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AccessScience Renewal 2016-2017

Response Deadline: 
June 21, 2016

Subscription Term

Begins: 

July 1, 2016

Ends: 

June 30, 2017

Renewal pricing is now available for AccessScience. This database is made available to BC ELN partner libraries through a national site licence negotiated by the Council of Atlantic University Libraries / Conseil des bibliothѐques universitaires de l'Atlantique (CAUL-CBUA) on behalf of Consortia Canada.


This database is made available to BC ELN partner libraries through a national site licence negotiated by the Council of Atlantic University Libraries / Conseil des bibliothѐques universitaires de l'Atlantique (CAUL-CBUA) on behalf of Consortia Canada.


Updates: 

An addendum has been added to the AccessScience License Agreement. The addendum is available for viewing and download on the License Terms and Conditions page.

There are two upcoming AccessScience training webinars:


Overview

Vendor: 
McGraw-Hill
Description: 

No longer offered by BC ELN.​

AccessScience is an authoritative and dynamic online resource that contains incisively written, high-quality reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines. An award-winning gateway to scientific knowledge, it offers links to primary research material, videos and exclusive animations, plus specially designed curriculum maps for teachers. With these and other online features, AccessScience is continually expanding the ways it can demonstrate and explain core, trustworthy scientific information in a way that inspires and guides users to deeper knowledge.

AccessScience's dedicated editorial team is led by Sagan-Award-winner John Rennie and comprises more than 9000 scientists and engineers, including 42 Nobel-Prize winners as well as recipients of other major scientific prizes such as Franklin Institute Awards. With its roots in McGraw-Hill Education's world-famous scientific publishing program—encompassing the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology—AccessScience draws on and continues a deep tradition of presenting rigorously vetted scientific knowledge and expertise in a way that is both engaging and easy to understand.

AccessScience includes:

  • More than 8,500 articles and Research Reviews covering all major scientific disciplines and encompassing the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology
  • 115,000+ definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
  • 3,000 biographies of well-known scientific figures
  • 18,000+ downloadable images and animations illustrating key topics
  • Engaging videos highlighting the life and work of award-winning scientists
  • Suggestions for further study and additional readings guide users to deeper understanding and research
  • Links to citable literature through DOIs help users continue their research using primary sources of information
  • Interactive citation generator saves time and effort when preparing papers
  • Curriculum maps tied to core content save time for educators
  • Mobile access allows easy, anytime access outside of institutional IP ranges

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Last updated: April 18, 2017

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Response

Response Instructions

To RENEW, no response is required from current subscribers as listed above. To CANCEL or to CHANGE OPTIONS, libraries should contact BC ELN by the response deadline.

Terms & Conditions

Additional Information

Supporting Documentation:

Additional information on AccessScience can be found at the McGraw-Hill AccessScience website at www.AccessScience.com.

Statistics:

COUNTER-compliant statistics are available through the vendor. Information on obtaining your institution's usage statistics are available at: http://subs.sams.mhp.semcs.net/LOGIN?sessionid=c19a54ef4aa617b660a0d254ee36d49e&authstatuscode=400.

If you need a reminder of your administrative log-in credentials for access to either your current or legacy usage statistics, or if you have any questions, please contact techsupport@mhprofessional.com.

Your institution’s usage statistics for August 2007 through November 2013 can be retrieved via the Legacy Statistics Site. Use your institution’s pre-2014 administrative log-in credentials (i.e., no appended “admin” suffix) that were sent to you when your subscription was first activated for access into the site. NOTE: access to the Legacy Statistics Site is subject to end without advance notice. Please retrieve any legacy data you may need as soon as possible.

MARC Records:

MARC records are available on the McGraw-Hill Subscriber Services Portal.

Federated Search:

AccessScience provides a ContentShare API for libraries that wish to incorporate AccessScience content directly into their local search results. The ContentShare API is a search-engine-friendly data set placed in a secured location. The specifications for crawling, incorporating results, and linking directly to AccessScience assets from results will be provided to active subscribers on request. If your institution wishes to incorporate AccessScience in its federated search engine, please use the Contact Us form ("Contact a sales representative" option).