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APS Journal Legacy Content provides electronic access to 14 physiology journals

Northwestern University Library has acquired the complete electronic archive, entitled APS Journal Legacy Content, of all journal publications of the American Physiological Society (APS). APS was established in 1887 with a mission to foster education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. With over 10,500 current members, the society produces 14 of the most internationally significant journals in the field of physiology.

APS Journal Legacy Content provides perpetual access to the full-text online content of all APS journals from 1898 to 1996-1998, depending on the journal. The content dates back to the first issue of each journal, including the first APS journal published in 1898, the American Journal of Physiology. In a separate agreement, University Library subscribes to all current issues of these journals from 1998 forward.

All content of APS titles for the years 1966 through 1998 is now available online. Full-text access to articles from 1898 to 1965 should be available by the end of 2004.

Access
APS Journal Legacy Content and current issues of APS journals can be accessed via the ER (Electronic Resources) link on the Library’s web site or through NUcat, the Library’s online catalog, by searching each specific APS journal title. Access to all APS journals and current issues is available through the following link:
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/legacy/index.htm

APS Journal Legacy Content and current issues are available 24/7 from any Evanston or Chicago campus address. There is no limit to the number of users who can access the files simultaneously. Off-campus access is available via dial-up modem or the VPN.

Questions
For more information on APS Journal Legacy Content or current issues of journals published by APS, please contact Bob Michaelson, Head Librarian, Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering, rmichael@northwestern.edu or 1-3057.

Journals include:

Journal of Applied Physiology
July 1948 - September 1996

Journal of Neurophysiology
January 1938 - December 1996

American Journal of Physiology (AJP)
January 1898 - December 1976

AJP - Cell Physiology
January 1977 - September 1997

AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism
January 1977 - September 1997

AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
January 1980 - September 1997

AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
January 1977 - September 1997

AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
August 1989 - September 1997

AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
January 1977 - September 1997

AJP - Renal Physiology
January 1977 - September 1997

Advances in Physiology Education
June 1989 - November 1997

Physiological Reviews
January 1921 - December 1997

News in Physiological Sciences
January 1986 - January 1998

Physiological Genomics
Not applicable because first published in 1999

-- Lori Arp