NRC-CISTI introduces Pay Per Article service

Ever searched endlessly on the Web trying to find the full-text article you need? The new Pay Per Article service offered by NRC-CISTI, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, can help. Pay Per Article allows any researcher to search a database of more than 11 million articles and pay by credit card to view and print those selected. No pre-registration, user name or password required.

"This new service is a breakthrough in NRC-CISTI's document delivery efforts, integrating free search capability with simplified registration, ordering and payment processes in a single, easy-to-use interface," says Michael Ireland, Director, Information Access and Delivery, NRC-CISTI. "Once clients find the articles they need, they add them to a shopping cart, proceed to the checkout, pay for their purchases, and view their articles in short order. It's as easy as 1,2,3,4,5."

The new service provides speedy access to an extensive selection of scientific, technical and medical articles held locally in NRC-CISTI's electronic and print journal collections. Articles that are not available through the Pay Per Article service remain accessible through NRC-CISTI's catalogue.

"The Pay Per Article option gives researchers in science, technology and medicine a simple way to find and use the information they need," says Simon Boisseau, Marketing Manager of Future Science Group. "It also increases the exposure of our journals, which means that more clients see our titles and cite them in their research papers."

Each article costs CAN$12, plus publisher fees and applicable taxes. Users see the full and exact cost of items added to their shopping carts and pay by credit card using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

Once NRC-CISTI verifies payment, users receive confirmation of their purchases and an e-mail with a link to the items purchased. Articles from NRC-CISTI's electronic collection (indicated with a green mouse symbol), are available for viewing immediately. Articles in the print collection (indicated with a red flying envelope symbol) must first be scanned, and users receive a link by e-mail when the article is ready to be viewed and printed.

Access to all articles is for one view, one print. Access begins when the link is opened and ends when the link is closed. Users may not save the document to their desktop.

Librarians and others wishing to access this new service should visit the NRC-CISTI Web site at cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

About the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

As a key facility of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) is one of the world's leading sources for information in all areas of science, technology, medicine and engineering. It is also Canada's foremost publisher of scientific journals and books, through the NRC Research Press, its publishing arm. With the ever-growing knowledge-based economy, NRC-CISTI is also increasingly considered a key strategic component of Canada's science and technology information infrastructure.

For more information about NRC, visit www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

For more information about NRC-CISTI, visit cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.