Recently acquired ScienceDirect cross disciplinary titles

USC has recently acquired additional backfiles in environmental studies and computer science from ScienceDirect. See the list below of some of the titles that cross disciplinary lines. (Please note that there is probably some overlap between these backfiles and backfiles packages previously acquired.) If you wish to see the entire list of new backfiles, go to either ScienceDirect or to the Science & Engineering Library's web page, where the full list can be downloaded. [thanks to Charlotte Crocket for this information]

Applied Geography, 1986-1994
Building Science, 1965-1975
Building and Environment, 1976-1994
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 1983-1994
Computer Aided Geometric Design, 1984-1994
Computer Fraud & Security Bulletin, 1978-1994
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 1979-1982
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 1988-1994
Computer Languages, 1976-1994
Computer Law & Security Report, 1985-1994
Computer Programs in Biomedicine, 1970-1984
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 1985-1994
Computer Speech & Language, 1987-1994
Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, 1983-1990
Computer-Aided Design, 1968-1994
Computerized Tomography, 1977-1981
Computerized Radiology, 1982-1987
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 1988-1994
Computers & Education, 1976-1994
Computers & Graphics, 1975-1994
Computers & Security, 1982-1994
Computers & Structures, 1971-1994
Computers & Urban Society, 1975-1976
Computers and Biomedical Research, 1967-1992
Computers and Composition, 1983-1998
Computers in Biology and Medicine, 1970-1994
Computers in Human Behavior, 1985-1994
Computers in Industry, 1979-1994
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 1981-1994
Conservation & Recycling, 1976-1987
Ecological Economics, 1989-1994
Education and Computing, 1985-1993
Energy in Agriculture, 1981-1987
Energy Policy, 1973-1994
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 1985-1994
Environmetal Policy and Law, 1975-1985
Geoderma, 1967-1994
Global and Planetary Change, 1982-1994
Global Environmental Change Part A, 1990-1994
Graphical Models and Image Processing (CVGIP), 1991-1994
Image and Vision Computing, 1983-1994
Interacting with Computers, 1989-1994
Interfaces in Computing, 1983-1985
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1989-1993
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 1994
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1974-1994
Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, 1990-1994
Journal of Visual Languages & Computing, 1992-1994
Land Use Policy, 1984-1994
Landscape and Planning, 1974-1986
Landscape and Urban Planning, 1987-1994
Knowledge Acquisition, 1991-1994
Marine Policy, 1977-1994
Performance Evaluation, 1981-1994
Renewable Energy, 1991-1994
Resources and Conservation, 1981-1987
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 1988-1994
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 1984-1994
Urban Ecology, 1975-1986
Urban Systems, 1977-1981

ProQuest-CSA Service Interruption

Due to infrastructure upgrades to our primary data center, service for the following products will be temporarily interrupted, starting at 6:00PM EST, Friday, February 23:
PapersInvited
Ulrichsweb.com
Ulrich's Serials Analysis System
Ulrich's Resource Linker
CSA Illumina Administrative Module and Personal Profiles
Access to CSA Illumina, CSA MultiSearch, and CSA Illustrata will still be available; however, response times may be slower than normal during this upgrade. No other products or services will be affected by this upgrade. Full service should be restored by 2:00PM EST, Saturday, February 24.

WilsonWeb system downtime, 2/23-2/24

Dear HWWILSON-ENEWS Members:

HW Wilson Company's New Data Center Project

WilsonWeb Scheduled to be Temporarily Taken Offline for Update

The HW Wilson Company is working to complete a new data center. It is a project that will assure Wilson's ability to handle the phenomenal growth of its WilsonWeb product line and the growing demands from their customers for the seamless flow of information, in the future.

As part of the process to facilitate the switch to its new data center, Wilson has scheduled an update that requires temporarily taking the entire WilsonWeb system offline. They have selected a generally low usage time of day that is hoped will impact as few users, as is possible. This update period will last for approximately 3 hours. See the schedule, below:

Friday, February 23rd
WilsonWeb will run at full capacity until Midnight Eastern Time, Friday, February 23rd. At that time it will be shut down and will remain unavailable until approximately 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, February 24th.

