Electronic journals

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)

3.11.08 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 deeply discounted 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 12 of 27 titles published by ACS:
Accounts of chemical research
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 in pdf versions on CD-rom and through the Portico archive. Fine detail not yet known.
A proposal has been raised for electronic access only although 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)