We’ve been alerted by CRKN that there are changes related to APC discounts for a couple of our publisher platforms: The American Chemical Society (ACS) is moving from a 25% discount for UofA authors to a flat discount $250 USD per OA article, effective July 1/19. Personal ACS members will […]
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a core tool for evaluating citation trends around individual journals, and for seeing how journals can be compared and ranked within subject areas, based on different bibliometric measures. JCR’s 2019 update has just been announced. Features of JCR 2019 include: 11,877 journals are included, from over […]
If you’ve been on the Alexander Street site recently, you may have noticed the banner inviting you to try the “new, improved video experience.” CRKN has arranged for two 30-minute webinars on this new video platform, and you are very welcome to attend: Register for the English-language webinar, Tuesday, 16 July, at noon Mountain […]
As you prepare for the coming academic year, why not investigate how to further connect scholars with the wealth of primary source material available through the Center for Research Libraries? This introductory webinar is an excellent resource to orient new staff or refresh your awareness of CRL’s useful services. Topics […]
As you know, our library collection includes two large subscription ebook packages: EBSCO Academic and ProQuest Academic Complete. You may recall previous emails about removals of ebooks from these subscriptions, which happens every six months. This is an update on June removals from both collections. You can see both removal […]