[Asis-l] IEEE Continues to Update Legacy Content

[M.Garner at ieee.org]

Over 90,000 Documents Added in 2007

Originally promised to be 180,000 documents large, the IEEE Xplore® legacy 
collection topped over 237,286 documents earlier this year as IEEE 
continues to complete its vision to provide the first volume, first issue 
release of all its technology journals. Since 2003, IEEE has been adding 
legacy content (pre-1988) to IEEE Xplore in an effort to bring historic, 
scholarly content to new generations of researchers and practitioners. The 
IEEE legacy collection is part of IEEE?s plan to digitize all papers from 
its technology journals and represents a critical evolutionary period that 
chronicles the development of today's information age. With the addition 
of these historic publications, dating back to 1913, researchers will have 
access to a tremendous repository of papers by visionaries in the 
electrical and electronics engineering professions. Notable additions to 
the collection include the Proceedings of the IEEE as well as the Computer 
Magazine, dating back to the early 1960s and 1970s respectively. The 
collection also includes a number of conference proceedings dating back to 
the 1950s. While some journals may not be entirely complete, IEEE 
continues its efforts to fill any remaining gaps in the historical 
database. In 2007, IEEE loaded over 90,000 documents into the IEEE Xplore 
legacy collection and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 
is expected to add its legacy content to the database during 2008. IEEE 
Xplore legacy content is available at no additional charge to subscribers 
with the appropriate access rights.

For more information, contact:
Michelle Garner
732.981.3449 or m.garner at ieee.org
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