LibGuides: Library Updates: Spring, 2023

Transformative Agreement with Wiley & Springer Nature

Ikeda Library is an institution member of the SCELC consortium. We also subscribe to large journal packages offered by publishers Wiley and Springer Nature. Under the transformative agreement that SCELC negotiated, SUA students, faculty, and staff members have the option to publish in their hybrid/OA journals without paying Article Processing Charges (APC) when open-access (OA) option is selected. The APCs costing thousands of dollars are waived for the journal package subscribers like us.

Highlighting New Powerful Database: Scopus

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Scopus uniquely combines a comprehensive, expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines. It finds relevant and authoritative research, identifies experts and provides access to reliable data, metrics and analytical tools.

To make it easy for you to get started with database Scopus, Elsevier put together the following links, guides and tutorials:

Also, visit the Scopus LibGuide for additional information.

"Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature – scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Worldwide, Scopus is used by more than 3,000 academic, government and corporate institutions and is the main data source that supports the Research Intelligence portfolio." (About Scopus)