Dialog Highlights eJounals in Latest STM OfferingsAggreagation continues to take on changing dimensions as major players expand collection retrieval capabilities on a virtual basis.
dBusinessNews reports that Dialog is unveiling the addition of 77 publishers of highly valued scientific, technical and medical (STM) information from around the world who are now working with Dialog to offer e-Journal links. Information professionals can use Dialog Subscription Manager to activate these virtual collections in much the same way they would native Dialog collections. Many major institutions are favoring eJournals as a solution to content collection distribution in highly dispersed organizations, with journal sites offering far more contextual value than can fit in an aggregator's database. As professional content consumers continue to build more sophisticated relationships with primary publishers online, aggregators are focusing on adding value on top of those primary relationships. But given the sophistication of many industry-specific portal offerings these days, it appears to be thinner ground than ever to tread.
