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Thomson Reuters Honours Australia’s Contribution To Global Research And Innovation

Australia’s continuing influence on international scientific research and innovation was today recognised by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.  Thomson Reuters announced a total of 19 Australian-affiliated recipients including 12 of the most influential researchers and seven most innovative organisations during the 2012 Thomson Reuters Australia Citation & Innovation Awards event held at the National Press Club. The recipients were selected based on citation impact and patent analysis completed by Thomson Reuters.

This event is part of a series of Asia Pacific Research Days hosted by Thomson Reuters to recognise research excellence in the region demonstrating how various communities are leading the world through innovation in their respective fields. Similar events have taken place previously in China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

In selecting the Citation Awardees, a shortlist of candidates for each field was established using the h-index indicator which measures both the volume and impact of a researcher’s contribution to his or her field. The 12 Citation Awardees were then selected from the candidates using a quantitative process which identifies the average number of citations per paper their published research has over a period of time as indexed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science® multidisciplinary citation database. This covers a 10-year period from January 2002 to October 2011 for published research with at least one author affiliated to an Australian organisation. The average number of citations per paper reflects the scientific influence of the published research in the given field.  For more information about each of the 12 Citation Award recipients and the methodology, visit http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com.au/citation_innovation_awards_2012/.

The fields from which the Citation Awardees were drawn represent national strengths – either because of the size of Australia’s contribution to the global body of knowledge or because of its impact. The wide range of subject areas covered – astronomy & astrophysics, ecology, environmental studies, economics, neurosciences and psychology – illustrates the strength and diversity of academic research within Australia and the innovation inherent among its scientists.

According to Thomson Reuters Essential Science IndicatorsSM data, Australia was ranked among the top 20 nations (#17) in all fields for the influence of its scientific papers based on citation impact (citations per paper) for papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals from January 2001 through 31 August 2011.

Apart from the 12 Australian Citation Awardees, seven institutional recipients of the 2012 Thomson Reuters Innovation Awards in seven categories were also recognised during the award ceremony.

Commenting on the Awards, Mr Jeroen Prinsen, senior director, Australia and New Zealand, Thomson Reuters said, “We are very pleased to once again have the opportunity to bring together a wealth of scientific and innovative talent in Australia and honour them for their immense contribution to a diversity of areas. They have shown we have everything to gain from fostering collaborations and expanding participation in research and innovation networks, which we strongly advocate at Thomson Reuters. Innovation is widely seen in today’s global economy as the principal driver for business success, and Thomson Reuters is pleased to be part of a process viewed by governments as the key to a more productive and competitive economy.”

All academic institutions and enterprises headquartered in Australia were included for consideration for the 2012 Thomson Reuters Innovation Award. The award recipients were selected based on analysis using Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index® data, Thomson Innovation®, the premier IP intelligence and collaboration platform, and Thomson Data Analyzer®.

Criteria used to assess the level of innovation of candidate institutions and companies include the size of patent portfolio, success rate, extent of globalisation and influence of the innovation. The most patent prolific collaborations between the top 10 ranked universities and companies were analysed using the methodology outlined above to determine the Best Collaboration Award recipient.

The event welcome address was jointly given by Ms Anna-Maria Arabia, CEO of Science & Technology Australia, and Ms Cynthia Murphy, senior vice president, Thomson Reuters. Ms Arabia also chaired the morning panel discussion. The keynote address at the National Press Club was a discussion between Brian Schmidt, Distinguished Professor at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011; and Professor Alan Finkel, Chancellor of Monash University and President-elect of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

Two of the 2012 Awardees were in attendance to present the academic view of how Australia is influencing the global research and innovation landscape. They were Professor Ove Hoegh-Guildberg, University of Queensland, and Professor Colin MacLeod, University of Western Australia. Presenting the corporate view was Dr Chris Roberts, CEO of Cochlear Ltd.  He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Institution of Engineers Australia.

To learn more about the detailed methodology or selection criteria for the 2012 Thomson Reuters Australia Citation & Innovation Awards, visit http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com.au/citation_innovation_awards_2012/

STM welcomes support for gold open access from PEER conference

‘Gold’ open access (OA) publication is the practical route to achieving sustainable OA, the project partners have agreed at the PEER End of Project results conference in Brussels. ThePublishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) project, which will report to the European Commission in July 2012, seeks to provide large-scale, robust research to inform the debate about access to publicly funded research.

