Royal Society of Chemistry Librarians meeting Burlington House

Royal Society of Chemistry Librarians’ meeting Burlington House Mike Hannant Key Account Manager 5 November 2003

RSC - Science and Society l RSC – what it is l RSC – what it does l RSC Publishing l RSC Journals Archive

RSC – What is it? Founded in 1841 l Learned society l Professional body l Publisher l Charity

Membership l Members: 45, 000 members - 36, 000 British Isles - 9, 000 International l Employees: 260

Object of RSC “The Object for which the Society is constituted is the general advancement of chemical science and its application 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 l Students • Careers Information • Local sections meetings • Not all chemists wear white coats posters • Chemistry at Work exhibitions l Teachers • • Education in Chemistry magazine Up-to-date info directly related to UK curricula Sponsor teachers’ industrial visits Summer schools for teachers

RSC - Education l Learn. Net (www. chemsoc. org/learnnet) • Web resources for students and teachers l Collaborations • RSC/IOP/Channel 4 • Secondary Online Science – “fun and games” for 11 -14 yr olds

RSC – Parliamentary Affairs l l Communication with Parliamentary Link scheme/day Select Committee for Science & Technology submissions Scottish Parliament • Scottish Science Advisory Council

RSC – Scientific Affairs l RSC Divisions/Forums/Interest groups • Analytical Division • Chemical Biology Forum • Fast Reactions in Solution (interest group) l Conferences • National and International • All areas of chemical and related research

RSC – in the news l l Aim to provide public with topical comment Raise public profile of RSC

Shakespeare's Love Potion Midsummer 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 -yearold jar of chutney which had been left gathering dust at the back of a cupboard to see if it is edible.

RSC Publishing l Library & Information Centre • Serials • current • archive • foreign language • Books • current • archive/historical • Images • Document delivery

RSC Publishing l Books • 40 - 50 Books each year • Review publications • Handbooks • Chemistry Tutorial Texts • Monographs • Various areas – inc. Nutrition

RSC Publishing l Databases & Databanks • Analytical Abstracts • Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions • Methods in Organic Synthesis • Natural Product Updates • Hazards (Laboratory/Industrial)

RSC Journals l l 16 Primary Journals Including 5 Joint-venture Journals: • • • l l 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 l l Print • The Analyst • J. Chem. Soc. Chemical Journals Online Adonis CD-ROM Internet • Catch. Word • RSC Server 1876 1878 1987 1994 1997 1998

Electronic Innovation l l l 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 Project

RSC Journals Archive l l 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

RSC Journals Archive

Collation and Sending of Printed Material l l Identify Material Source Material • RSC LIC second copies • Old copies at TGH • Donations • GSK, Dartford; Brunel • Individuals • RSC LIC working copies (less than 10%) l l l Batch and Box Ship to Techbooks – India 6 batches of material

Delivery to Web l l l 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 l Outright purchase (customer-hosts): £ 25, 000* l Outright purchase (RSC-hosts): plus annual maintenance fee: £ 25, 000* £ 500 l Annual lease: £ 1, 500 l Outright purchase (over 2 years): £ 30, 000* * Package A subscribers - 10% discount.

Timescales l l l l 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 Loose-leaf unpaginated table pullouts Small fonts

Digitisation challenges – Spinning discs Observations on the circular polarisation of light by transmission through fluids H. B. Leeson. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society, 1843 -1845, II, 26 (referenced on p 39)

Further Information l RSC web site • www. rsc. org l Current Status of Project • www. rsc. org/archive l RSC Journals • www. rsc. org/journals l RSC Books and Databases • www. rsc. org/books

l Thanks for listening! l Any questions?