distribution of Indian Academy of Sciences journals, and will have its own online versions of them, the Indian Academy of Sciences will continue to provide open access to all of their journals at their own web site http://www.ias.ac.in/.

The Indian Academy of Sciences is to be commended for this service to the world scholarly community.

Here is a list of Indian Academy of Sciences publications:
Current Science
Journal of Chemical Sciences
Proceedings – Mathematical Sciences
Journal of Earth System Science
Sadhana (proceedings in engineering sciences)
Pramana – Journal of Physics
Journal of Biosciences
Bulletin of Materials Science
Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Journal of Genetics
Resonance – Journal of Science Education