ScienceDirect downtime Saturday, Aug. 28

The ScienceDirect journals website will be unavailable from 4:30AM to 1:30PM Pacific time on Saturday, August 28th due to scheduled maintenance. ScienceDirect will become part of the SciVerse platform, which brings together other resources from Elsevier publishing to provide more efficient search and discovery. Read more about SciVerse in their FAQ.

Wiley Journals Downtime

Due to the launch of Wiley's new online library web platform, Wiley journals and other Wiley resources will be unavailable from approximately 1:00 am Pacific time, August 7th (Saturday) to 9:00 am Pacific time, August 8th (Sunday). The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience. Read more information about Wiley's new Online Library platform.

New Web Platform for Royal Society of Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched its new publishing platform that provides access to its journals and books.

New features include:

• A single search for all journal, book and database content
  
• Addition of related articles
  
• Share or recommend content though Facebook, Twitter and Google
  
• Register and customize an account where you can save searches and set up alerts
  

So check out some of your favorite journals such as Chemical Communications, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry or Natural Product Reports to see the new interface.