The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) welcomes the consensus of the partners, and hails PEER as a successful collaboration.

PEER, supported by the EC eContentplus programme, is a collaboration between publishers, repositories and the research community. The project was a partnership between STM, Fondation Européenne de la Science Association (ESF), Göttingen State and University Library (UGOE), Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG) and Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA).

The project, which has run since September 2008, has been investigating the effects of the large-scale, systematic depositing of authors’ final peer-reviewed manuscripts on reader access, author visibility and journal viability, as well as on the broader ecology of European research, with the aim of informing the evolution of policies in this area.

Source: Scope

Nursing2013 Drug Handbook Now Available in Print

 

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced availability of the new print edition of the Nursing2013 Drug Handbook, the best-selling drug reference for nurses. First published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) in 1980, the Nursing Drug Handbook was the first drug handbook designed specifically for nurses.

 

The Nursing2013 Drug Handbook offers nurses the ability to find any drug fact in 15 seconds or less. Nearly 900 drug monographs addressing more than 3,000 generic and brand name drugs are featured. This edition adds 30 new drugs and more than 3,000 changes to clinical information including new Black Box Warnings, dosage information, overdose signs and symptoms, and adverse reactions. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease-of-use and focus on the practical information that nurses need. A comprehensive collection of pill images – more than 430 – isalso included to help nurses confidently identify their patients’ medications. The handbook allows nurses to search for desired drugs alphabetically, by pharmacologic class and by therapeutic class.

 

The Nursing2013 Drug Handbook is priced at $44.99 and available immediately by visiting the LWW eStore atwww.LWW.com. It also is available as a mobile application for iPhone, iPad, iTouch, and Android devices as a download on Apple iTunes and Google Play. To learn more about the Nursing Drug Handbook app visitwww.thePoint.lww.com/NDHApp, find it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NursingDrugHandbook or follow Nursing Drug Handbook on Twitter at @nursinghandbook.


Publishing Technology drives digital strategies for 10 more scholarly publishers

Publishing Technology, the largest provider of software and services to the publishing industry, today announced agreements with 10 new scholarly publishers, further strengthening its client portfolio and online collections.

In a series of recent signings, content from six academic publishers is now open to the ingentaconnect network of over 25,000 libraries, including James Nicholas Publishers, Paris Legal Publishers, the Institute of Noise Control Engineering, Science International Corporation, the Association for Perioperative Practice and Rosenberg & Sellier Editori.

Alliances have also been formed with several Chinese content providers to extend their reach outside of China, including three of the country’s largest publishers. China Publishing Group, Guangdong Publishing Group, Hebei Publishing & Media Group and Qingdao Publishing Group—recently awarded the First Ranked Press in China and the National Key Cultural Export Enterprise honour by the government—will soon command access to an international audience of academics and researchers.

With significant upgrades and development of the platform’s core technology currently underway and user testing of e-journal discovery, access and readership in progress, the ingentaconnect portal remains the largest and most comprehensive gateway to international content for the academic community.

George Lossius, Chief Executive Officer at Publishing Technology, said: ”Global publishers are seeking new strategies and business models for capitalizing on evolving markets while the discovery, use and sharing habits of researchers, students and professionals is constantly changing. Many content providers, big and small, require an adaptable digital solution that reaches the four corners of the globe, without the need for substantial investment, and Publishing Technology is delighted to deliver this for them.”

“I continue to be excited by our growing activity in and with China. We know there is an appetite for international content in China, and our own market research indicates a healthy demand for Chinese content in the USA. Many things are afoot in our industry and I’m looking forward to the discussions at this SSP.” he concluded.

Pearson set to acquire GlobalEnglish Corporation for $90 million

Pearson’s world-leading English learning business strengthens its position in the corporate market

Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of GlobalEnglish from its current ownership group for $90 million in cash.

