Further to the consultation in the Spring, publicised on this blog, EDINA can now announce that it will continue to offer the Index to The Times, 1790-1980 service at the same subscription rates charged over the past few years i.e. from £55-716 for JISC institutional bands A-J.
The new one-year agreement covers the period 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008 with free 30-day trials of the service offered beforehand by contacting edina@ed.ac.uk. Existing subscribers have been contacted separately regarding their continued access to the service.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
OVID SilverPlatter new platform
Just to repeat, what we knew in March:
"We are on schedule for release of the new platform in the fourth quarter.
"This is a major investment of resources, and it is also the focus of our development efforts in a number of areas - including usage reporting, access, and authentication."
"We are on schedule for release of the new platform in the fourth quarter.
"This is a major investment of resources, and it is also the focus of our development efforts in a number of areas - including usage reporting, access, and authentication."
Monday, July 16, 2007
JISC Collections Licensing Workshop: Copyright in the digital age
Copyright is a complex issue that confuses many and infuriates others. What you can do and cannot do in relation to the educational use of copyrighted digital resources is not clear and is complicated by myth, rumour and the Internet. It is now as easy to infringe upon the copyright of digital materials as it is for the infringement to be detected.
Following on from the popular workshop that was hosted in London earlier this year, JISC Collections is repeating this event, which will take place at the Millennium Point Thinktank events suite in central Birmingham on Friday, 7th September 2007. The workshop will focus on digital copying and issues relating to sharing between collaborative institutions. This will be of interest to librarians and all practitioners and teaching staff who use online content in their teaching.
Attendees will be introduced to the online interactive tool which demonstrates how online resources from JISC Collections can enable practitioners and institutions to resolve the common misconceptions and issues relating to the use of copyrighted digital and online resources in research, teaching and learning.
To book your place at this workshop, please complete the online registration form or contact Jane Anthony.
Further details can be found here.
Following on from the popular workshop that was hosted in London earlier this year, JISC Collections is repeating this event, which will take place at the Millennium Point Thinktank events suite in central Birmingham on Friday, 7th September 2007. The workshop will focus on digital copying and issues relating to sharing between collaborative institutions. This will be of interest to librarians and all practitioners and teaching staff who use online content in their teaching.
Attendees will be introduced to the online interactive tool which demonstrates how online resources from JISC Collections can enable practitioners and institutions to resolve the common misconceptions and issues relating to the use of copyrighted digital and online resources in research, teaching and learning.
To book your place at this workshop, please complete the online registration form or contact Jane Anthony.
Further details can be found here.
JNT Association + JANET(UK)
Farewell to "UKERNA"
"On June 7th, The JNT Association officially changed its trading name from UKERNA to JANET(UK). This was done to bring the trading name in line with that of the JANET network and services, which are widely known throughout the UK and internationally.
"The change of trading name has caused no disruption to our service; all current contracts with third parties will continue to run as previously. This change is designed to reduce confusion and will simplify things for our customers and consolidate our operations under the JANET brand."
"On June 7th, The JNT Association officially changed its trading name from UKERNA to JANET(UK). This was done to bring the trading name in line with that of the JANET network and services, which are widely known throughout the UK and internationally.
"The change of trading name has caused no disruption to our service; all current contracts with third parties will continue to run as previously. This change is designed to reduce confusion and will simplify things for our customers and consolidate our operations under the JANET brand."
JISC Collections Workshop: Promoting and Embedding E-textbooks
This workshop will explore current promotional methods being utilised by librarians, publishers and aggregators to aid the embedding of monographs and e-textbooks into the learning environment of users.
It will provide an opportunity for librarians to discuss their role in promotion, to share ideas for future strategies and tools that harness Web 2.0 technologies and to identify the core issues that they would like publishers, aggregators and JISC Collections to tackle to ensure that monographs and e-textbooks are being fully embedding in their institutions.
A series of case studies will be presented in the morning, followed by break out sessions in the afternoon. This workshop will take place at the JISC Collections office in London on Friday 14th September 2007.
To book your place at this workshop, please complete the online registration form or contact Jane Anthony.
Further details can be found here.
It will provide an opportunity for librarians to discuss their role in promotion, to share ideas for future strategies and tools that harness Web 2.0 technologies and to identify the core issues that they would like publishers, aggregators and JISC Collections to tackle to ensure that monographs and e-textbooks are being fully embedding in their institutions.
A series of case studies will be presented in the morning, followed by break out sessions in the afternoon. This workshop will take place at the JISC Collections office in London on Friday 14th September 2007.
To book your place at this workshop, please complete the online registration form or contact Jane Anthony.
Further details can be found here.
Digimap - Ordnance Survey Collection, new two-year licence agreement is available
A new two-year licence is now available for access to the Digimap - Ordnance Survey Collection resource. Digimap - Ordnance Survey Collection is a JISC-funded service, provided by EDINA, that delivers Ordnance Survey map data, available either via download for use with appropriate application software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap online. A simple mapping tool allows users to view and print maps of any location in Great Britain at a series of predefined scales; a more advanced mapping tool enables the user to specify map scale, area and content, as well as print maps at up to A0 in size.
Its uses range across the academic spectrum subject areas include agricultural and countryside management, archaeology, art & design, business studies, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, geography, healthcare sciences, history, management studies, retail management, skills for life, social care and policy, surveying, tourism and leisure, town and country planning.
