May 2nd, 2005 by UI Libraries
Beginning May 2, 2005, NIH-funded investigators are strongly encouraged to submit an electronic version of the author’s final manuscript completed with partial or full NIH funding, to PubMed Central (PMC) as a means for preserving research findings. NIH makes it clear that the policy is not a requirement, but a request. It is, however, important to note that by choosing to submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript to PMC, the researcher will be:
- Fulfilling grant progress reporting requirements by substituting deposit for submission of paper copies of articles;
- Supporting NIH in its effort to preserve and archive research findings;
- Ensuring that the article is available in PMC to be cross-indexed to other federally supported databases, such as GenBank; and,
- Heightening the visibility of the research and enhancing the likelihood of early and increased citation.
While the policy does not mandate how or where to publish research, NIH does encourage publication in journals that already deposit their articles in PMC, where they can be made freely available. If publishing in other journals, the manuscript of the article can be deposited in PMC with the stipulation that it be posted online immediately upon publication.
Below are directions on how to follow NIH’s request for depositing with PMC:
- Specify (if necessary) in the publisher’s copyright transfer agreement or comparable document that you retain the right to make the article available in PubMed Central. NIH suggests inserting the following language on the publisher’s form:
Journal acknowledges that Author retains the right to provide a copy of the final manuscript to NIH upon acceptance for Journal publication or thereafter, for public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible after publication by Journal.*
- Deposit in PMC the manuscript plus any supporting files and indicate the desired public release date. NIH will provide a secure website for depositing the manuscripts and information.
*To obtain broader use of the work, attach the SPARC Author’s Addendum to the publisher’s agreement. This will not only ensure the right to deposit the work in PMC, but also to use it in the classroom and to deposit it in another non-commercial repository.
For more information about the new NIH policy, visit these related web sites:
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May 2nd, 2005 by UI Libraries
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May 2nd, 2005 by UI Libraries
Through our Elsevier consortial deal with Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa, we are able to delete duplicate subscriptions between the three universities. By mid-May we will have access to 213 additional titles for the duration of the contract (through Dec 2007, or longer if the contract is renewed). Expect to see another large batch of titles activated in early 2006. Look for an announcement on our home page when the new titles are available!
To view a list of titles to be activated in May, go to:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/ScienceDirect_added_titles_May05.pdf
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February 16th, 2005 by UI Libraries
Have you ever been frustrated because you found a link in the Alphabetical List of Electronic Journals only to discover that you cannot access the most recent issues? Often this is because the publisher has put a restriction on access, called an “embargo period,” on the title which allows free access to articles older than three, six, nine or twelve months and sometimes even longer. The benefit to this is that we can offer access to titles for which we don’t have a subscription. The downside is that for some titles you cannot get to the most current issues.
It is important to read the Availability Dates that appear in small print next to the link to a title in order to know if a title has an embargo period. Sometimes you will have more than one option, but the dates will vary, so this is why it is important to read them carefully (and put on your glasses to read the fine print!).
An example (from our A-Z List of Electronic Journals) shows that access to Infection and Immunity is available several ways. The Highwire Press access offers full-text from 1995 on. You can also view full-text in PubMed Central, BUT there is a note that says “Availability: Most recent 6 months not available.”
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February 16th, 2005 by UI Libraries
If you use PubMed then it is to your advantage to link to PubMed from Hardin’s site or to use this special web address: http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/nlm/pubmed.
Why? By using the University Libraries’ PubMed web address you will have access to InfoLink. InfoLink will take you to the full-text article, if the University Libraries subscribes, and link you directly to the InfoHawk Library Catalog record when a print copy is available.
Many PubMed records already include a publisher icon which links to the article’s full-text if the library subscribes. However, the library has access to additional full-text journals through different vendors than what these PubMed icons indicate.
Some of the databases that currently do not have publisher icons as part of the PubMed record include MD Consult, EBSCOhost, and Health Reference Center. These databases include hundreds of full-text journals not available elsewhere. If you are not using PubMed with InfoLink you may be wasting valuable time tracking down these journals when a simple click on the InfoLink button would tell you everything you need to know.
