-- Blackwell Launches 3000 Years of Digitized Journal Backfiles --
Blackwell Publishing today announced the launch of its Journal Backfile
Digitization Program. All issues back to Volume 1, Issue 1 will be
digitized for at least 500 journals over the next two-and-a-half years,
comprising approximately 6.5 million pages by the time the program is
complete.
The first 121 journals to be digitized are available to purchase now and
one quarter of these already have their backfiles loaded on Blackwell
Synergy. 51 of the journals now available cover social science and
humanities subject areas, 37 cover medicine and healthcare, and 33 are
from science. The digitized backfiles for these initial 121 titles
represent 2.5 million pages and almost 3000 years of content. Journal
of Phytopathology dates back the furthest so far, to 1852, with Journal
of Applied Entomology close behind with a start date of 1876.
"The expectation of researchers is increasingly that everything that's
worthwhile should be available to them online, whether it was published
in 1906 or 2006", said Steven Hall, Journals Sales and Marketing
Director at Blackwell Publishing. "We've been working closely with our
society partners to ensure that their journal backfiles are fully
digitized, linked and searchable. We look forward to working with
libraries now to make the content available to researchers".
Libraries can order any number of journals, from a single title to the
complete collection, with varying discounts available depending on the
size of the order.
For more information about the digitized backfiles available now, and
how to order, please go to http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/backfiles
-- About Blackwell Publishing --
Blackwell Publishing is the world's leading society publisher,
partnering with 665 academic and professional societies. Blackwell
publishes over 800 journals and, to date has published more than 6,000
books, across a wide range of academic, medical, and professional
subjects. The company remains independent with more than 950 staff
members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Singapore,
Germany, and Japan. Blackwell's mission as an expert publisher is to
create long-term partnerships with clients to enhance learning,
disseminate research, and improve the quality of professional practice.
For more information on Blackwell Publishing, please visit
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com or http://www.blackwell-synergy.com
-- Media Contact --
Emily Gillingham
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
Tel: +44 (0)1865 476425
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