The UT Health Science Center Libraries currently has an electronic subscription to The Scientist. The publisher, F1000, will combine its three products — Faculty of 1000 Medicine, Faculty of 1000 Biology, and The Scientist — into one product, effective January 2011. Because of the cost increase for the bundled collection, the library is not able to continue the electronic version of The Scientist in 2011 as we have for the last two years.
In order to continue an electronic subscription to The Scientist, the library would be required to subscribe to all three products resulting in more than a 400% increase in subscription cost in 2011 compared to the cost in 2010. We realize that The Scientist is a popular publication for keeping up with the latest news and views in science; however, as with all departments on campus, the library is looking at a reduced budget in the next biennium and we must be fiscally responsible.
The library will continue our print subscription to The Scientist but discontinue electronic access starting in 2011. Contact John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, with any questions or comments at weedj@uthscsa.edu.
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