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Royal Society of Chemistry
Librarians’ meetingBurlington House
Mike HannantKey Account Manager
5 November 2003
Object of RSC“The Object for which the Society is constituted is the general advancement of chemical science and itsapplication and for that purpose:
(i) to foster and encourage the growth and application of such science by the dissemination of chemical knowledge;
(ii) to establish, uphold and advance the standards of qualification, competence and conduct of those who practise chemistry as a profession;
(iii) to serve the public interest by acting in an advisory, consultative or representative capacity in matters relating to the science and practice of chemistry; and
(iv) to advance the aims and objectives of members of the Society so far as they relate to the advancement of the science or practice of chemistry.
(Royal Charter - Article 3)
Royal Society of Chemistry
• Education• Parliamentary Affairs• Scientific Affairs• Conferences• Professional and Membership Affairs• Publishing
RSC - Education
Students• Careers Information
• Local sections meetings• Not all chemists wear white coats posters
• Chemistry at Work exhibitions
Teachers• Education in Chemistry magazine• Up-to-date info directly related to UK curricula• Sponsor teachers’ industrial visits• Summer schools for teachers
RSC - Education
LearnNet (www.chemsoc.org/learnnet)• Web resources for students and
teachers
Collaborations• RSC/IOP/Channel 4• Secondary Online Science –
“fun and games” for 11-14 yr olds
RSC – Parliamentary Affairs
Communication with Parliament Parliamentary Link scheme/day Select Committee for Science &
Technology submissions
Scottish Parliament• Scottish Science Advisory Council
RSC – Scientific Affairs
RSC Divisions/Forums/Interest groups• Analytical Division• Chemical Biology Forum• Fast Reactions in Solution (interest group)
Conferences• National and International• All areas of chemical and related research
Shakespeare's Love PotionMidsummer night’s dream
To mark its new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned scientists to try to recreate the love potion described in that most popular of the Bard's comedies.
A perfect cup of tea
Boffins reveal the recipe for the perfect cuppa…..
According to Loughborough University's Dr Andrew Stapley (who has lectured on tea for three years, so he should know), if you pour milk into a cup of boiling hot tea, you risk "denaturing" the milk proteins and ending up with a stale taste.
Test of taste for vintage chutney
Scientists are to test a 34-year-old jar of chutney which had been left gathering dust at the back of a cupboard to see if it is edible.
RSC Publishing
Library & Information Centre• Serials
• current• archive• foreign language
• Books• current• archive/historical
• Images• Document delivery
RSC Publishing
Books• 40 - 50 Books each year• Review publications• Handbooks• Chemistry Tutorial Texts• Monographs• Various areas – inc. Nutrition
RSC Publishing
Databases & Databanks• Analytical Abstracts• Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions• Methods in Organic Synthesis• Natural Product Updates• Hazards (Laboratory/Industrial)
RSC Journals
16 Primary Journals Including 5 Joint-venture Journals:
• Mendeleev Communications• New Journal of Chemistry• Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences• Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics• Russian Chemical Reviews
5 Review Journals Chemistry in Britain
• Chemistry World from Jan 2004
RSC Journals Print
• The Analyst 1876
• J. Chem. Soc.1878
Chemical Journals Online 1987 Adonis CD-ROM 1994 Internet
• CatchWord 1997
• RSC Server 1998
Electronic Innovation
Articles available in HTML and PDF Abstracts free to all Searching free ESI available and free Pay-per-view available Articles from 1997 – 2000
• On Jan 1, 2004 – 2001 articles become free
Electronic Innovation
E-Submissions and E-Refereeing
Virtual Journal in Chemical Biology
Reference Linking
Citation tracking
RSC Journals Archive All RSC Journal material 1841 - 1996.
• 220,000 articles• 1.2 million pages
Complete - 200 gigabytes of electronic material
PDF (TIF and OCR) XML Headers References 1990 - 1996
Collation and Sending of Printed Material Identify Material Source Material
• RSC LIC second copies
• Old copies at TGH• Donations
• GSK, Dartford; Brunel• Individuals
• RSC LIC working copies (less than 10%)
Batch and Box Ship to Techbooks –
India 6 batches of material
Delivery to Web
PDF pages Text content fully indexed and
searchable Contents lists for volume/issue Linking for 1990+ reference lists All front matter, back matter, adverts,
etc. scanned Home pages for all journals
Pricing – single site
Outright purchase (customer-hosts): £25,000*
Outright purchase (RSC-hosts): £25,000*
plus annual maintenance fee: £500
Annual lease: £1,500
Outright purchase (over 2 years): £30,000*
* Package A subscribers - 10% discount.
Timescales
Project Start – October 2002 Selection of Supplier – March 2003 Material Sent to Techbooks – June
2003 Receipt of material from Techbooks –
April 2003 to October 2003 Web Demo Available – November 2003 All data Checked – November 2003 Live – January 2004
Digitisation challenges – Spinning discsObservations on the circular polarisation of light by transmission through fluidsH. B. Leeson.
Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society, 1843-1845, II, 26 (referenced on p39)
Further Information
RSC web site• www.rsc.org
Current Status of Project• www.rsc.org/archive
RSC Journals• www.rsc.org/journals
RSC Books and Databases• www.rsc.org/books
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