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The Lyell Collection Geological Society Publications Online

The Lyell Collection Geological Society Publications Online. Neal Marriott Director of Publishing Geological Society of London. Background to the Geological Society of London. World’s oldest national geological society Founded in 1807 Membership organisation with nearly 10 000 members

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The Lyell Collection Geological Society Publications Online

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  1. The Lyell CollectionGeological Society Publications Online Neal Marriott Director of Publishing Geological Society of London

  2. Background to the Geological Society of London • World’s oldest national geological society • Founded in 1807 • Membership organisation with nearly 10 000 members • Major publisher of peer-reviewed Earth science literature • Preparing for our bicentenary year in 2007

  3. Publishing activities of the Geological Society • Publishing history going back to 1811 • Own publishing operation since 1987 • Journals, Special Publications & books • 10 000 new pages annually • Contract publishing on behalf of smaller UK societies

  4. Geological Society journals • Journal of the Geological Society: 1845 • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology: 1967 • Petroleum Geoscience: 1994 • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis: 2001 • Additionally, four contract published titles • Electronically available

  5. Geological Society Special Publications and books • Special Publications: 270 volumes • Engineering Geology Special Publications: 21 volumes • Memoirs: 32 volumes • …and many others • Unlike journals, to date, no electronic availability

  6. The Lyell Centre and Lyell Collection • Digital initiative for the bicentenary • The Lyell Centre… • …and the Lyell Collection • Full online collection of all core Geological Society content back to 1845

  7. Lyell Collection content • Journal of the Geological Society to 1845 • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology to 1967 • Special Publications – 270 volumes • Engineering Geology Special Publications • Memoirs • 13 000 peer-reviewed articles • 220 000 pages • GSW overlap small

  8. Lyell Collection functionality • Abstracts, full text and reference linking for full archive and forward content • Hosted by HighWire Press • Functionality broadly equivalent to GeoScienceWorld

  9. Access options • Members’ access • Pay-per-view • Library subscription options • Current (current year + four) • Plus (all published content) • Lyell Collection Complete

  10. Indicative Lyell Collection prices • JGS Current $1250 • JGS Plus $1550 • QJEGH Current $620 • QJEGH Plus $720 • SP Current $2900 • SP Plus $3900 • Lyell Collection Complete $6000

  11. Schedule • Launch mid-2007 • Library trial period • PPV for 2007 • First subscription year calendar 2008 • Early access for early joiners • Additional titles 2009+ • Phasing out of print starts 2009

  12. Geological Society contacts • Neal Marriott • Director of Publishing • neal.marriott@geolsoc.org.uk • Edmund Nickless • Executive Secretary • edmund.nickless@geolsoc.org.uk • General information request • 2007@geolsoc.org.uk

  13. From the Geological Society of London…..

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