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Blackwell Publishing Compass Journals

Product Highlights

Each Compass journal publishes 100 new, authoritative, peer-reviewed survey articles per year on the most important and interesting research in their discipline, creating a constantly growing archive of articles. Coverage is of the entire field, enabling users to discover interesting connections across sub-disciplines.

Each Compass contains current abstracts and tables of contents from the main primary journals in the field. A reference-linked bibliography is provided for each article, providing the ideal entry point into the specialist literature.

Compass journals available now:

These titles are the first of nine titles planned for launch in the humanities and social sciences between now and 2008.

More about the Compass journals:

  • These Compass titles are available as online-only susbcriptions.
  • Access is provided through Blackwell Synergy, a linked and searchable online journals platform.
  • Each Compass has its own Web portal.
  • Access includes all available content on the Compass sites.
  • Access includes perpetual archival rights to the content from the year in which the subscription was made.

Trials

A trial can be activated at any time and is normally valid for 30 days. To activate a trial, please complete and submit the following form.

Blackwell Publishing Journal Collections Trial Form

MINITEX Pricing

These Blackwell Publishing products are available to academic libraries.

Compass journals are available to any library. Please contact MINITEX for a price quote.

License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)

Please review the Library License Agreement and forward any questions or requests for modification to Blackwell Publishing. Once you have approved the agreement, Blackwell Publishing will return a signed Library License Agreement to you for execution.

How to Order or Renew

Orders are accepted at any time.

Please complete the order/renewal form and fax it to MINITEX at 612-625-3569.

Please review the Library License Agreement and forward any questions or requests for modification to Blackwell Publishing. Once you have approved the agreement, Blackwell Publishing will return a signed Library License Agreement to you for execution.

To pay by credit card, please complete the credit card authorization form, order form and license agreement (if required), and fax all documents to our secure fax line at 612-626-5380.

Statistics

Blackwell Synergy provides comprehensive, daily updated, COUNTER-compliant usage statistics available in HTML, XML or tab-separated formats for downloading or delivery by email. These are available to institutional administrators when they login to My Synergy.

Contact Information

MINITEX Contact

Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
MINITEX Library Information Network
15 Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0439
Toll Free: 800-462-5348
Phone: 612-624-4002
Fax: 612-625-3569
Email: cpers@minitex.umn.edu

Vendor Contact

David Celano, Account Manager
Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: 781-388-8527
Fax: 781-338-8527
Email: dcelano@bos.blackwellpublishing.com