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Cambridge University Press and the Materials Resarch Society

The July 25, 2012 press release from Cambridge Journals announces a new single point access for all things in materials research science,

The Materials Research Society (MRS) and Cambridge University Press announced today the launch of  Materials360 Online, a news resource designed specifically for the materials research community. Materials360 Online captures the most important materials science news in one place, saving readers huge blocks of time navigating various resources across the web.

Through rigorous reporting, detailed fact checking, and clear writing, a dedicated editorial staff provides original news articles, videos and podcasts—all with the unique perspective of an organization devoted to the advancement of materials science. Visitors gain insight into the latest materials information not available elsewhere on the web.

The site also brings together materials news stories aggregated from many other major scientific publications and websites. A “Hot Topics” cloud offers an easy search on keywords of current importance, and a Twitter feed (@Materials_MRS) allows followers to share contributions to this ongoing stream of news, thoughts and opinions.

Rounding out the coverage, Materials360 Online also connects researchers to all MRS publications on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO ), keeping readers up-to-date on highlighted, most recent, and most viewed articles from MRS Communications, Journal of Materials Research (JMR), MRS Bulletin, and the MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL).

MRS is the first society to avail itself of this new offering from Cambridge University Press, which has developed the ability to deliver tailored, digital functionality for its portfolio of over 300 journals and its learned society partners. The Cambridge platform vastly improves the discoverability of materials science information—easily accessed via computers and mobile devices.

The launch of the new site comes just months after the birth of MRS’s newest journal to serve the materials research community, MRS Communications.

“This is a fantastic development for the materials research community. Materials360 Online cuts research time significantly, through aggregating information across the web in one easy-to-find place,” said MRS President Bruce Clemens. “We continue to be proud of our relationship with Cambridge University Press and this is just another example of how two world-class organizations can work together to create outstanding results,” he said. “Along with our new journal, MRS Communications, this new site will significantly improve the information flow to materials research professionals everywhere.”

Jamie Hutchins, Head of Journals, Americas said the new site was set to be the first of many, as other learned societies, already entrusting their journals and other publications to Cambridge, take the opportunity to create a new online presence through online hubs that offer much more than just a website.

“This new capability is a true game-changer for our distinguished partners like the Materials Research Society. We can now pull information from across the globe into a meaningful site that will save the academic community untold hours of research time.”

Some of  the materials on the website are free such as this video,

As they note in the press release, news is aggregated from many sources although I suspect they have the same problem I have, most of the material they access will be in English which leaves a good chunk of international research inaccessible. Still, this is a pretty impressive collection.

It’s not all free, from the Terms of Use webpage,

Materials360 Online (‘website’) is provided by Cambridge University Press (‘Cambridge’) and its collaboration partner, The Materials Research Society (‘MRS’).

Cambridge University Press is a syndicate of the University of Cambridge and its principal place of business is at The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RU. The Materials Research Society is an organization of materials researchers from academia, industry, and government that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to improve the quality of life and its primary place of business is at 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA, 15086-7537, USA.

The website provides access to four Journals:

• Online Proceedings Library
• MRS Bulletin
• MRS Communications
• Journal of Materials Research(‘the Journal(s)’)

By registering to access and using this website at www.materials360online.com for the journals you are indicating that you accept the terms and conditions set out below. Users who do not accept these terms of use are not authorized to use or continue using this website.

Cambridge or MRS may amend these terms of use at any time and any revised version will be effective immediately that it is displayed on this website. In the event of any comments or questions concerning these terms of use, please contact us by emailing The Legal Services Director at legalservices@cambridge.org or writing to The Legal Services Director at The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, England.

The website homepage, listings and full text displays of news articles, search listings, video links, alongside tables of contents and abstracts of Journal articles may be accessed free of charge by all users.

The full texts of Journal articles (referred to below as ‘the Materials’) may be accessed only by authorized users. ‘Authorized User’ is defined as either:

  • 1. A fully paid member of the MRS.
  • 2. An individual who is authorized to access the Journals through a secure network or proxy server (subject to the terms and conditions detailed below) at a subscribing institution, via his/her affiliation with a subscribing institution as a current student, faculty member, library patron, or employee
  • 3. An individual who holds a valid electronic personal subscription to Cambridge Journals Online.
  • 4. An individual who has purchased access to a single article on Cambridge Journals Online, and who accesses that article within the allotted timeframe.

Etc.

I hope they are able to keep this website active and interesting over time. Right now, it certainly seems like promising.