SAGE Library News - November 2010

Welcome to the last issue of SAGE Library News for 2010. In this issue, you'll find important information about SAGE Research Methods Online; new journals to SAGE; new initiatives, such as SAGE Open and free Community sites; and discounts on reference works. We hope you've found our library newsletters interesting/useful! In order to continue to give you the information you want in the format you want, please take a few minutes to complete our short survey.

News and Announcements SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) Beta Ending! SAGE Open Community Networking Sites Launched! IMechE Journals Now Published by SAGE Additional New Journals Published by SAGE in 2011 Journals Newly Accepted into the JCR© Library Services Award SAGE Reference Special Pricing! SAGE Reference Online Collections Pre-pub Price Ends Soon: Encyclopedia of Geography and More Contacts

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) Beta Ending!

SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) is the place to go for researchers, lecturers and students studying social science subjects. SRMO helps answer research methods and research design questions as you explore over 100,000 pages of book, journal and reference content and is currently in beta. Trial the beta version for free, but do it soon: The beta trial ends on December 31, 2010.

With the trial, you'll have access to sophisticated search tools that support researchers as they move through the site and discover content. 

• Faceted search tools to refine or extend each search into related topic areas
• Visual and standard text search functions to respond to users’ preferences
• The Methods Map—an exciting and innovative visualization tool that can be used to discover relationships between methods, to discover new methods and to find content related to them
• SRMO Lists—lists of content within the product that users have selected and want to share through this product

Be among the first to subscribe to this exciting new product from SAGE! For more information or pricing details, contact your SAGE Regional Sales Manager today!

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SAGE Open

SAGE is pleased to announce the launch of SAGE Open, a new publication to support open access publishing in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.  SAGE Open will publish peer-reviewed original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. The journal will offer authors quick review and decision times; a speedy, continuous-publication format; and global distribution for their research via delivery platform SAGE Journals Online.

SAGE Open supports the growing number of authors who require their articles to be freely available on publication, either because of personal preference or because of university or government mandates.  Unlike traditional journals, it will not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Rather it will accept articles solely on the basis of the quality of the research, evaluating the scientific and research methods of each article for validity.

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Community Networking Sites Launched!

SAGE recently launched of two new social networking sites for the academic community: crimspace for criminology and criminal justice; and communicationspace for media studies and communication. Free to join, these public social networks provide researchers with the ability to connect with colleagues; discuss issues and controversies in the forum;  read free content selected from SAGE books and journals; view podcasts and videos; and also find information on relevant events, jobs, funding and training. The launches of these new sites follow the success of the research methods network, Methodspace which SAGE launched in March 2009. Since its debut, the site has gained more than 7,500 members globally.

Read the full press release for more information.

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IMechE Journals Now Published by SAGE

SAGE and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) announced a unique long-term partnership arrangement that SAGE will publish all 18 of the Institution’s academic journals, including the 16 highly respected Proceedings of the Institution.

The Proceedings of the IMechE are 16 journals covering a broad range of engineering disciplines:

• Journal of Power and Energy - Part A
• Journal of Engineering Manufacture - Part B
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science - Part C
• Journal of Automobile Engineering - Part D
• Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering - Part E
• Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit - Part F
• Journal of Aerospace Engineering - Part G
• Journal of Engineering in Medicine - Part H
• Journal of Systems and Control Engineering - Part I
• Journal of Engineering Tribology - Part J
• Journal of Multi-body Dynamics - Part K
• Journal of Materials: Design and Applications - Part L
• Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment - Part M
• Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems - Part N
• Journal of Risk and Reliability - Part O
• Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology - Part P

In addition SAGE will publish International Journal of Engine Research and Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. For more information and subscription options, visit SAGE's IMechE page.

Read the full press release.

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Additional New Journals Published by SAGE in 2011

As the end of the year draws near, we are pleased to announce new journals joining SAGE in 2011. Don’t forget! Renew your subscription to these journals through your preferred subscription agent or directly through SAGE.

We are also happy to announce that we are publishing several new launch journals for 2011. For a full list of new and forthcoming journals, journals no longer published by SAGE, and other journal changes, click here.

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Journals Newly Accepted into the JCR©

SAGE is excited to announce the following 29 journals have been accepted into the Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters) in 2010. These titles will have an Impact Factor announced in the 2010 JCR (Thomson Reuters, 2011). Visit the homepages below to discover the quality and distinction of these must-have titles.

For information on current rankings and Impact Factors and a complete list of ranked titles in the 2009 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2010), visit the Librarian Resource Center.

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Library Services Award

In an effort to make sure our content is as accessible as possible, SAGE works hard to deliver our content in the format required to help the visually impaired and print disabled. SAGE worked closely with the Publishers Association and TechDis to support the Publisher Lookup website, which provides much-needed information regarding publishers for disability librarians in the UK and throughout the world. Electronic files (where available) are delivered to librarians for the personal use of registered VIP or PD students. All material is provided free of charge for the student’s use.

As a result of our efforts, SAGE came second in April for the JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Award for Accessibility: Reshaping business processes. We were also awarded the JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Award for Library Service: Providing alternative formats at the CILIP Digital Information Conference in October.

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SAGE REFERENCE

Special Pricing: Save now when you purchase SAGE Reference Online Collections!

Did you know you can receive exclusive discounts when you purchase any of our SAGE Reference Online Encyclopedia or Handbook Collections? Contact your SAGE Regional Sales Manager by December 10, 2010 for more information on pricing and offer details.

Click on a Collection below to see the full list of included titles in these must-have reference collections:

New! 2011 Encyclopedia Collection (30 Titles)
New! 2010 Encyclopedia Collection (24 Titles)
New! 2011 Handbook Collection (17 Titles)
New! 2010 Handbook Collection (14 Titles)
2009 Handbook Collection (18 Titles)
2000-2007 Handbook Backlist Collection (80 Titles)

This special pricing offer will expires soon, so contact your SAGE Regional Sales Manager today!

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Ensure your collection includes this must-have text!

Encyclopedia of Geography SIX-VOLUME SET Barney Warf, University of Kansas With more than 1,200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Geography reflects how the growth of geography has propelled a demand for intermediaries between the abstract language of academia and the ordinary language of everyday life. The six volumes of this encyclopedia encapsulate a diverse array of topics to offer a comprehensive and useful summary of the state of the discipline in the early 21st century. Print ISBN:  978-1-4129-5697-0 Print price: $895 / £560 Pre-publication print price: $805 / £475(print version only; expires 11/30/2010) Electronic Price: $1,120 (for UK, contact librarysales@sagepub.co.uk) eISBN: 978-1-4129-3959-1 September 2010, 3560 pages

Take advantage of the pre-publication price of Encyclopedia of Geography and these newly published reference works:

Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook
Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook
Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook
Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory

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CONTACTS

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