Founded in 1997 in California, GlobalEnglish is a leading provider of cloud-based, on-demand Business English learning, assessment and performance support software. It serves more than 450 corporate customers, including 20 per cent of the Forbes Global 2000 companies, including General Electric, HSBC, Tata Consultancy Services and Unilever. Its product suite is uniquely suited to serve the needs of global professionals with a comprehensive offering – formal Business English learning coursework, informal and social learning capabilities, performance support tools, an enterprise collaboration platform, a mobile app, assessments and a premium one-on-one coaching service. GlobalEnglish’s Business English content is also entirely focused on the application of Business English to real life business situations such as composing emails and participating in conference calls, and its efficacy is highly rated by global companies and their employees. Approximately 75 per cent of GlobalEnglish’s more than 200,000 active subscribers are in fast growing economies in Latin America and Asia.

The transaction is subject to approval by GlobalEnglish’s shareholders.

The acquisition supports one of Pearson’s major priorities, which is to play a much bigger role in helping the two billion people around the world estimated to be learning English as a second or foreign language. GlobalEnglish complements Pearson’s adult English language training business, Wall Street English, by enabling Pearson to expand more rapidly into the corporate market with cost-effective and scalable cloud-based Business English software solutions and to offer the world’s pre-eminent companies a full suite of relevant products and services.

In 2011 GlobalEnglish generated revenues of approximately $42m with high renewal rates. The company has more than 200 employees across more than 20 countries and has product development offices in Silicon Valley (USA), India and Korea. Pearson will be expensing integration costs relating to GlobalEnglish in 2012 and expects the acquisition to enhance adjusted earnings per share and to generate a return on invested capital above Pearson’s weighted average cost of capital from 2013, its first full year.

John Fallon, Chief Executive of Pearson’s International education business, said:

“We are impressed by GlobalEnglish’s services and products, the ambition and professionalism of its management and staff and the positive testimonials of customers from major international corporations.

“The rise of English as a global language of business continues. This acquisition enables Pearson to play a much more systematic role in meeting the need of major companies around the world for quality, effective, scalable and relevant English language learning. We can combine services, technology, brands and content from across the Pearson family with the GlobalEnglish product portfolio to enrich the learning experience and enhance further the effectiveness of the teaching.”

Mahesh Ram, Chief Executive of GlobalEnglish, said:

“This transaction is a wonderful endorsement of the value of GlobalEnglish’s unique focus on enabling the productivity and high performance of global professionals with innovative, cloud-based Business English software. GlobalEnglish’s solutions are perfectly aligned with Pearson’s dedication to digital transformation and international expansion, and a strong complement to Pearson’s existing portfolio of offerings.

“The acquisition strengthens both businesses. It positions Pearson as a leader in providing the highest quality Business English enterprise software offerings via the cloud to the world’s leading companies, and, with Pearson’s commitment to ongoing investment in GlobalEnglish we will be able to expand our unique strengths and competitive advantages, and ultimately better serve our clients.”

GlobalEnglish will become part of Pearson’s wider Global English language teaching business which, in addition to Wall Street English, includes the provision of test preparation services and English language teaching for children in China; the worldwide publishing of print and digital teaching and learning resources to schools and universities around the world; and the Pearson Tests of English.

Appointment of a new Part-time Board Member

Ed Vaizey, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, has appointed Patrick Plant to the Board of the British Library, for terms of four years, starting on 15 May 2012.

Patrick Plant is a commercial property lawyer with 25 years experience and extensive commercial contacts in the UK and abroad. Mr Plant has recently retired as an equity partner of the global law firm, Linklaters, having, for a number of years, acted as its Global Head of Real Estate where he acted as lead counsel on a number of major property projects. He remains as partner consultant with the firm responsible for a number of roles, including overseeing the firm’s global premises network. Mr Plant is also a Non-Executive Director with Falcon Property Trust.

Given his extensive experience and commercial contacts, it’s likely that Patrick Plant has a good understanding of the real estate markets both in the UK and abroad. He may even know about specific markets, such as houses for sale in scottsdale. With his legal background, he can provide valuable advice to clients on a range of real estate matters, from property acquisitions and disposals to leasing and development. Additionally, as a non-executive director with Falcon Property Trust, Mr. Plant may have a particular interest in the performance of the company’s real estate portfolio, including properties in Scottsdale. His expertise in the real estate sector can be a valuable asset to any individual or business looking to make a successful investment in the property market.

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the greatest research libraries in the world. Taken together, the scope of its remit, the scale of its operations, the range of its services and the international importance of its collections are without equal. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world’s largest and most comprehensive research collection.

