Louise,
Although we didn't subscribe to BioOne on FS, I understood that
OCLC were in it for the long haul (the OCLC press release of 25th March 2001
describes it as a strategic partnership). Have you seen CSA's recent press
release re BioOne, which says that it will be available on CSA's IDS service
(no connection with a certain Tory leader). Presumably existing CSA
subscribers such as Leeds will only need to change platforms.
Malcolm
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From: "Louise Cole" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: BioOne and the move from FirstSearch
> Hello all,
>
> Is anyone else having problems with BioOne journals now they have moved
from
> OCLC? We have had Athens access, quite happily, throughout our
> subscription; and now we are told that this will be IP only. We queried
> this on 16 May when the letters first went out about the journals moving,
> and were told that BioOne were working to make their service available via
> Athens 'by the end of the summer'.
>
> On the strength of this, I asked BioOne what was happening. They didn't
> answer my specific point about Athens and only seem to view remote access
> via IP and proxies. Anyone else noticed this / care about it? As I see
it
> we purchased these titles for several reasons, one of which was the
ability
> to allow our off-campus users to access them. We're not happy about this
> facility suddenly being removed.
>
> Louise
>
> Louise Cole
> Electronic Resources Team Leader
> Health Sciences Library
> University of Leeds
> Leeds LS2 9JT
>
> e-mail [log in to unmask]
> tel 0113 343 5502
> fax 0113 343 4381
>
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