British Library brings harder-to-find journal content online through new subscription database

27 November 2007

From today, organisations around the World will be able to subscribe to a new service from the British Library which provides the largest article level index to its collection of journals and conference proceedings.

Developed with Israel-based library technology company, TDNet, British Library Direct Plus is the first part of a two stage development by the British Library which will replace its existing 'Inside' service. The service will provide users with the power to search the BL's own Electronic Table of Contents database simultaneously with Pubmed Central and Google Scholar, and order full text, where available, through its document supply service by credit card or an account.

"Our partnership with TDnet has opened up a number of new possibilities for our document supply customers" explains Mat Pfleger, Head of Sales and Marketing. "As well as making a large proportion of our journals collection available to search for the first time at article level, it has also allowed us to deliver technologies, such as federated searching and advanced email alerting. This makes British Library Direct Plus the most comprehensive and flexible access point to our collection."

An Advanced version of the service will launch in early 2008 and will allow subscribers to build their own library of searchable sources that can include full text subscriptions, e-journals and website.

For further information please contact: Suvi Kankainen at the British Library Press Office (telephone +44 (0)20 7412 7105, email: suvi.kankainen@bl.uk) or Lawrence Christensen (telephone +44 (0)20 7412 7114, email: lawrence.christensen@bl.uk)

Notes for Editors

1. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest research libraries. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world's largest and most comprehensive research collection. The Library's collection has developed over 250 years and exceeds 150 million separate items representing every age of written civilisation. It includes: books, journals, manuscripts, maps, stamps, music, patents, newspapers and sound recordings in all written and spoken languages. Further information is available on the Library's website at www.bl.uk.