Thursday, May 03, 2012

Journals migrating platforms in May 2012 – Please plan ahead for Annals of Internal Medicine and JAMA & Archives


Journals migrating platforms in May 2012 – Please plan ahead for Annals of Internal Medicine and JAMA & Archives.
Several e-journals are migrating platforms in May 2012, and as with all platform migrations, there are always glitches, which often result in downtime for electronic access.  Please plan ahead for these 2 migrations, so that you are well prepared for classroom work, ongoing research work and grant applications, as well as ongoing clinical work. 
On May 10, the Annals of Internal Medicine will migrate away from Highwire Press and move to Silverchair.  The new URL to connect to the new platform will remain the same as the old URL; however, it would be wise to expect non-access on that day and perhaps for several days.  Please plan ahead and download any articles that you may require in electronic format.  http://www.annals.org/  The library does have a current running print subscription to take care of urgent user needs should an outage occur.  There is alternate electronic access as part of EbscoHost Academic SearchPremier – however, access to the most recent issues are always 2-3 issues behind.    Annals First Look is also not included at Ebsco.    Annals First Look allows subscribers to receive Early Release article notifications and the table of contents (eTOC) for new and upcoming issues of Annals.  Users will have to re-subscribe to the new alerts features once the new platform at Silverchair is running. 
On May 14, JAMA & Archives is re-launched by the AMA as: The JAMA Network.  The new URL link is:   http://jamanetwork.com/    As with the Annals of Internal Medicine, this migration from Highwire to Silverchair on May 14 may have glitches, so be prepared.  If you think you will need electronic articles on May 14 and for several days afterward, plan ahead as platform migrations do not always go smoothly.  Please note that the library does have a current print subscription to JAMA for urgent needs by users.   Users will have to re-subscribe to the new alerts features once the new platform at Silverchair is running. 
New URL links for May 14 :
Key JAMA Network Sites
New Site URL
The JAMA Network jamanetwork.com
JAMA jama.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Dermatology archderm.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery archfaci.jamanetwork.com
Archives of General Psychiatry archpsyc.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Internal Medicine archinte.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Neurology archneur.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (Backfiles) archneurpsyc.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Ophthalmology archopht.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery archotol.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine archpedi.jamanetwork.com
Archives of Surgery archsurg.jamanetwork.com