The Library is cancelling Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Web of Science (WoS). Access will end on 31st December 2016.
Academic staff be informed over the next few days. An FAQ is available to help you field any queries:
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Journal Citation Reports (JCR) reasons for cancellation:
- decline in usage
- cost increase
- availability of alternative journal metrics data
Web of Science (WoS) reasons for cancellation:
- decline in usage
- duplication with other resources
- cost compared to Scopus (a similar indexing service)
Full details on the consultation which was undertaken with academic staff plus statistics and costs are also available on the K drive.
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We now have a SharePoint page set up for sharing our communications regarding the cancellation of these two services. Alison, Stuart and Sara will be following up with subject librarian groups
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http://share.canterbury.ac.nz/support/Library/resources/datasets/SitePages/WoS-JCR.aspx
This decision as made after consultation with departments through LLOs, Library Committee, IRAG, Research Committee, Academic Board and SMT. We are leading in the cancellation of WoS. Other universities are highly likely to follow when they look at the trends and cost/benefit of the resource.