By 2020, the British Library aims to be a leading hub in the global information network, advancing knowledge through its collections, expertise and partnerships, for the benefit of the economy and society and the enrichment of cultural life. The Library’s collection has developed over 250 years and exceeds 150 million separate items representing every age of written civilisation and includes books, journals, manuscripts, maps, stamps, music, patents, photographs, newspapers and sound recordings in all written and spoken languages. Over 4.1 million items are consulted in the Library’s Reading Rooms every year, 812,000 visited Library events and exhibitions on 2010/11 and over 10 million people.

Board members may claim £9,130 per year for their part-time contribution, in return for approximately two days per month dedicated to the role. These appointments have been made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for political activity in the last five years (if any declared) to be made public. Mr Plant has declared no political activity.

White House Petition on Open Access to Research Speeding Along

A community-driven petition calling for the Obama Administration to open up the results of taxpayer-funded scientific research by making journal articles freely available online has opened remarkably strong. The petition, which calls for Public Access to all Federally Funded Research, was posted to the White House “We the People” website just two and half days ago, with the aim of securing 25,000 signatures within 30 days.

As of this afternoon, a remarkable 12,500+ people have signed the petition – at the rate of about 200 new signatures each hour. Researchers, patients groups, universities, libraries, students, businesses and families have all thrown their support behind this simple yet powerful idea – to make taxpayer-funded research freely accessible to the public

A broad range of Open Access supporters, including SPARC, are working to spread the word far and wide using email, a tweets, Facebook shares, blog postings – and even online videos.

Tweets on the petition (many using hashtags #openaccess and #OAMonday) have included encouragement for people to sign the petition from thought-leaders including Jimmy Wales (Founder, Wikipedia), Tim O’Reilly (Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media) and Larry Lessig (Founder, Creative Commons).

China set to become global leader in science publishing, according to Nature index

The Nature Publishing Index 2011 China — a supplement to the 24th May 2012 issue of Nature — provides a detailed assessment of the various research strengths of Chinese institutions and cities based on their output of research articles in Nature-branded primary research journals in 2011 (with 2010 and 2009 data included for comparison). The publication also addresses China’s performance in a regional and global context through the Asia-Pacific rankings and theGlobal rankings.

According to the Nature Publishing Index 2011 China, research articles with authors from China represent 6.6% (225) of the 3425 papers published in Nature-branded primary research journals in 2011, up from 5.3% (152 papers) in 2010. By comparison, authors from China published just 12 articles in Nature-branded primary research journals in 2000. Notably, of the 225 articles published in 2011, 48 were published inNature Communications which launched in April 2010.

The top ten Chinese institutions by contribution are: the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Peking University, Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Xiamen University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Nanjing University and BGI Shenzhen.

CAS has a strong lead, publishing 62 articles in Nature-branded primary research journals in 2011, but it must be born in mind that it is a very large institution with over 100 institutes and close to 50,000 researchers and so a high count is to be expected. Among the universities, USTC is number one ahead of Peking University and Tsinghua University, which are generally recognized to be the top two universities in China.

The top ten Chinese cities by contribution are: Beijing, Shanghai, Hefei, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Wuhan, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Xi’an. These ten cities account for approximately 86% of China’s contribution to Nature-branded primary research journals in 2011, and also house 19 of the top 20 institutions in the China rankings.

The Nature Publishing Index 2011 China also presents a new analysis of ISI Web of Knowledge data, showing that China now publishes more than 10% of the world’s most cited scientific research. China increased its share of the top 1% of highly cited scientific articles from 1.85% (127 out of 6,874 articles) in 2001 to 11.3% (1,158 out of 10,238 articles) in 2011, and now ranks fourth globally. By 2014, China could surpass Germany and the United Kingdom, who currently hold second and third places. The United States, which leads the world, has seen its share of highly influential research drop from 64.3% (4,420 out of 6,874 articles) in 2001 to 50.7% (5,190 out of 10,238 articles) in 2011.

Registered natureasia.com users can log in and download the PDF of the print issue for free. If you do not already have an account, site registration is free and takes only a minute. Registration is also available in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Version 2.0 of the Utopia Documents now available to download for FREE

Lost Island Labs Ltd (LIL) have, in collaboration with Academic Concept Knowledge Ltd (AQnowledge), released version 2.0 of the Utopia Documents web-enabled PDF-reader for scientific content. It is freely downloadable from http://utopiadocs.com and currently available for Mac and Windows, with a Linux version coming soon.