Saturday, February 24th
WilsonWeb will remain offline until approximately 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday.

Note: Any emails sent to and from HW Wilson Company during this offline period will receive a delay message. Once the email exchange server has been placed back online, emails will be delivered.

We thank you for subscribing to ENEWS. We welcome your ideas for topics of interest and how we can serve you better.

Sincerely,
Bernie Seiler
Product Manager, WilsonWeb
bseiler@hwwilson.com

China Data Online

Greetings!

I am very pleased to announce that we now have access to China Data Online via the Library’s Electronic Resources. If you are interested in statistical and economic information on China, you will find this online database most useful, as it provides:

• monthly and yearly reports on China’s macroeconomic development
• statistical databases on China’s population and economy at the county and city level
• financial indicators of industries
• statistical yearbooks
• industrial and marketing surveys
• an atlas of China

Lillian Yang
East Asian Library

JSTOR Technology UpdateWeek of February 20, 2007

Tomorrow [Weds., 21 Feb.], JSTOR will release several enhancements to the web site. We are excited about these updates, and hope that JSTOR users will find them to be useful. A confirmation message will be sent tomorrow as soon as the release is complete. Please contact User Services with any questions.

Heather Maun
User Services Assistant
JSTOR - www.jstor.org
(888) 388-3574 or (734) 998-9101

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Revised Search Forms

In response to ongoing feedback from researchers and librarians, we have modified the JSTOR Advanced Search form. These revisions were previewed on the JSTOR Sandbox from July 2006 to November 2006. Based on usability testing and the feedback received during the preview, the Advanced Search form will now include four new fields for entering and combining full text, author, article title, abstract, and caption field search queries. Many users have told us that the new format allows them to more intuitively structure their searches for optimal results. In addition to these changes to the Advanced Search Form, navigation options and help files for the Basic Search and Article Locator forms have been updated, and the Expert Search form has been removed.

Shibboleth Support

JSTOR will now support Shibboleth authentication via a new Log In link from the main page at www.jstor.org and from other entry points. Shibboleth is a system of authentication procedures, protocols, and technologies that enable end users to access multiple information resources with one set of credentials, or single sign-on technology. The Shibboleth system allows organizations to exchange information about users in a secure and privacy-preserving manner. More detailed information about Shibboleth can be found on the Shibboleth website.

JSTOR is currently a member of the InCommon federation and is investigating membership in additional Shibboleth federations. In the interim, we would be happy to work with individual institutions that are members of other federations to test or implement Shibboleth with JSTOR.

Linking Enhancements

New linking functionality in the JSTOR website is now visible on article view and article information pages. In addition to already-existing links to articles in JSTOR that are referenced within a given article (reference linking), information about other articles in JSTOR that in-turn cite a given article (forward linking) will now be displayed. Also displayed will be links to articles by authors with the same name as the authors of the article. To further aid in resource discovery, we will also provide forward linking via Google Scholar which will enable users to see if an article has been cited by others in articles not necessarily present in JSTOR.

Retrospective capture of linking data is still underway for archived content in JSTOR, so the number and availability of these linking options will continue to grow over the next several months. The retrospective portion of this work is expected to be completed by the end of 2007.

ScienceDirect system downtime February 24th

ScienceDirect will be unavailable on Saturday, February 24th for approximately 9 hours starting at 06:00 AM EST (11:00 GMT). During this time we will be carrying through a large-scale rebuilding exercise on some of core aspects of the underlying technologies, which will help ensure that the system continues to provide a high level of reliability in the coming years.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause to ScienceDirect users, which we hope we can minimise by providing this advance notice.

