Now institutions can subscribe to the electronic version of journals available through
Electronic Collections Online directly with BCR at the same time they open or renew their
access accounts. BCR will quote pricing and provide license terms for electronic journals,
process subscription orders and provide libraries with consolidated billing for subscriptions,
access and archiving.
Electronic Collections Online allows libraries to search across hundreds of journals
from many different publishers, using a single interface and access point. Titles are
available in many different subject areas. More information, including a list of
available journals is found at www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/eco.htm.
(For questions or to subscribe to any reference database CD-ROM, online or
Internet-accessible contact BCR's Jim Hensinger or Karen Graham.
OCLC Providing ECO One-stop Shopping
OCLC's new Journal Licensing Program offers one-stop shopping for electronic
subscriptions, access and archiving of titles available through the OCLC FirstSearch
Electronic Collections Online service.
FirstSearch's PsycINFO Changes
The PsycINFO database, recently reloaded on the OCLC FirstSearch service, has
changed its name to PsycINFO_1967. The most current part of the database is now
known as PsycINFO_1984. The historical part of the database, covering journal
articles back to 1887, is now known as PsycINFO_1887. The default or basic index
has changed from subject to keyword.
SilverPlatter Discounts Marquis Who's Who
SilverPlatter is now offering a 20 percent discount off the Marquis Who's Who
database. The discount is offered through December 31. This 20 percent discount is
off the regular BCR price.