With over 22,000 members, it looks after the interests of professional physicists and supports the education of the physicists of tomorrow. Institute of Physics Publishing has been at the forefront of academic electronic publishing since launching its Website and in 1999 was nominated for the prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian Award in recognition of its innovative application of information technology. IQ was created in response to the challenges librarians, publishers, and information managers face as they move into a new electronic environment. Featuring a powerful search engine and multiple delivery and payment options, IQ provides consolidated access to a significant body of scientific, technical and medical information. Up to 50,000 new citations are added each week.
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