The Eduserv Chest Data Messenger 10 July 2008

The agreement with ASTM and its UK agent Content Online to provide the ASTM Digital Library and Standards Package has been "live" for a little over a month.  Amongst other benefits, subscribers will gain access to the complete ASTM library of books, journals, and papers and not a subset or cut down version.

Replies to a number of questions that have been asked by sites have now been posted on the web site. Topics include counter compliance, linking from VLEs, downloading policy, access management and cross searching. Please see: http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/restricted/astm/faqs.

If you have any further questions or would like more information then please contact either Stephen Tweedie steven@contentonline.co.uk or Nikki Green nikki.green@eduserv.org.uk

Pricing information is restricted to academic institutions and is available, along with more agreement details, from here http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/data/existing/astm

Emerald Group Publishing Limited has worked with the British Library to digitize the full archive of its journals collection in business, management, library and information services, materials science and engineering.

The backfile is now available online, providing users with direct access to historical articles in a fully searchable format.

The Emerald Backfile covers a wide range of subjects from over 120 journal titles, with some articles dating back to 1899.  A list of the subjects covered and other features is available here.

The resource costs £12,000 + VAT for outright purchase; this represents a significant saving of 40%.  Site may also spread payments over 3 years paying £4,667 + VAT per year. 

Details of the agreement: http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/data/existing/emerald_backfile

If you would like Eduserv Chest to investigate an Agreement for data that would benefit your institution, why not make a wish?  Wishes are the main way for you to tell us which products we should be negotiating on your behalf.

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There are no new wishes since the last publication of the Data Messenger. We are actively seeking agreement with other publishers represented on the wish list. So please keep sending your wishes in; this is a very important and simple way to keep us informed about potential new Chest agreements.