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

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

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

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

5. 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)

6. Royal Society of Chemistry Education Parliamentary Affairs Scientific Affairs Conferences Professional and Membership Affairs Publishing

7. 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

8. RSC - Education l LearnNet (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

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

10. 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

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

12. 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.

13. 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.Loughborough University's"denaturing"

14. 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.

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

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

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

18. RSC Journals l 16 Primary Journals l Including 5 Joint-venture Journals: Mendeleev Communications New Journal of Chemistry Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Russian Chemical Reviews l 5 Review Journals l Chemistry in Britain Chemistry World from Jan 2004

19. RSC Journals l Print The Analyst1876 J. Chem. Soc.1878 l Chemical Journals Online1987 l Adonis CD-ROM1994 l Internet CatchWord 1997 RSC Server1998

20. Electronic Innovation l Articles available in HTML and PDF l Abstracts free to all l Searching free l ESI available and free l Pay-per-view available l Articles from 1997 – 2000 On Jan 1, 2004 – 2001 articles become free

21. Electronic Innovation E-Submissions and E-Refereeing Virtual Journal in Chemical Biology Reference Linking Citation tracking

22. RSC Journals Archive Project

23. RSC Journals Archive l All RSC Journal material 1841 - 1996. 220,000 articles 1.2 million pages Complete - 200 gigabytes of electronic material l PDF (TIF and OCR) l XML Headers l References 1990 - 1996

24. RSC Journals Archive

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

26. Delivery to Web l PDF pages l Text content fully indexed and searchable l Contents lists for volume/issue l Linking for 1990+ reference lists l All front matter, back matter, adverts, etc. scanned l Home pages for all journals

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

28. Timescales l Project Start – October 2002 l Selection of Supplier – March 2003 l Material Sent to Techbooks – June 2003 l Receipt of material from Techbooks – April 2003 to October 2003 l Web Demo Available – November 2003 l All data Checked – November 2003 l Live – January 2004

29. Digitisation challenges Loose-leaf unpaginated table pullouts Small fonts

30. 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 p39)

31. 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

32. l Thanks for listening! l Any questions?