Electronic journals
11.8.10 American Mathematical Society (AMS) journals freely available
Complete digital archive available to search at:
http://www.ams.org/joursearch/
Content:
AMS Journals
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Conformal Geometry and Dynamics
Electronic Research Announcements
Journal of the American Mathematical Society
Mathematics of Computation
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Representation Theory
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
AMS-DISTRIBUTED JOURNALS
Journal of Algebraic Geometry
Journal of Geometric Analysis
Note: Journals Quick Search searches AMS and AMS Distributed journals.
22.10.09 New RSC journals - advance notice
Coming in 2010:
Chemical Science
MedChemComm
Polymer Chemistry
- free institutional access for 2010 and 2011.
17.8.09 Offsite access to electronic resources
The final stage in the transition from Athens to Raven authentication has taken place with the withdrawal of the gateway between Athens and Raven authentication on publishers' websites. Users off-campus should use the links marked "Institutional login", "Log in via your home institution" or "Shibboleth" to log in with Raven ID and password. Further information on this change and contact details for enquiries can be found at http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/electronicresources/shibboleth.php
27.7.09 Additional access to Springer journals
A new package adds online access to the full text of an additional 119 journal titles and more than 4,000 volumes from titles that have been taken over by Springer.
The Springer titles can be accessed via the ejournals@cambridge portal http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/cambridge/az, directly from the Springer-link site at http://www.springerlink.com/journals/ or via Google Scholar. Access is available within the University domain, and via Raven passwords from elsewhere.
9.2.09 Changes to JSTOR login method
A reminder that the method of logging into JSTOR off-campus has changed.
This should help to overcome problems experienced since the move from ATHENS to Raven passwords.
Users may access JSTOR via Shibboleth by selecting "Login" from the top right hand corner of of
any JSTOR page or by going directly to https://www.jstor.org/action/showLogin.
Select University of Cambridge from the list of institutions and then "login" below. This will redirect to our Raven authentication page.
Once authenticated users will be directed back to JSTOR.
21.1.09 Reminder - electronic access available to Nature from vol 1, 1869 to current.
Access by direct linkor via ejournals@cambridge.
16.1.09 Complimentary e-access to new RSC journal Metallomics available for 2009.
Metallomics is cross-disciplinary, publishing original research and reviews, for example in bioinformatics, clinical chemistry, medicine, metalobiochemistry, nutritional chemistry etc. Scope of journal
13.1.09 Directory of open access journals
87 peer-reviewed chemistry journals available.
3.11.08 - 6.1.09 Print access to American Chemical Society current journals
Your views are sought on the NESLI/ ACS deal for 2009-11.
This offer is based on a single price for electronic-only access to all ACS journals and print journals are available separately at a 'deep-discount' price. To provide 1 print copy of all 27 titles alongside electronic access would cost almost 9% more than the 2008 price.
Chemistry holds current print copies of the following 13 of 27 titles published by ACS:
Accounts of chemical research
Biochemistry
Chemical reviews
Chemistry of materials
Inorganic chemistry
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Journal of organic chemistry
Journal of physical chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Langmuir
Organic letters
Organic process research and development
Organometallics
Access to licensed material in the event of cancellation is provided by ACS as pdf versions on CD-rom and through the Portico archive. Fine detail not yet known.
A proposal has been made for electronic-only access. However, it is possible to add print subscriptions on a title by title basis.
Please use this space as a discussion forum and make your views known. (Judith)
A change to electronic-only access for these chemistry journals of primary importance is a major shift in the way the chemistry library is run. Is it the right time to do this?
-- Jonathan Goodman
Emailed comments received --(summarised by Judith)
In favour of getting electronic access only and making the associated saving.
It still remains useful to have the paper version whenever this is possible. Very often researchers will have a print copy of a journal most relevant to them which suggests there is addditional benefit from print. A problem with electronic copy is that if subject content is not conveyed adequately by title it is possible to miss useful/ interesting work. Having printed copies available to the 400+ active researchers that we have, for example of JACS (or Angewandte), would seem to be essential to protect.
The effectiveness of the Portico archiving system is crucial to the decision. In the event of a change in contract, having the material on CD from the ACS is nowhere near adequate. We need firm assurances that we will have permanent and easy access to the material indefinitely. If this cannot be guaranteed then we have to think very hard about cancelling paper subscriptions.
I am very strongly in favour of retaining access to ACS print journals....I do make extensive use of [e-access] for searching and then reading text off the screen. But there are often times when one needs to sit down and read a hard copy closely.... It is far better to do this in the library rather than print off a personal copy because:
1 it saves trees and toner
2 reading print journals in the library provides unique opportunities for browsing---it is impossible to overestimate the value of this. How often have I gone to the library in order to look up some specific item and come away with new ideas worth exploring as a direct result of browsing some new *book* or journal?
If we lose major print subscriptions then the nature of our library will change irreversibly and for the worse.
I recognize that in the end financial considerations may prevail. But if the library of the best chemistry department in the land loses its print copies of the best chemistry journals, then something will have gone seriously wrong.
I hope that the proposal will be strongly resisted.
Verbal comments received --(summarised by Judith)
Reliability of platform for electronic delivery an important factor. ACS platform considered better than some.
Very reluctant to give up hard copy because of added value from print format. PDF delivery to the desktop essential but print copy enhances freedom to work in a different style as an educational establishment - facilitates browsing and has ‘rediscovery’ value which stimulates creativity and innovation.
These titles mostly very significant and inflential. Would prefer to lose the hard copy of lesser quality journals than these. (titles not suggested)
14.11.08 Update
Thank you for your feedback on access to American Chemical Society current journals in print format. As a result the Physical Sciences Journal Coordination Consultative Committee is recommending to the Steering Committee that 1 print copy of current ACS subscriptions be retained. However, it was agreed that duplicate print subscriptions will be cancelled. (It was not possible to cancel these duplicates under the previous pricing model.)
Some of our titles are duplicated with Central Science Library and it has been agreed that we will retain the print copy in the Chemistry Library.
The following titles are duplicated with other departments and consultation is required on the importance to Chemistry of housing the print copy here.
Biochemistry (duplicated with Dept of Biochemistry)
Langmuir (duplicated with Dept of Physics)
So, if Physics and Biochemistry wish to retain the print copy would it be acceptable to cancel our current print copy?
A decision will be made by end November so feedback is required as soon as possible.
Thanks
Judith
6.1.09 Update
As no requests have been made to retain the print copies of Biochemistry or Langmuir it has been agreed that the current print versions will be held by Depts of Biochemistry and Physics.
13.10.08 New subscription to Springer online archives
The University Library has purchased the Springer Online Archives Collection, making available to the university every issue and article from volume 1 onwards to 1996 of 900 journals. The collection complements the existing Springer journal subscription taken out by the Journals Co-ordination Scheme, which covers the years from 1997 onwards, thereby providing access to complete backruns online.
To locate a title or to browse the collection go to the ejournals@cambridge portal at http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/cambridge/az . No password required within the university domain. Access off-campus with Raven. Select 'Institutional Login' link and 'University of Cambridge (Shibboleth)'. (jb263)