By James Speed Hensinger
BCR member libraries now can sign up for a 30-day free trial and then subscribe to MCB
University Press' EmeraldPlus database. The trial for this Web-based resource runs mid-
March through mid-April.
MCB's EmeraldPlus Electronic Management Research Library Database makes
the resources of a full, international management library available to local library
patrons. It delivers access to 130 journals, all available in full text from 1994 in both
HTML and PDF formats. The database contains more than 25,000 management articles.
Abstracts only are included from 1989 to 1993. Included are respected journals such as
the European Journal of Marketing, International Journal of Operations & Production
Management, Personnel Review, The TQM Magazine and Library Management. To
view all of the available titles go to www.mcb.co.uk/emrld/which.htm.
EmeraldPlus has been designed to meet the needs not only of business students and
university researchers and teachers, but also management consultants and business
practitioners. It is updated weekly, in advance of the hard copy journal, so users have
access to the most up-to-date information.
Additional features in EmeraldPlus include:
- The ability to browse a listing of full journal contents articles, editorials, book
reviews, conference reports and legal news.
- E-mail Alert service for notification of new articles published online.
- Links from the references of articles to abstracts of the most influential articles
cited.
Users will find the database easy to search. Searches are made in English by title,
keyword, author or journal, or any combination, using Boolean terms. Users also can
browse the author, keyword and article style sections for full listings from which to make
selections.
BCR is now able to offer this electronic management database at a reduced price. If
enough libraries subscribe, BCR members will get access to all the available journals in
the database at the price they would now pay for access to just a few. There will be no
additional charge for electronic access to libraries already subscribing to the print
version.
To sign up for the trial and to subscribe to the database, go to
www.bcr.org/~ids/Reference/MCB/MCB-Trial.html.
Libraries that subscribe to EmeraldPlus will be billed directly by MCB.