The Utopia Documents PDF-reader bridges the ‘linkability gap’ between HTML and PDF, and makes the latter just as easily linked-in to the Web as the former (as long as you are online, of course). Utopia Documents allows readers, if they so wish, to experience dynamically enriched scientific articles. Utopia Documents is publisher-independent and is providing ‘article-of-the-future-like’ enrichment for any modern PDF (bitmap-only image scans excepted – they can be read with Utopia Documents, but without the enrichment features).

‘Enrichment’ means easy link-outs, directly from highlighted text in the PDF, to an ever-expanding variety of data sources and scientific information and search tools. It means – for articles from participating publishers – the possibility to export any tables into a spreadsheet format, and a ‘toggle’ that converts numerical tables into easy-to-read scatter plots. It means Altmetrics, whenever available, that lets the reader see how articles are doing. It means a comments function that lets researchers (and students) carry out relevant discussions that stay right with the paper, rather than having to go off onto a blog somewhere. It means being able to quickly flick through the images and illustrations in an article.

With Utopia Documents, publishers and libraries can offer enriched scientific articles just by encouraging the scientists and students they serve to use the free Utopia Documents PDF-reader, and so make more of the scientific literature at hand. Utopia Documents is truly free – registration is only needed if one uses the comments function (for reasons of maintaining the integrity of scientific discourse, Utopia Documents does not allow anonymous comments).

Some journals, such as the Biochemical Journal published by Portland Press, and those published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, provide extra tags in their PDFs that enable Utopia Documents to extend its functionality even further, for instance by rendering pictures of protein structures into dynamic, rotatable, manipulable 3D formats. Publishers who wish to do the same or introduce similar features are encouraged to take up contact with us at info@utopiadocs.com.

Utopia Documents is usable in all scientific disciplines, but its link-out resources are currently especially optimized for the biomedical/biochemical spectrum.

http://utopiadocs.com

    

 

Bowker Research Shows Australia is a Global Leader in e-Book Adoption

Australia is one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, according to Bowker® Market Research’s Global eBook Monitor, a study that tracks consumer attitudes to and purchasing of e-books in 10 major world markets. Australia ranks along with the U.K. and the U.S. in adoption of e-books, with 43 percent of its online population reporting they have downloaded at least some digital content in the past six months. About a third of wired Aussies downloaded a free e-book, but 21 percent felt committed enough to the format to pay for a book. Bowker Market Research is a service of Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest.

“Australia is a particularly ripe area for the e-book market to develop,” said Jo Henry, director of Bowker Market Research. “There’s a long tradition of early adoption of technology and a wired population, with few barriers to downloading digital material.”

Indeed, Bowker’s Global eBook Monitor found the majority of Australian respondents have regular and convenient access to desktop and laptop computers. More than half have access to smartphones, about a quarter are using tablets and another 10 percent have access to dedicated e-readers. The connections to devices that support e-books means the market is primed for further development. “We expect, conservatively, that just under a quarter of the Australian population will purchase an e-book in the next six months, and there’s a real possibility of much steeper growth. One third of the entire online population down under could be purchasing an e-book within six months,” said Ms. Henry.

Who are the buyers? The Global eBook Monitor finds that men are slightly more likely to have engaged with the digital book market than women. The 18-24 age group leads in use, just a little ahead of those aged 25-34. However, that may change shortly. “Although current e-book use tends to decrease with age, those most likely to come into the market in the next six months are somewhat older than current buyers,” said Ms. Henry. “That’s the pattern we’re seeing in both the U.S. and the U.K. The Global eBook Monitor (GeM) tracks consumer purchases of e-books, and attitudes about e-books, in ten major world markets and aims to inform the publishing industry during a critical period of change. An annual study, over time it will create a unique view of market shifts in response to new digital formats. GeM currently operates in partnership with Pearson, Tata Consultancy Services, AT Kearney, and Book Industry Study Group (BISG). It employs online surveys hosted by Lightspeed Research or their affiliates in 9 countries, and by MTi in the US. The minimum number of respondents in each country was 1000; samples were designed and weighted to be representative of the adult (18+) population in terms of age, sex and region, but were by definition drawn from the online population only.

