2006

8 October

Added password authentication for the directory Cluster Groups. Due to this personalisation and further security measures records in the database can be processed immediately without the requirement of prior manual approval.

4 June

Improved Web page of the Online Journals.

8 January

Upgrade to the latest MySQL^™ database version 5 now supporting UTF-8 Unicode. Added the option to remove an entry from the directory Cluster Groups.

2005

11 December

Added a search page for the directory Cluster Groups.

9 October

Updated confirmation process of data in the directory Cluster Groups now supporting the MySQL^™ directory database.

14 August

Updated Browse Directory Cluster Groups page now supporting the MySQL^™ directory database.

5 June

Foundation of the Journal of Small Systems, together with Gianaurelio Cuniberti (Universität Regensburg), Eberhard Hilf (Institute for Science Networking), and David Tománek (Michigan State University).

29 May

Improved Browse Directory Cluster Groups page now preventing robots from reading the directory database.

15 May

Updated submission process of the directory Cluster Groups now supporting the MySQL^™ directory database.

17 April

The software used to check the validity of your URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in our Web forms now not only accepts the HTTP status code 200 (ok), but also accepts the status codes 301 (moved permanently) and 302 (found).

10 April

Added a Web page to the Cluster Literature submission explaining the optimal use of the BibTeX import filter of the bibliography Cluster Literature.

28 March

Addition of the option Mobile Phone in the directory Cluster Groups.
 

2004

22 August

Updated EndNote^® import filter of the bibliography Cluster Literature now using the MySQL^™ journal database.

15 August

Updated BibTeX import filter of the bibliography Cluster Literature now using the MySQL^™ journal database.

8 August

Updated Web submission of the bibliography Cluster Literature now using the MySQL^™ journal database.

1 August

The software for the Web pages of the Digital Object Identifiers and Online Journals has been redesigned. Now a MySQL^™ database is used for the supported list of journals.

23 May

Added Contact Information Web page.

7 March

Redesigned News Web page, improved BibTeX import filter and software.

15 February

Improved BibTeX import filter.

8 February

Added two Web pages with sample files to the BibTeX document reference submission of the bibliography Cluster Literature. Moreover, the BibTeX and EndNote^® import filters have been updated.

4 January

Added a glossary as recommended by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
 

2003

9 November

Added a privacy statement.

2 November

This News Web page has been redesigned to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

26 October

The Web pages of the Online Journals have been redesigned and now comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

31 August

Updated software.

27 July

An import filter for BibTeX files has been added to the bibliography Cluster Literature, allowing the convenient upload of your document references.

8 June

The Web submission form of the bibliography Cluster Literature has been redesigned. Changes include a streamlined, more consistent Web interface that complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and a significantly improved software.

18 May

The Web pages of the directory Cluster Groups have been redesigned and now comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

4 May

The third edition of the bibliography Cluster Literature has been released. Prominent changes include

• a streamlined, more consistent Web interface that complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• an import filter for EndNote^® libraries, allowing the convenient upload of your document references to the bibliography Cluster Literature without the need to enter author names, titles etc. After downloading the EndNote^® style file Cluster Literature you will be able to submit your EndNote^® library with all your cluster-related document references with a few mouse clicks only.

30 March

We started to redesign our Web site with the goal to promote accessibility for users with disabilities. The renewed pages can be recognised by their Accessibility link.

9 February

The Web pages of the bibliography Cluster Literature have been updated. They comply with Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) 1.1, and have been validated by the World Wide Web consortium (W3C).

2 February

Web pages with submission forms have been enhanced and simplified: Using the 'Back' button of a browser after filling a Web form will return you to the clean form with all previously entered information lost. This may be confusing, at least annoying, but it is the way Web browsers and Web forms work. For this reason we implemented a system that does allow you to change the data of a form after previewing them by using the following button:

1 January

Bug fixes and fine tuning.
 

2002

22 December

The Feedback Web page has been updated. It complies with XHTML 1.1, and has been validated by the W3C.

8 December

The Web pages of the Cluster Science mailing list have been updated. They comply with XHTML 1.1, and have been validated by the W3C.

24 November

The Web pages Online Journals have been updated. Now they support 75 online journals, comply with XHTML 1.1, and have been validated by the W3C.

17 November

Further automation and enhancement of the Web pages of the directory Cluster Groups.

20 October

The Web pages of the directory Cluster Groups have been updated, now including all desired characteristics. They comply with XHTML 1.1, and have been validated by the W3C.

25 August

The Web pages of the vacancies Cluster Jobs have been added to foster academic recruitment of researchers in cluster science. They provide

• a server-processed submission form to allow the convenient addition of a new vacancy, including an online preview and an acknowledgement of your submission by email.
• error and feedback forms to ease your feedback and error report.

The new pages comply with XHTML 1.1, and have been validated by the W3C.

28 July

The directory Cluster Groups has been slightly enhanced, including a few bug fixes and the addition of a form to ease your error report.

21 July

The Web pages of the calendar Cluster Conferences, the Cluster Science mailing list, and the Feedback Web page have been updated. The new pages comply with strict XHTML 1.0, and have been validated by the W3C.