Tony McSean
Director of Library Relations
Elsevier
32 Jamestown Road
London NW1 7BY

+44 7795 960516
+44 20 7424 4242

IEL upgrade

An upgrade of the IEEE Xplore Digital Library was successfully completed on Friday, 9 February.
As a result of this upgrade, the display of standards in the IEEE Xplore
digital library has been significantly enhanced with:
* An improved navigation to help you find standards faster
* The ability to search and browse over 500 draft standards in IEEE
Xplore (to access the full-text of draft standards, the purchase of an
add-on drafts package will be required)
* Clearer distinction between active, archived and superseded standards
* Availability of standards email alerts to keep users up-to-date on
standards revisions
* And the inclusion of links to standards interpretations, errata and
other related documents

Please note that the following release features will be loaded and
available within the next two weeks:
* The option to search standards by status (i.e. active, draft,
archived)
* The inclusion of the 2007 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
which will be full-text accessible to IEL subscribers at no additional
cost

ProQuest & CSA join forces

Today is an important day, the day ProQuest and CSA officially join forces. Separately, these two organizations have a shared purpose: to provide serious researchers with high quality information solutions, illuminated through authoritative discovery aids, and unlocked through powerful enabling technologies. Through decades of direct interaction with researchers, the two companies have earned a global reputation for providing high quality products supported by top-notch service. This is a time of rapid change in the information industry, as companies continue to find new ways to provide information. What an exciting time for these two like-minded companies to come together!

Our objective will be to build an organization that reflects the fine traditions of both ProQuest and CSA. Guiding our plans will be our passion for meeting the research needs of the end-user; our drive to help that researcher find what they need, better and faster than ever; and our firm belief that our success stems ultimately from the success of those who use our products.

We've come together, well-positioned to create new, innovative, editorially excellent, technology enabled research solutions, while continuing to deliver the research databases upon which you've come to depend. CSA Illustrata and ProQuest One-Click searching are recent releases highlighting the innovative thinking found in our two companies. Imagine the possibilities that stem from this union!

You likely have questions about what this means to you and your users. We are embarking on a thoughtful but fast-paced process to evaluate how best to serve you by uniting the best each company offers. We will seek the advice of our customers, including those serving on our advisory boards, and our content providers as we make decisions during the integration process.

You have our commitment to keep you informed about any changes that might affect you. The name ProQuest CSA will be used to facilitate easy recognition. We will ensure that you have the information you need-whether product information or contact information-at all times. For the immediate future, please continue to work with the sales and service representatives you currently use. You can be confident that all of your contracts, license rights, and account balances will be intact, regardless of whether held by ProQuest or CSA.

While we are just beginning the process of bringing these two companies together, the commitment to serve libraries comes through in every conversation. The opportunity to work with you, our valued customers, and the employees around the world who care so much about creating high quality research solutions for you is deeply valued.

We look forward to many conversations with librarians and researchers around the globe. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to get in touch with either of us, with comments, or questions, or observations. Here's to creating a company with a bright new future together: the place where serious research starts.
Marty Kahn
CEO

Matt Dunie
President

RLG Cultural Materials initiative coming to a close in May 2007

After a recent meeting of Cultural Materials Alliance participants it has been announced that the Cultural Materials service will be terminated at the end of May 2007.

The timeline for winding down Cultural Materials is:

• In January, RLG Programs office provided advance information to the policy group, Alliance members, and Index Stock Imagery of their intention to terminate the Cultural Materials initiative.
• In February, RLG Programs office will send official notice of the termination to Index Stock Imagery, subscribers, and the Alliance Participants (primary and legal contacts).
• By the end of May, RLG Programs office will close down Trove.net and the Cultural Materials service.
• In June, RLG Programs office will receive a final report in preparation for the payment of licensing royalties to institutions whose content was licensed through Index Stock Imagery.

Note that USC's participation in the Cultural Materials initiative is limited to the Works Progress Administration's Land Use Survey Maps for the City of Los Angeles (1939). These images will remain accessible via the USC Digital Archive.