Recipients then have 15 days to order from each list, and the articles are delivered within minutes via email. Users can retrieve over 1,000 additional news sources, plus the latest scientific, research, competitive intelligence, and intellectual property information without needing additional training or resources. Current passwords apply. A Web-based billing system lets organizations activate Northern Light accounts for an unlimited number of users, departments, and projects. Each can be reported separately, and organizations can also generate monthly reports to track spending and set usage limits.
Individual accounts are also available.
The abstracts will include those for each 1997 and 1998 serial publication, book reports, conference proceedings, and other material from Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts, Life Science Collection, and Environmental Science and Pollution Management. Full-text articles from 175 journals from Academic Press are now available through OCLC 's FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online as part of OCLC's efforts to integrate content from many publishers. Six library systems have completed field tests of OCLC's SiteSearch 4.0 software that includes a rewrite of OCLC SiteSearch server components in Java to increase libraries' ability to create unique features specific to local needs, including local customization of the WebZ interface. Participants provided feedback on interface design, ease of configuration and customization, and ease of upgrading to the new architecture. Following the field tests and final changes, the software was released in late April.