Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced an agreement with the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC). The deal will enable thousands of Chinese researchers to access archival content dating back to 1849 for over 150 journals.
ISTIC, which is part of the Ministry of Science & Technology of China, represents the National Science and Technology Library (NSTL), whose members include major national level libraries and information research institutions in China. The agreement with Oxford Journals entitles all NSTL's non-commercial users to access the 2008 version of the Oxford Journals Archive, comprising over 3.4 million article pages, and over 800,000 articles.
Oxford Journals has previously signed agreements with Chinese Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), enabling researchers to access the current content (1996 - present) of around 200 journals. This first nationwide deal for the Archive further increases dissemination of high quality content in China.
