Launch of Library Pages
BioMed Central has recently launched its Library Information Pages which include full details on all BioMed Central’s products, Institutional Membership, pricing, free trials and licencing information.
The Library Information Pages also include details of special collection offers and essential contact information.
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BioMedCentral Institutional Membership
Is your institution a member of BioMed Central? Introduced in January 2002, The BioMed Central Institutional Membership Program gives institutions a way to actively support open access, and to effect change in the way that scientific research is published, priced and disseminated.
Harvard University, Cancer Research UK, Imperial College, The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and many other institutions worldwide have already joined as members, thereby lending support to our publishing policy.
If you would like more information, please contact our Membership Director, Becky Fishman
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User Statistics
BioMed Central is delighted to offer institutions full users statistics on a regular basis. We hope that this will help our trialing and subscribing customers to make informed decisions on subscribing to and renewing subscriptions to BioMed Central products.
BioMed Central users stats will include the following information:
EXAMPLE Institutional Access Report
Start Date:04-Mar-2002
Expiry Date:04-Apr-2002
Acesses: Article Views:21
Estimated Page Impressions:420
Distinct IP's: 4
For your free institutional access report contact institutions@biomedcentral.com
In addition to access statistics, you can now discover what are the most viewed research articles in our journals, simply select a journal and click on the most viewed option.
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Discussion Forum - Online Archiving
We are interested in your views, so let us know what you think about Online Archiving and we will address some of your concerns in the next update.
- how ready is your library to go totally digital with acquisitions?
- what is it that is holding you back? (money, fear of lack of permanence, etc.)
- should providing a permanent e-archive be the responsibility of the publisher or of the librarian?
- does your institution have or plan to have a permanent e-print archive for certain papers?
Send your answers by e-mail to institutions@biomedcentral.com
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Product Focus - Faculty of 1000
Faculty of 1000 is a revolutionary new online research service that highlights and evaluates the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of over 1400 selected leading researchers.
19 Institutions are now subscribing to Faculty of 1000 and hundreds are taking advantage of the 30-day free trial. Why not try it out at you institution?
User’s quote
"Awesome! a very nice way to look for interesting papers that I otherwise would have missed!" - Professor Ben A Barres, Stanford University
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Budapest Open Access Initiative
The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) was launched by George Soros's Open Society Institute at the end of February. This initiative is dedicated to freeing online access to peer-reviewed research literature. BioMed Central is pleased to announce its involvement in, and support for, this initiative, by providing the technology that can deliver open access peer-reviewed research in biology and medicine.
For further information read the BioMed Central press release and sign up to the open letter on the BOAI website
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E-mail to a friend
If you think a colleague might be interested in this newsletter or finding out more about BioMed Central please forward this e-mail to them.
To start receiving the BioMed Central Librarian Update send a blank e-mail to:
join-library-updates@news.biomedcentral.com
To stop receiving the BioMed Central Librarian Update send a blank e-mail to:
leave-library-updates@news.biomedcentral.com
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BMC Special Offers
We are offering all institutions special rates to our subscription products on orders placed before 31st May 2002.
Benefit from 10% discount off individual products for your library or purchase BioMed Central Collection packages and benefit from a massive 30% discount.
To order these products at the special rates advertised here e-mail or call +44 (0) 20 7631 9131.
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Register for 30-day Free Trials
We are delighted to offer institutions free 30-day trials of all BioMed Central online products, as we appreciate that this is helpful when evaluating new products with a view to subscribing to them.
To benefit from a free online trial of one or more of our products, please complete the request form.
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| In the Press
Library Journal
Is the Public Library of Science Moving ahead?
Read online
Library Journal 11 March 2002
FOS Newsletter
The World Health Organization (WHO) has become an institutional member of BioMed Central (BMC).
Read online
FOS Newsletter 3 March 2002
The ELSO Gazette
All change at BioMed Central as it introduces new services and charges
Read online [requires registration]
The ELSO Gazette March 2002 Issue 9
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| Cool Sites
The Free Online Scholarship newsletter - Weekly newsletter concerning open access to scholarly information
Free Pint - a free e-mail newsletter with tips on Internet searching
Free Medical journals - Useful site listing freely accessible medical research papers
Wayback Machine - lets you view how web sites use to look
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| Top tag
Each issue we will be trawling our correspondence with librarians to find the best signature tag.
This weeks winner is Priscilla Schneider from the Virgin Islands.
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is toodark to read". - Groucho Marx.
A Faculty of 1000 backpack is on its way to the Virgin Islands.
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Conference Attendance
BioMed Central will be at the forthcoming exhibitions and conferences. Please contact us for an appointment or just drop by our booth if you are also planning to attend any of these events. We look forward to meeting you!
UKSG, Warwick UK
Visit BioMed Central atSTAND 41 at UKSG, Warwick UK between 15-17th April.
MLA, Dallas US
Visit BioMed Central at Booth Number 1011 at Medical Library Association Conference, Dallas US between 17-23rd May.
SLA, Los Angeles US
Visit BioMed Central at Booth Number 1341 at Special Library Association Conference, LA between 8-13th June.
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