SAGE Library News – February 2012

Welcome to the first issue of SAGE Library News for 2012. Click on the links below to learn about our experience at the ALA Midwinter hosted in Dallas, Texas, new journals and changes in 2012, our 2012 SAGE Electronic Products, SAGE Reference titles honored by RUSA Awards, SAGE Knowledge, New Features to SAGE Research Methods, CQ Press Stats, and more.

In This Issue: NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Access via Shibboleth Now Available for US Institutions Call for Participation in LISU Research Project Discover SAGE Knowledge New in 2012: CQ Press State Stats Explore New Features on SAGE Research Methods Business Information Review launches best paper prize CONFERENCE NEWS Discoverability Breakfast at the American Library Association JOURNALS New Journals & Changes 2012 2012 SAGE Electronic Products REFERENCE SAGE Reference RUSA Awards CONTACT US

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Access via Shibboleth Now Available for US Institutions

To date, accessing SAGE Journals via Shibboleth has been available only for institutions in UK, France and Germany. Starting NOW, HighWire has made this available as well for institutions in the USA that are members of the InCommon federation. http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/shibboleth

View members of the Incommon Federation - http://www.incommon.org/participants/

"Shibboleth (federated access management) is one of several access control methods available for institutions to access SAGE Journals content online. In practical terms the advantage of using Shibboleth is that an authenticated network user may access online resources, both locally and externally, using a single sign on procedure. In addition, Shibboleth ensures security whilst protecting user privacy."

If you have any questions or require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via onlinesupportus@sagepub.com.

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Call for Participation in LISU Research Project

'Working together: evolving value for academic libraries' is a research project, commissioned by SAGE Publications Ltd, aiming to investigate the value of academic libraries for academic departments. We have appointed LISU to undertake the research in December 2011.

The value of libraries has become an important focus for research in recent years. In an increasingly tough climate for many libraries around the world, being able to demonstrate impact and value is crucial.

One of the key areas the project team intends to explore is the value of academic libraries to academic departments and how this can be improved. The objective of the project is to provide the academic library community with a better understanding of the connections between academic libraries and academic departments and to identify practical ways to enhance their working relationship. Read more about the project.

Do you want to participate?

We are looking for higher education libraries, particularly in the US, UK and in Scandinavia, which are delivering exceptionally good and/or innovative support services to research and teaching staff. Contact us here to get involved!

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Discover SAGE Knowledge

SAGE Knowledge is the ultimate social sciences digital library for students, researchers, and faculty. Launching in June 2012 with more than 2,500 titles, it includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, and more.

Be the first to trial SAGE Knowledge! Sign up at www.sagepub.com/trialsk.

For more information visit sagepub.com/knowledge

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New in 2012: CQ Press State Stats

State Stats is a new database from CQ Press that delivers a dynamic and engaging user experience that is unmatched in other resources. It features data from more than 80 different government and non-government sources and is backed by a rich collection of more than 2,000 current and historical data series on popular topics of research interest. State Stats has an easy-to-use interface that uniquely allows users to discover, view, and export key information measures for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Learn More

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Explore New Features on SAGE Research Methods

SAGE's web-based research methods product - is the place to go for researchers, faculty and students carrying out research projects. SAGE Research Methods is an innovative online research tool created to help students and researchers across the social sciences to design research projects, understand methods or identify new methods, conduct research, and write up their findings. The product includes over 120,000 pages of book, journal and reference content from leading SAGE authors, easily accessible online.

Check out our exciting new features and functionalities for 2012!

New enhancements

• 43 new titles are now available
• The new titles are identified by green “NEW” icons
• Enriched SRMO Lists function, including drag-and-drop feature
• You can now quickly add relevant topics to your lists by dragging and dropping content
• Methods-in-Action search widget into SAGE Journals to explore related online journal content
• This allows you to type a methodology into this widget and expand your research experience by exploring SAGE Journals.
• Term definition pop-ups within the Methods Map
• You can now slide your mouse over a term on the Methods Map to get a short definition.
• Improved author pages with photos, bios, affiliations, and contact information 

               Contact your sales manager to subscribe or set up a trial!

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Business Information Review launches best paper prize

The Editors of BIR are delighted to announce the launch in 2012 of the annual BIR best paper prize. The Editors and Editorial Board will make up the panel of judges. The prize for the best paper published is £100 plus a £100 voucher for SAGE books or individual journal subscriptions.  For further information about BIR please visit http://bir.sagepub.com, and for the BIR blog:  http://birjournal.blogspot.com/

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CONFERENCE NEWS

Discoverability Breakfast at the American Library Association

We had a great turn out of people who joined SAGE for a hot breakfast and a panel discussion on “Discoverability in the 21st Century’ based on a new whitepaper.  The "Discoverability in the 21st Century" panel tackled the challenges of making scholarly content discoverable and how to overcome those challenges. View the whitepaper

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JOURNALS

New Journals & Changes 2012

We are pleased to announce the new journals that will published by SAGE in 2012. Please also be reminded of journals that joined SAGE in 2011. View all New and Forthcoming Journals here.

Don't forget! To continue uninterrupted access to these titles, please renew your subscription through your preferred subscription agent or directly through SAGE.

Access update for Journal of Dental Research (JDR):  Open access to JDR has ceased. All JDR content is available through SAGE’s various purchase options. Please contact Dan Ruth (dan.ruth@sagepub.com) or Courtney Pugh (Courtney.pugh@sagepub.com) with any further questions.

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2012 SAGE Electronic Products

SAGE Premier now includes electronic access to over 600 peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journals spanning subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, medicine and many more. Learn more…

SAGE Deep Backfile Package includes over 430 SAGE journals backfiles that are interdisciplinary, including high-impact content published on behalf of hundreds of renowned, scholarly and professional societies. Enables students, faculty, and researchers to follow the trail of citations back to volume 1, issue 1 across a span of research topics. Learn more…

The SAGE Subject Collections are discipline-specific packages of the most popular peer-reviewed journals. These comprehensive discipline-specific packages include more than 413 journals, over 189,000 full-text articles, book reviews, editorials, and more with all the original graphics, tables, and page numbers. Learn More…

If you haven't seen our new 2012 packages, visit here for the full list!

For more information on pricing, to trial these products, or for more information, please contact librarysales@sagepub.co.uk

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REFERENCE

SAGE Reference RUSA Awards

The Collection Development and Evaluation Section (a part of the Reference and User Services Association, or RUSA) has announced its selections of the most outstanding works of 2011. SAGE & CQ Press have two titles selected that are honored as “Best Reference Sources of 2011, plus SAGE received an honorable mention for the Dartmouth Medal for the most outstanding reference work of the year.

The outstanding SAGE & CQ titles include:

Outstanding Reference Sources:

• Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine edited by Lyle J. Micheli (Sage)
•  Encyclopedia of Political Science George T. Kurian Editor-in-chief (CQ Press)

Dartmouth Medal for the most outstanding reference work of the year:

• Honorable Mention: International Encyclopedia of Political Science (SAGE Reference in association with the International Political Science Association)

View the complete list of Outstanding Reference Sources at libraryjournal.com.

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CONTACTS

Contact your regional Library/Consortia Sales Manager.

For technical support for SAGE's electronic products, please contact onlinesupportUS@sagepub.com.

To contact CQ Press, click here or e-mail librarymarketing@cqpress.com.

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