N.B. Ordnance Survey is replacing Land-Line with OS MasterMap®. Digimap – Ordnance Survey Collection will therefore offer OS MasterMap from August 2007. OS MasterMap is a more complex data framework and is structurally different from Land-Line and other current Ordnance Survey products. Land-Line DATA will continue to be available through the existing Data Download tool until August 2008.
Further details can be found here.
Its uses range across the academic spectrum subject areas include agricultural and countryside management, archaeology, art & design, business studies, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, geography, healthcare sciences, history, management studies, retail management, skills for life, social care and policy, surveying, tourism and leisure, town and country planning.
N.B. Ordnance Survey is replacing Land-Line with OS MasterMap®. Digimap – Ordnance Survey Collection will therefore offer OS MasterMap from August 2007. OS MasterMap is a more complex data framework and is structurally different from Land-Line and other current Ordnance Survey products. Land-Line DATA will continue to be available through the existing Data Download tool until August 2008.
Further details can be found here.
Research Councils are now eligible to subscribe to Digimap - Ordnance Survey Collection
Ordnance Survey and JISC Collections are pleased to announce that Research Councils, subject to approval, are now eligible to subscribe to and access Ordnance Survey data through the Digimap service for educational purposes.
Research Councils wishing to benefit from this opportunity should first confirm eligibility by contacting Ordnance Survey at universityenquiries@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Full details about how to subscribe, once eligibility has been confirmed, may be found at http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/digimapos
Research Councils wishing to benefit from this opportunity should first confirm eligibility by contacting Ordnance Survey at universityenquiries@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Full details about how to subscribe, once eligibility has been confirmed, may be found at http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/digimapos
Discovering e-books in science and technology: new JISC Collections licence is available for Knovel
Knovel is primarily a collection of authoritative science and technology e-books, combining reference content from more than 1,110 databases and reference works from over 40 international publishers and professional societies. Knovel is of value at a undergraduate, postgraduate or vocational level studying chemistry, engineering, life sciences and or materials science and related subject areas. Institutions can subscribe to Knovel for one, two or three years from 1st August 2007.
More than a collection of e-books, Knovel has embedded many of these e-books with analytic tools allowing users to sort and filter tables, locate points on graphs, manipulate data to their specific needs and solve equations without leaving the content they are viewing. Data is integrated onto the online research platform for easy information discovery and search tools locate information quickly using keywords and/or data values.
Additionally, certain product discounts have been built into the licence as institutions wishing to pay the license fees two years in advance will receive an additional 10% discount on the total applicable charge whilst institutions wishing to pay the license fees three years in advance will receive an additional 20% discount on the total applicable charge.
Further details can be found here.
More than a collection of e-books, Knovel has embedded many of these e-books with analytic tools allowing users to sort and filter tables, locate points on graphs, manipulate data to their specific needs and solve equations without leaving the content they are viewing. Data is integrated onto the online research platform for easy information discovery and search tools locate information quickly using keywords and/or data values.
Additionally, certain product discounts have been built into the licence as institutions wishing to pay the license fees two years in advance will receive an additional 10% discount on the total applicable charge whilst institutions wishing to pay the license fees three years in advance will receive an additional 20% discount on the total applicable charge.
Further details can be found here.
New Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Archive agreement is available
A new licence is available for the Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Archive. The archive would have cost each UK higher institution up to £25,000. Due to JISC funding, the content is freely available, and institutions have the option of paying £50 to mount the resource locally, or paying an annual access fee for online delivery from the publisher’s web site.*
* Please note that the Fee for a specific year will be waived if an institution subscribes to the NESLi2 RSC Journals Agreement in that specific year.
Staff and students at institutions have more than 150 years of essential research at their fingertips. The Archive contains all articles published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and its forerunner societies from 1841 to 2004. It covers many of the most significant developments in the history of chemistry, including articles that directly rewarded its authors with Nobel prizes.
Further details can be found here.
* Please note that the Fee for a specific year will be waived if an institution subscribes to the NESLi2 RSC Journals Agreement in that specific year.
Staff and students at institutions have more than 150 years of essential research at their fingertips. The Archive contains all articles published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and its forerunner societies from 1841 to 2004. It covers many of the most significant developments in the history of chemistry, including articles that directly rewarded its authors with Nobel prizes.
Further details can be found here.
New Times Digital Archive agreement is available
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 provides convenient access to a library of back issues of this renowned newspaper online. By taking the microfilm collection of The Times (London) and producing a high-resolution digital format with searchable images, The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 represents unprecedented access to one of the most highly regarded resources for the study of 19th and 20th century.
This resource can be used in a multitude of subject and course areas including history, housing studies, science and sociology.
Please note: The following new agreement is for one year only. In August 2008, following changes to the Times Digital Archive, there will be a new multi-year agreement put in place. Please contact the JISC Collections Helpdesk if you have any queries.
Further details can be found here.
This resource can be used in a multitude of subject and course areas including history, housing studies, science and sociology.
Please note: The following new agreement is for one year only. In August 2008, following changes to the Times Digital Archive, there will be a new multi-year agreement put in place. Please contact the JISC Collections Helpdesk if you have any queries.
Further details can be found here.
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