Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2011 data released

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) data for 2011 is now available. You can download a complete list of titles included in JCR 2011 [PDF, 1.34 MB] as well as a list of titles receiving their first Journal Impact Factor [PDF, 913 KB].

An expansion of regional journal coverage in Web of Science reflects the needs of an increasingly global research community and data from these titles is also included in JCR.  If you're interested in reading more about this, Thomson Reuters have produced a report ('The globalization of Web of Science, 2005-2010'), which is available in summary form or as a free download.

The 2012 edition of Journal Citation Reports will be made available around June 2013.

Special Collections

Special Collections staff have installed a temporary exhibition at the Butcher Works Gallery, on Arundel Street in the city centre. It focuses on Arnold Freeman,“the visionary who had his feet on the ground”, founder of the Sheffield Educational Settlement, whose archive is held in Special Collections.

The exhibition runs from 18th to 30th June, and coincides with a conference at Freeman College.

University IT services now up and running

After an extended outage all core University IT services are now up and running. This includes access to Library eResources, StarPlus and Find it. See the CiCS upgrade blog for full details, or search for  #cicsupgrade on Twitter to watch last night's events unfold!

Changes to the British Library Document Supply Service

Over the past two years the British Library has been developing a new service, at a cost of £6m. This has been jointly funded by the British Library and the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE). The new British Library Document Supply Service (BLDSS) will replace the current technology to provide a more efficient service.

The main changes are that the new BLDSS will provide higher quality copies. Photocopies will be supplied in an A4 stapled booklet format. Articles supplied electronically will be sent from noreply@bldss.bl.uk. Please ensure that you do not treat these messages as spam. Items supplied for loan by the British Library will have a standard loan period of five weeks and will not be recalled during this time. It is important that items are returned promptly to the library or you may be charged for the cost of the renewal of the item, which is a charge imposed by the British Library.

Initially there will be a period when the British Library will be running a dual system. The British Library will not allow us to renew items that have been loaned on their old system and these items should be returned on the date given. If you still require the item, please submit another interlibrary request. It is also possible that you may still receive articles supplied electronically from archie@bl.uk.

Major infrastructure upgrade this weekend

Due to a substantial upgrade of IT infrastructure, most University IT services will be unavailable from 6pm on Friday 15th June. This includes access to Library eResources via MUSE, StarPlus and Find it. CiCS aim to restore the majority of services by 9am on Saturday 16th June. However, if there are unexpected problems, services may take until midday to return. The CiCS blog will be updated with full details and progress throughout the weekend. You can also follow CiCS on Twitter.

Scheduled building work in Western Bank Library

The Architecture section and the above computer room in Western Bank Library will be closed from Monday 11th June. This is to carry out work on the curtains which will involve the erection of scaffolding.
The Architecture section (Level 5) will reopen on Friday 22 June from 10am.
The computer room above the Architecture section (Level 6) is scheduled to reopen by Monday 25 June.

We apologise for any inconvenience.