A report on the Australian ebook market, based on GeM data, is available now, priced at AUS $795, from Bowker Market Research: Rachel@bookmarketing.co.uk. Discounts are available for subscribers to Australian Bookseller & Publisher.

Individual country reports for the other 10 markets covered on the study are available by contacting Bowker Market Research: jo@bookmarketing.co.uk.

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) offers site license access to Spektrum der Wissenschaft

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is pleased to offer site license access to Spektrum der Wissenschaft, the German-language edition of Scientific American, as well as to Spektrum’s sister publications and archives. All titles, available in German, will be hosted on the Spektrum.de platform. Together with Scientific American, Spektrum der Wissenschaft complements the consumer media portfolio of NPG to the German speaking scientific community.

Spektrum der Wissenschaft has offered site license access directly to institutional customers for many years. NPG institutional customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now work with one sales representative for NPG journals, Scientific American and the Spektrum der Wissenschaftsite license platform.

The NPG sales team will offer site license access to government, corporate and academic customers. A current site license subscription includes access to the current year and the previous 4 years in PDF format. Archive articles before 2003 are only accessible in full-text HTML.

The Spektrum der Wissenschaft media portfolio includes:
• Spektrum der Wissenschaft, the flagship title and best-selling consumer science magazine in German speaking countries. The archive is available back to 1993.
• Gehirn & Geist (Brain & Mind), a psychology magazine with international editions in 9 countries, including Scientific American MIND in the United States. The archive is available back to 2002.
• Sterne und Weltraum (Stars and Space), a high-level journal on astronomy. The archive is available back to 2005.
• epoc, an archaeology and history magazine, published quarterly. The archive is available back to 2008.
• Spektrum – die Woche, a weekly digital newspaper on science. The archive is available back to 2004.

The archive package from Spektrum also includes former titles Abenteuer Archaelogie (Archeology Adventure: 2004-2007) and Astronomie heute (Astronomy Today: 2003-2007). All users can browse the archive online. The archive is searchable by keyword, author, article title and subject area. Alternatively, users can also browse by year and issue.

Licences and customer support will be continued to be handled directly by the Spektrum team, to ensure that customers are dealing with native German speakers and have support in their timezone.

The Spektrum der Wissenschaft portfolio, hosted on the Spektrum platform, is the latest in archive offerings from NPG. Scientific American’s complete archive, back to volume 1, issue 1 in 1845, is available on nature.com. The Nature archive 1869-1996 is also available on the nature.com platform.

More than 100 campuses sign up for CCC’s Get It Now service

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing solutions, announces over 100 campuses have signed up for CCC’s Get It Now service since its 2011 launch. Get It Now complements an institution’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrowing services by providing digital copies of journal articles in minutes as opposed to days.

Institutions of higher education use Get It Now to provide library patrons with immediate fulfillment of full-text articles from unsubscribed journals 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a single, cost-effective and easy-to-use application integrated directly into their workflow. Such institutions include Drake University, Eastern Kentucky, Nazareth College of Rochester, St. Anselm College, University of Wisconsin Madison and West Virginia University, among others.

The University of Texas and University of Vermont went even farther. They recently embraced both Get It Now and the Annual Copyright License for Academic Institutions enabling them to obtain copyrighted content quickly and efficiently and share it with faculty, students and staff in course materials and scholarly research. Other institutions that have both Get It Now and the Annual Copyright License include Brooklyn Law School, St. Catherine University, SUNY Tompkins Cortland Community College and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

“With the Annual Copyright License, we can now make the content from Get It Now more widely available to our students and faculty,” said Mara Saule, Dean of Libraries, University of Vermont.
“Since its successful launch last year, we’ve listened to customer feedback and added several new features, such as integration with Atlas Systems’ popular Odyssey electronic document delivery service, automated duplicate order prevention, and integration partnerships with leading link resolver vendors Ex Libris, Innovative Interfaces Inc. and Serial Solutions.” said Miles McNamee, VP, Licensing and Business Development, CCC.

Get It Now was developed with the cooperation of The California State University system, the Information Delivery Services Project at The State University of New York at Geneseo, and Elsevier. It includes content from over 15 leading journal publishers, including Informa Healthcare, John Wiley & Sons, Nature Publishing Group, Springer and Wolters Kluwer, representing more than 8,500 journals and millions of articles. Additional publishers are being added every month.

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