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Hi all,<br>
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I curious about what folks on here think of the new version of
Highwire Press that some journals are rolling out. I've seen two
major issues crop up recently:<br>
<br>
1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
States of America PNAS:<br>
From the abstract screen (where our link resolver drops users,
naturally), AdBlockPlus blocks the tabs that display access to the
full text, PDF, etc., rendering the site essentially unusable; the
blocking is so seamless that it isn't even possible to tell where
the tabs should have been. Unfortunately, Highwire is actually
using the PNAS site as an example for their new features
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://highwire.stanford.edu/publishers/h2o.dtl">http://highwire.stanford.edu/publishers/h2o.dtl</a>).<br>
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I've encountered issues with AdBlockPlus blocking important elements
in databases (e.g. Engineering Village/Compendex), where I can at
least put a notice in the A-Z list entry, but having to put notices
on individual journal titles is an entirely new level of
micromanagement. Assuming our users are not about to abandon ad
blockers, how are other libraries dealing with this issue?<br>
<br>
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2. Journal of Cell Biology and other Rockefeller University Press
journals<br>
RUP's new journal site drops users directly into the HTML full
text article from the TOC, from our link resolver, and from the
DOI. There is no agnostic "abstract" landing page from which a user
can evaluate whether they really want the article and choose the
appropriate format. This will have the effect of dramatically
inflating usage (every view will be counted even if the user doesn't
go beyond the abstract, and every PDF use will be a duplicate
count). It had seemed for the last few years as though publishers
were getting away from these usage-inflating designs, so I'm sorry
to see this issue come back on a new platform.<br>
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It seems like Highwire has gone all-in on features and branding for
publishers, with less emphasis on the needs of their library users.
Perhaps this is something to do with their acquisition by a private
equity firm in 2014. Anyway, it seems like people have been quiet
about these changes, which are subtle but problematic. Thoughts?
Opinions?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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<b>Nikki DeMoville</b>
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Electronic Resources Coordinator
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Robert E. Kennedy Library
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California Polytechnic State University
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San Luis Obispo, California
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Direct 805-756-5780
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Fax 805-756-7711
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ndemovil@calpoly.edu">ndemovil@calpoly.edu</a>
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