14 July

The directory Cluster Groups has been slightly enhanced, including a few bug fixes in the software.

30 June

The Web page of the directory Cluster Groups has been enhanced, and moved from http://wolfgang-christen.de to http://wolfgang-christen.net:

• A server-processed submission form has been added to allow the convenient addition of a new cluster group, including an online preview and an acknowledgement of your submission by email.
• A new form allows to comfortably change the data of a cluster group.
• A feedback form has been added to ease your feedback.
• The new Web pages comply with strict XHTML 1.0, and have been validated by the W3C.

9 June

• The Web pages of the bibliography Cluster Literature have been updated. The new pages comply with strict XHTML 1.0, and have been validated by the W3C.
• Browser detection has been improved such that some of the various bugs and problems associated with Netscape 4.x are compensated for.

20 May

The Web page Online Journals has been updated, and moved from http://wolfgang-christen.de to http://wolfgang-christen.net. The new pages comply with strict XHTML 1.0, and have been validated by the W3C.

16 April

• The Cluster Science mailing list is celebrating its first year, now with 221 subscribers.
• A print version of the Cluster Science mailing list is available now. It represents a slightly formatted collection of all messages sent within a month. A new Web form has been added allowing the convenient download of these Cluster Science archive files.
• The Wish List Web page has been added providing an easy way to tailor a list of features, and giving some ideas what features might be implemented on this Web site in the future. The actual processing sequence will depend on your feedback.

25 February

The Web pages of the calendar Cluster Conferences have been significantly enhanced and moved from http://wolfgang-christen.de to http://wolfgang-christen.net:

• The conference information now includes the title of the conference, a link to the official conference Web site, the organizer(s) of the conference, the email address of a contact person, the location and dates of the event and the deadlines for registration and submission of abstracts.
• A server-processed submission form has been added to allow everyone to electronically provide information about conferences, meetings, symposia and workshops related to cluster science, including an online preview and an acknowledgement of your submission by email.
• The latest additions and changes to the calendar Cluster Conferences will be announced monthly via the Cluster Science mailing list.
• Conferences are given a label for easier feedback.
• Error and feedback forms have been added to ease your feedback or error report.
• The new Web pages comply with strict HTML 4.01, and have been validated by the W3C.

4 February

The Cluster Science mailing list Web pages have been enhanced, and moved from http://wolfgang-christen.de to http://wolfgang-christen.net:

• Web forms have been added for subscription, sending a contribution, and unsubscription.
• General information about the mailing list has been added.
• A feedback form has been added to allow you sending us comments and suggestions for further enhancements of the Cluster Science mailing list.
• The new Web pages comply with strict HTML 4.01, and have been validated by the W3C.

14 January

The Web pages of the bibliography Cluster Literature have been significantly enhanced, and moved from http://wolfgang-christen.de to http://wolfgang-christen.net:

• The submission form (and the new feedback form and error form) now is processed on the Web server, while in the past the form was processed on your computer and sent using your email program. This means that now the submission of a document reference will work whatever your operating system is, you don't even need an email client anymore. Moreover, the server-based form processing is a main prerequisite for the addition of a real database.
• The unreliable links to PDF-files have been replaced by Digital Object Identifiers: DOI's are different from commonly used pointers to material such as the URL (Uniform Resource Locator), the usual means of referring to Web material - because they identify an object, not the place where the object is located. URLs must change if the object moves, otherwise the link will be broken. Moreover, the PDF-links quite frequently depend on the subscribing institution, and thus may differ from university to university. The power of the DOI system is its function as a routing or resolution system: Because digital content may change ownership or location over the course of its useful life, the DOI system uses a distributed central directory. When a user clicks on a DOI, a message is sent to the central directory where the current address associated with that DOI appears. This location is sent back to the user, enabling redirection within a browser to this particular internet address. The user simply sees the content itself, or further information about the entity, as well as information on how to obtain it.
• The topic list has been extended and rearranged to better cover the scientific field.
• Several new entry fields have been added, such as document type, abstract, and issue number.
• An online preview of your document reference has been added.
• There is a clear distinction between required and optional entry fields.
• Cross-linking between individual Web pages has been enhanced.
• After submission of a document reference your input will be acknowledged by email.
• References are given a label for easier feedback.
• Error and feedback forms have been added to ease your feedback or error report.
• The new Web pages comply with strict HTML 4.01, and have been validated by the W3C.

2001

14 October

The bibliography Cluster Literature Web page has been created. It provides a list of publications in cluster science.

5 June

The Web page of the directory Cluster Groups has been significantly enhanced. Now you will not only find links to the homepage of other people working in cluster science, but their email and postal address as well, and a few keywords describing their research interests.

14 May

The Web page of the Cluster Science mailing list has been significantly improved.

30 April

The Web page of the calendar Cluster Conferences has been added. The conferences listed on this page might be of interest to the cluster science community.

16 April

The Cluster Science mailing list has been founded. This email-based discussion forum can be used for posting information on cluster-related conferences, meetings, symposia, workshops, literature, software, funding opportunities, and other news in cluster science.