Blackwell Synergy journals merging into Wiley InterScience June 30, 2008

Hi Everyone,

Please see the message below about Blackwell Synergy titles moving to Wiley Interscience at the end of this month...

Thanks,

James.



PLEASE NOTE: All journal content on Blackwell Synergy is merging into Wiley InterScience
As of Monday, June 30th 2008, all Blackwell journal content - including all full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print - will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience.

We plan to close Blackwell Synergy at the end of business (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday June 27th and we anticipate that the migration will be completed by Monday June 30th. Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience will be unavailable while we transition and re-index data.

After June 30th, Blackwell Synergy will no longer be available.

Please forward this message to any library colleagues in your institution who need to know and help us to inform your patrons. We have written to all registered users on Blackwell Synergy and you will also see banners informing about the change on both sites.

Details about the actual downtime period will be posted on each site prior to June 27th, and you can find other essential information and FAQs about the change in service here:
* http://www.interscience.wiley.com/transition - for Librarians and Institutional Customers
* http://www.interscience.wiley.com/transition-users - for Individual End Users
* http://www.interscience.wiley.com/support - Customer Support contact information
* http://www.interscience.wiley.com/training - to sign up to a free webinar about using Wiley InterScience

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Some important things to remember:
* No new Wiley-Blackwell content will be published online from June 21st until July 7th. After July 7th, publication schedules will resume as usual.
* Links to journals on Blackwell Synergy will automatically redirect to Wiley InterScience. There is no need for you to change your links.
* Subscriptions for Blackwell journals on Synergy will migrate to Wiley InterScience, with the terms of all existing licenses honored.
* These access options will continue to function seamlessly:
- IP authentication
- Athens authentication
- Username and password access
* If you have activated TPS access for your institution, see http://www.interscience.wiley.com/transition for details on updating your TPS script.
* For the Library/Customer Administration area, we have matched Synergy and Wiley InterScience accounts so you will be able to manage all your Wiley and Blackwell journals using your existing Wiley InterScience Administrator login. If you do not already have a Wiley InterScience administrator ID, you will receive further instructions after the transition.
* From September 2008 onwards, usage data for Blackwell journals will be available on Wiley InterScience, presented in a separate report but in the same format as that offered for Wiley journals. Usage data for Blackwell journals for the period prior to December 2005 will not be transferred to Wiley InterScience and is no longer be available.

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New Online Service Launching in 2009
This transition to Wiley InterScience is in preparation for the launch of our next-generation online service for all Wiley-Blackwell journals, books, reference works, databases, laboratory protocols, and other Wiley resources in 2009. This will include many of the best features of the current platforms and more, enabling us to deliver even greater publishing capabilities and customer value for the future. More information about the new service, will be provided well in advance of the launch date in 2009.
If you have any queries, please contact our Customer Support service (Regional contact details are posted here: http://www.interscience.wiley.com/support) or your usual Wiley-Blackwell Account Manager.

We will do our very best to ensure a smooth change and thank you for your patience and support during this transition time.

Best wishes,
Emily Gillingham
Director, Library and Institutional Marketing Wiley-Blackwell John Wiley & Sons
Tel: +44 1865 476425
Fax: +44 1865 471425
emily.gillingham@wiley.com