The journal Nature, including the full text of all current issues and back issues to June 1997, is now available online through the University Library’s web site.

Appearing weekly, Nature is one of the most significant journals published today, featuring papers from any area of science with great potential impact. The importance of Nature papers often extends well beyond the confines of the specific discipline concerned. In fact, Nature’s “impact factor,” measured by the independent organization, the Institute of Scientific Information in Philadelphia, is higher than any other interdisciplinary scientific journal.

In addition to research articles and letters, Nature also publishes a broad range of material in the form of review and progress articles, correspondence, commentary, news and views, book, software and product reviews, essays and other occasional articles.

The web site may be found by going to [http://www.lib.udel.edu] and clicking the “Electronic Journals” button. From there, scroll down the alphabetical list to Nature. The direct web site address is [http://www.nature.com/nature].

Individuals may register to receive free e-mail alerts whenever a new issue of Nature or its sister publication is published.

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Feb. 1, 2002