Journal Info - information about journals with an OA-twist

From: (wrong string) �kan Carlsson <Hakan.Carlsson_at_LUB.LU.SE>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:35:21 +0200

Dear All,

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Lund University Libraries has, with financial support from the National
Library of Sweden, put together a new tool to support researchers in
their choice of journal for publication. The service, called
&#8221;Journal Info&#8221;, gives fast and simple access to journal
information through a web interface, http://jinfo.lub.lu.se. The journal
information is divided up in general, accessibility, cost and quality and
each area is supported by a number of relevant points. You can e.g. find
in which databases a journal is indexed, how much it costs for the
library to subscribe and which alternative OA journals exists. A total of
18,000 journals are currently supported in the database.

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The service takes its aim at the researchers themselves and includes
explanations for the interested beginner. The information is compiled
from a larger number of services and will continually be updated. The
service is designed to be a complement to DOAJ, the Directory of Open
Access Journals (www.doaj.org), which is also produced in Lund.

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Welcome to test the new service. Please send comments and forward the
announcement to fellow researchers and colleagues.

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Best regards,

H�kan

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H�kan Carlsson

Biblioteksdirektionen / Head Office

Lunds universitet / Lund University Libraries

Box 134

221 00 LUND

Tel. +46 46-222 15 30

Fax + 46 46-222 36 82

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Received on Fri Jun 29 2007 - 11:22:53 BST