Peter Scott's Library Blog reports that access to Elsevier's full-text, peer-reviewed journal and book content on ScienceDirect, will be significantly enhanced with several new features. In an effort to provide the latest scientific research as soon as possible online, ScienceDirect will introduce a new type of Article in Press in February, 2006: Accepted Manuscripts. These are manuscripts which have been peer-reviewed and selected for publication by the journal editor but have yet to be edited by Elsevier's production staff.

Accepted Manuscripts will be available for around 200 journals from February 2006, with further titles to be added throughout the year. The new manuscripts will be available on average five days after acceptance; four-to-six weeks earlier than is currently the case. Additionally, the PDF articles will be citable using DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and searchable on title, author name and full text.

Other access enhancements include:
February 2006, users will be able to export selected data directly to RefWorks, which opens a web browser interface immediately on clicking the “Export” link.

A new software upgrade released by Ex Libris, which extends MetaLib’s MetaSearch functionality, allows users to search through MetaLib’s integrated library portal.