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February 14th, 2005 by UI Libraries
We have been busy adding electronic access to current print subscriptions as well as adding some entirely new titles with online access only! Many of these titles were faculty requests. You can access these by going to the Alphabetical List of Electronic Journals
- Academic Radiology
- AIDS
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Audiology and NeuroOtology
- Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
- JAIDS
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Journal of Experimental Medicine
- New Zealand Medical Journal
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December 10th, 2004 by UI Libraries
We have been busy adding electronic access to current print subscriptions as well as adding some entirely new titles with online access only! Many of these titles were faculty requests and others had high instances of Interlibrary Loan. You can access these by going to the Alphabetical List of Electronic Journals at http://infolink.lib.uiowa.edu/e-journals/
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Ear and Hearing
Gait & Posture
Genetic Testing
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
JNCI Cancer Spectrum
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Journal of Dental Research
Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology
Journal of Immunology
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Journal of Urology
Nursing Research
Obesity Research
Obesity Surgery
Thorax
Quality & Safety in Health Care
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December 10th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Here is the language from the bill:
"The conferees are aware of the draft NIH policy on increasing public access to NIH-funded research. Under this policy, NIH would request investigators to voluntarily submit electronically the final, peer reviewed author’s copy of their scientific manuscripts; six months after the publisher’s date of publication, NIH would make this copy publicly available through PubMed Central. The policy is intended to help ensure the permanent preservation of NIH-funded research and make it more readily accessible to scientists, physicians, and the public. The conferees note that the comment period for the draft policy ended November 16th; NIH is directed to give full and fair consideration to all comments before publishing its final policy. The conferees request NIH to provide estimated costs of implementing this policy each year in its annual Justification of Estimates to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. In addition, the conferees direct NIH to continue to work with the publishers of scientific journals to maintain the integrity of the peer review system."
NIH Director Zerhouni was directed to have a final policy by December 1, 2004. He has asked for an extension of this date due to the large number of comments received on the proposal.
Stay tuned for further developments in the News@Hardin and the Hardin Scholarly Communication News. Questions about this proposed rule can be directed to Jean Sayre, Hardin Library Director, jean-sayre@uiowa.edu
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September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
E-resources are wonderful, but sometimes access problems can occur. These problems range from an inability to connect to receiving one of a variety of possible error messages. Sometimes the problem will be on the library’s end, but more often it resides with the publisher site. If you experience a glitch with e-access, please get in touch with us so we can determine the cause of the problem. You can report a problem by clicking the Report-it button on the top of Hardin’s e-journals page (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/journals.html), sending an e-mail (resources-hardin@list.uiowa.edu), or calling Karen Fischer (335-8781). When reporting a problem, please tell us the name of the title or resource, if you are accessing from on or off campus, and the nature of the problem including the error message you received if applicable.
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September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Have you noticed that “Open Access” is a buzz word these days? (For a definition of “open access” read the Bethesda Statement on Open Access). The launching of many new open access journals, such as PLoS Medicine, and recent news reports, such as the National Institute of Health’s proposal to mandate open access archiving to all federally funded research, are generating a vigorous debate in the scientific, publishing, and library communities. Scholarly communication exists for the benefit of the world’s research and teaching community. Authors aim to share new discoveries with their colleagues, while researchers, students, librarians and other readers want access to the relevant literature. Open access facilitates this process by making scholarly information freely available on the web.
In light of the debate over open access and in order to help distill and distribute scholarly communication issues, Hardin Scholarly Communication News published its first newsletter in July 2004. The purpose of this irregularly issued electronic newsletter (8-12 issues/year) is to bring to readers’ attention a variety of topics that affect the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new developments, open access and alternative publishing models in the health sciences. Karen Fischer, editor and Information Resources Librarian, welcomes input, suggestions and news-worthy items from all readers. Contact: karen-fischer@uiowa.edu.
If you subscribe to News@Hardin you will automatically receive an email announcement of a new issue with the table of contents included. Read it online at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/scholarly_comm_news.html
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