The National Library of China (NLC) has gained access to the Cambridge Journals Digital Archive (CJDA) Complete Collection. The complete CJDA comprises 207 journals published from 1770 to 2010 and will provide substantial support to research institutes and universities throughout China.
The broad subject areas within the archive were an important factor for the NLC, as the collection contains wide ranging research within the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and physics subject areas. The quality of the research available within the collection was also a significant factor in the decision, as the archives continue to have high academic value.
For scientific and technical journals such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, the Journal of Materials Research, and the Journal of Agricultural Science, many articles of historical importance are still cited by academics, professors and deans at top universities in China. Many leading librarians and scholars supported the acquisition, with specific recommendations being submitted to the NLC from over a dozen chief librarians and deans.
Cambridge University Press and the National Library of China are now due to hold joint seminars on using the archive for regional libraries and universities in several major provincial capitals in China.
