Dear all,

Invitation to Trial 12 Online Resources at the National Library of 
Scotland - 19th Sep to 13th Oct

The National Library of Scotland is carrying out 4 weeks of trials to 12 
online resources, covering the Sciences, Arts, Humanities and the Social 
Sciences (full list below).

Access to the trials is available within the Library's reading rooms in 
Edinburgh, and I would like to invite those who are able to visit the 
Library during this period to take part.  For those titles we select 
following the trials we will aim to provide remote access to users within 
Scotland wherever possible, in line with the Library's strategy.

If you are not currently a registered member of the Library you can 
register when you visit (see http://www.nls.uk/info/readerstickets/ for 
details).

For those of you who are unable to visit the Library to take part in the 
trials, we would still value your comments.  We would especially welcome 
feedback from those of you who have experience of the titles on trial.

For the list of subscribed online resources currently available at the NLS -
 a number of which are available remotely - please visit: 
http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/er/

I hope you will take part in the trials, and I look forward to your 
feedback.

Many thanks,

Paul Cunnea
Digital Collections Development Co-ordinator
National Library of Scotland
Tel: +44 (0) 131-623-4671
Fax: +44 (0) 131-623-3999
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Online Resources on Trial at the National Library of Scotland, 19th Sep to 
13th Oct

SCIENCE
NB Some of these collections also cover the Arts, Humanities and Social 
Sciences. We will decide whether to subscribe to the complete collections, 
or to the science collections alone, so tell us what you think.

ALPSP Journals Collection provides full-text access to 320 journal titles 
from the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers 
covering Science, Arts, Humanities, Law, Medicine and Technology. *

Annual Reviews provides full-text access to 32 review titles in the 
Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. * & ** 

Oxford Journals Online provides full-text access to 200 academic and 
research journal titles, covering Science, Humanities, Law, Medicine and 
the Social Sciences.  NB Trial available for 3 months.  * & **

Science Full-text provides full-text access to 330 journal titles from HW 
Wilson covering a broad range of science subjects.  Full-text available 
from late 1990s.

ARTS & HUMANITIES

ALPSP journals collection
See above

Blackwell Compass Journals provides full-text access to peer-reviewed 
survey articles across the disciplines of Literature, History and 
Philosophy. NB Trial available for 2 months.  *

Oxford Journals Online
See above

The Shakespeare Collection provides full-text access to the Arden 
Shakespeare Complete Works, primary sources, historical editions, and 
related texts. 

Women, War & Society, 1914-1918 provides access to primary source material 
of women’s role in the war effort of WWI, drawing on photographs, press 
cuttings, posters, correspondence, diaries, and much more.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Annual Reviews 
See above

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers provides full-text access to 
Parliamentary Papers from 1801 to 1945, plus indexing to 2004.

The Making of Modern Law provides full-text access to over 22,000 British 
and American legal treatises from 1800 to 1926.

The Making of the Modern World provides full-text access to over 60,000 
printed works covering economic, political, business and social history 
from 1460 to 1850.

Oxford Journals Online
See above

Periodicals Archive Online provides full-text access to over 480 journal 
titles in the Social Sciences, from the 18th to 20th century. *

The Waterloo Directory of English Newspaper and Periodicals, 1800-1900, 
Series 2 provides a comprehensive index for Victorian periodical research 
(and includes major Scottish titles).

* 	Subject collections are available separately
**  	Archive (1932-2001) and current subscription (4-year back file) 
available separately


You can provide feedback using forms available in the Library's reading 
rooms, or by sending your views direct to me at: [log in to unmask]