Discover

Ottawa, ON, May 12, 2008 - Looking for NRC-CISTI's Pay-Per-Article service? Look no further than Discover!

Discover is the new name for the suite of services - current and planned - designed to allow any researcher to search a database of more than 20 million articles for free and pay by credit card to view and print those selected. No pre-registration, user name or password required. 

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. Articles that are open access are available free of any charges.

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.

NRC-CISTI is planning on launching a free Discover Alerts service in the fall. This service will allow users to register to receive electronic notification of new articles based on search criteria or journal title. The alerts will be delivered either via email or Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feed. 

Access Discover now.