Blackwell Launches 3000 Years of Digitized Journal Backfiles

["Gillingham Emily" <Emily.Gillingham@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com>]

-- Blackwell Launches 3000 Years of Digitized Journal Backfiles --

Blackwell Publishing today announced the launch of its Journal 
Backfile Digitization Program.  All issues back to Volume 1, 
Issue 1 will be digitized for at least 500 journals over the next 
two-and-a-half years, comprising approximately 6.5 million pages 
by the time the program is complete.

The first 121 journals to be digitized are available to purchase 
now and one quarter of these already have their backfiles loaded 
on Blackwell Synergy.  51 of the journals now available cover 
social science and humanities subject areas, 37 cover medicine 
and healthcare, and 33 are from science.  The digitized backfiles 
for these initial 121 titles represent 2.5 million pages and 
almost 3000 years of content.  Journal of Phytopathology dates 
back the furthest so far, to 1852, with Journal of Applied 
Entomology close behind with a start date of 1876.

"The expectation of researchers is increasingly that everything 
that's worthwhile should be available to them online, whether it 
was published in 1906 or 2006", said Steven Hall, Journals Sales 
and Marketing Director at Blackwell Publishing.  "We've been 
working closely with our society partners to ensure that their 
journal backfiles are fully digitized, linked and searchable. 
We look forward to working with libraries now to make the content 
available to researchers".

Libraries can order any number of journals, from a single title 
to the complete collection, with varying discounts available 
depending on the size of the order.

For more information about the digitized backfiles available now, 
and how to order, please go to 
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/backfiles

-- About Blackwell Publishing --

Blackwell Publishing is the world's leading society publisher, 
partnering with 665 academic and professional societies. 
Blackwell publishes over 800 journals and, to date has published 
more than 6,000 books, across a wide range of academic, medical, 
and professional subjects. The company remains independent with 
more than 950 staff members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, 
China, Denmark, Singapore, Germany, and Japan. Blackwell's 
mission as an expert publisher is to create long-term 
partnerships with clients to enhance learning, disseminate 
research, and improve the quality of professional practice. For 
more information on Blackwell Publishing, please visit 
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com or 
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com

-- Media Contact --

Emily Gillingham
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
Tel: +44 (0)1865 476425
emily.gillingham@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/backfiles