The Eduserv Chest Data Messenger 15 March 2007
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Contents:
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- New titles planned for Maney Journals
- SciFinder Scholar updates from CAS
- New Pauly Online moves to Brill's online reference platform
- Call for feedback on Classroom Training agreement
- £10,000 grants available for engineering and technology lecturers in
Further Education
- Your data wishes
For enquiries and information on any of our agreements email the Eduserv Chest helpdesk at [log in to unmask] or phone us on 01225 403222.
New titles planned for Maney Journals
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A number of new titles will be added to the Chest agreement for Maney Journals over the next few months. These will be included at no extra cost to institutions.
Titles and expected release dates during 2007 are as follows:
History and Humanities collection
- Exemplaria - first of 3 issues late March
- Seventeenth Century French Studies - single issue mid May
- The Hardy Review - single issue late May
MSE package
- Materials Research Innovations - late March
- Tribology - late March/early April
- Materials Technology - late April
To view the Chest agreement, go to http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/datasets/maney/
If you require any additional information contact the Chest helpdesk at [log in to unmask] or phone us on 01225 403222.
SciFinder Scholar updates from CAS
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CAS is pleased to announce the following updates to the SciFinder Scholar agreement.
Expanded access for PhD category sites with SciFinder Scholar Special Packages
With effect from 5th March 2007, the number of concurrent users for each of the PhD Special Packages has been increased at no additional cost. If a site currently subscribes to one of the PhD Special Packages, no action is needed to gain expanded access. CAS has automatically increased the number of users for these Special Packages.
Options for BSc granting institutions
CAS has introduced special pricing options for sites offering BSc as the highest level in chemistry, enabling such sites to access SciFinder Scholar at substantially reduced rates.
If you would like to purchase or upgrade to a Special Package or explore other pricing options, please contact Dr Barry Dunne, Regional Marketing Manager for CAS products and services in the UK and Ireland, at [log in to unmask], tel 01642 785 925, fax 01642 785 941.
Sites may begin access at a pro-rated fee partway through a year of the agreement and may also upgrade to a higher level of concurrent users at any point for the additional pro-rated price.
For details of the existing Chest agreement with CAS for SciFinder Scholar, see http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/datasets/scifinder/
New Pauly Online moves to Brill's online reference platform
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New Pauly recently announced the migration of New Pauly Online to the online reference platform, Brill Online.
Major benefits of the new platform include:
- Fully Unicode compliant, to facilitate the display of foreign
languages
- Ability to cross search multiple titles, enabling researchers to cross
search titles such as the New Pauly Online and the Jacoby Online at
the same time
- Advanced search system allows users to retrieve all the relevant
results
- Usage statistics
- ATHENS authentication
The Brill Online platform will continue to give access to both the German language entries from 'der neue Pauly', as well as 'Brill's New Pauly'. New content will be added to the online edition as new volumes are published in print, at a rate of approximately 3 volumes per year.
In terms of access to the new platform, please be assured that your user authentication details originally used to set up access under www.paulyonline.brill.nl have been loaded under the new platform and will be recognised when you log in to www.brillonline.nl.
To access your subscription to the New Pauly Online, please redirect your browser to www.brillonline.nl.
To view the Chest agreement, go to http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/datasets/brill/
If you require any additional information contact the Chest helpdesk at: [log in to unmask] or phone us on 01225 403222.
Call for feedback on Chest agreement for Classroom Training
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Eduserv Chest is about to begin discussions with PTR Associates Limited on the potential renewal of the agreement for Classroom Training, which expires on 31st July 2007.
In order to ensure we negotiate the best terms and conditions, we would appreciate your feedback to the following questions:
- Have you purchased a Chest agreement for Classroom Training?
- If so, what do you value about the Chest agreement?
- Are you interested in a future Chest agreement for these products?
- If you don't currently purchase, would you consider purchasing in the
future and on which terms?
The Chest agreement for Classroom Training provides technical training, particularly in the areas of Data Communications & Networking, Internet/Intranet, Programming Languages, Windows 2000/NT, Unix/Linux and Databases.
In addition to the public scheduled courses, PTR also offers institutional specific courses that can be customised to include specific topics or satisfy particular requirements. Tailored/specific courses can be run at PTR's training centre or on-site at the institution if suitable facilities exist.
The current agreement enables sites to purchase training at a 25% discount. This discount is available for both staff and students.
Full details of the classroom based course titles are available at http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/courseware/classroom-training/overview.html
Please email your feedback to Jenny Carroll at [log in to unmask] or call 01225 403230.
£10,000 grants available for engineering and technology lecturers in
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The New Engineering Foundation (NEF) is a not for profit, limited by guarantee, independent and strategically focused organisation that works with key partners and stakeholders to ensure that the UK modern engineering industries have continued access to the skills and talent they require.
Fellowship grants of £10,000 are now available from the New Engineering Foundation to allow colleges to send three engineering and technology lecturers on 15 day secondments to industry or an advanced engineering and technology centre in a university.
This fellowship scheme is in the third year of operation. The scheme is designed to improve the quality of engineering and technology lecturers, updating skill sets and competencies, to ensure subjects taught in the classroom match industry needs. Applications from colleges must be submitted by Thursday 5th April 2007, with decisions made by the end of April 2007 and secondments taken before the end of 2007.
The NEF's website homepage is at http://www.neweng.org.uk/
Details of the grants programme and information on how to apply can be found at http://www.neweng.org.uk/programmes.asp?id=5 or call 020 8786 3677 for details.
Your data wishes
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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.
To make a new wish please go to: www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/future-agreements/wishform.html
To view the complete data wish list and to add to an existing wish list, go to: www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/future-agreements/wishes/data.html
Latest wishes
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SPIE Digital Library - extensive resource available on optics and photonics
http://www.spiedl.org/
7 wishes
British Standards Online - the authoritative and most current site for all BSI publications
http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com/server/index.jsp
43 wishes
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