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CSU access to key scientific journals has been expanded with the addition of new collections in environmental sciences, energy, power, and other subject areas. Researchers may search via databases like Web of Science, then be seamlessly connected to full-text content of back-issues of many Science-Direct journals.

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, known as "the Alliance," consists of ten institutions representing twelve major libraries located in Colorado and Wyoming. The consortium has enabled CSU to purchase a wide array of electronic resources that CSU would not have otherwise been able to afford. This most recent purchase involved leveraging the monies each library had already spent on portions of backfile collections combined with a new monies provided by the University of Wyoming. Prior to this year, CSU had already purchased 22 of Elsevier's ScienceDirect journal backfile packages on its own. Now without CSU spending any additional funds, the deal helped expand access to backfile collections by 9 packages and includes 385 unique journal titles.

The newly added collections include:

* Energy and Power
* Environmental Sciences
* High Energy/Nuclear Physics and Astronomy
* The Lancet
* Materials Science
* Medicine and Dentistry
* Nursing and Health Professions
* Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
* Physics General

Some text for this posting is quoted from the CSU Libraries Website news about Science Direct Backfiles.

Posted by Allison Level at 01:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Morgan Library has added an online subscription to the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Microbiology.The impact factor for this journal in 2005 was 13.989, as reported in Journal Citation Reports. This is a truly impressive figure for a journal that was launched in 2003. According to the journal scope (http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/info/info_scope.html), Nature Reviews Microbiology takes

"an integrated approach to microbiology, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, industrial and environmental applications to create a single information resource for all who share an interest in microbial life. Nature Reviews Microbiology publishes the highest-quality reviews and perspectives highlighting important developments in our understanding of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa, their interaction with their environments, how these organisms are harnessed in human endeavour and their impact on society. Also featured are timely summaries of significant research papers, as well as monthly updates on the latest developments in microbial genomics, post-genomic biology and infectious diseases. In line with our ongoing ambition to overcome the traditional barriers between bacteriology, virology, mycology and protozoan biology, articles are tailored to appeal to microbiologists of every persuasion and at every level."

Posted by Joanna Blair at 02:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Nature has launched a debate on the strengths and weaknesses of peer review in scientific publishing. New articles on the topic will appear every Thursday. Current articles include "The pros and cons of open peer review" by Thomas DeCoursey and "How can we research peer review" by Joan E. Sieber. Comments or rebuttals to the articles can be posted here.

Found via Nascent

Posted by Joanna Blair at 02:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Open Access journal PLoS Biology, launched in 2003, received its first ISI impact factor. The impact factor of 13.9 puts PLoS Biology at the top of the ISI group for Biology Journals.

via STS list by Flora Grabowska, originally published in the 1/27/2006 PLoS e-Newsletter .

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Posted by Joanna Blair at 02:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)