ASTM Digital Library Update

Integrated Platform for Standards and Digital Library to be Launched in August

Many of our subscribers have a subscription to both the Standards database and the Digital Library, but because these two products are on different platforms, customers can't search across both of them at the same time.  This will all change in August when we launch the new integrated platform that combines the standards with the digital library.  The new platform is called the "ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library" and will allow subscribers to search across standards and technical papers all from one convenient user interface.  Please contact me directly if you have any questions about this exciting new enhancement at dvglahn@astm.org.

Here is a screenshot of the homepage for the integrated product:

MARC Records Coming in August

ASTM is working with OCLC to provide MARC records for the Digital Library.  Our aim is to have the records available through OCLC by August 15th.  Please contact Ellen McGlinchey for more information at emcglinc@astm.org.

COUNTER is Here!

ASTM's Digital Library is now COUNTER compliant.  Please contact Ellen McGlinchey (emcglinc@astm.org) for additional details on gaining access to COUNTER reports.

COUNTER Compliance Coming in June

ASTM is pleased to announce that we will be COUNTER compliant by this June 2009.  We have been working with MPS Technologies to implement our COUNTER program.  In the coming weeks, IP subscribers to the Digital Library will be contacted and set up to receive access to the MPSInsight interface where they can access COUNTER reports.

Series link added

This month, the Digitial Library added an "Other books in this series" link to all STPs that are part of a recurring symposium. 

Example of the link:  This is what the new links look like on the STP pages
List of other books:  This is an example of what the list of other books looks.

Topical Collection Identifier Added

The ASTM Digital library has now added information identifying  what topical collection the STP, Manual, or paper is from.  There are 15 topical collections in the Digital Library (corresponding to the 15 sections of the ASTM Book of Standards). The information has been added to the bottom of the document summary page for all STPs, Manuals and papers.

This new enhancement is of particular interest to Topical Library subscribers who can search the entire digital library but can only download from the specific topical collection they subscribe to.  Now Topical Collection subscribers can easily see if the STP, Manual, or paper is part of their collection.

Click on the thumbnail below to see an example.

 

Date Range Now Added to Search

The ASTM Digital Library recently added a date range feature to the search box.  Users can now narrow their search results by date range and by relevance, newest results first, or earliest (oldest) results first.

New Sub-Topics Pull-Down Menu Added

A new pull-down menu that lists all of the Digital Libraries sub-topics has now been added to the home page.

Click on the thumbnails below to see a sample.

 

New "Narrow Your Search" Feature Added

Digital Library users can now view their search results by Author, Source, Date Published, or by Committee.  The new right-hand sidebar on the search results page will help users narrow their search for faster and better results.  A future enhancement will also allow them to view results by sub-topic.

Click the thumbnail below to see an example of the new feature.

 

Online Demo Added to Digital Library

In November we added an online demo that shows the main features of the Digital Library.  Click below to see the link on the homepage of the Digital Library website.