Lyell goes mobile
The sites enable researchers and students to access information in the field, and will also benefit students wishing to use the Journal of the Geological Society, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Petroleum Geoscience and Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, off-campus.
Content and layout have been created specifically for small-screen viewing. Mobile sites can be accessed using the usual URLs: http://jgs.lyellcollection.org, http://qjegh.lyellcollection.org, http://pg.lyellcollection.org, and http://geea.lyellcollection.org.
Institutional subscription users (without a personal username and password) will have to obtain a mobile voucher, tied to their institution’s subscription. To obtain one, access the Lyell Collection from your institution’s network and click on the link. The voucher will be emailed to you, with instructions on how to redeem it. Vouchers remain valid for six months.
The Lyell Collection was launched in 2007 to celebrate 200 years of the Geological Society of London, and is an online collection comprising of the Society’s journal titles, Special Publications and key book series. Cutting edge science sits alongside important historical material, all captured and presented to the highest electronic standards and benefiting from the extensive functionality of HighWire Press’ platform. To view all of our Lyell Collection publications, visit www.lyellcollection.org.
The Lyell Collection is named after Charles Lyell, the eminent 19th Century geologist whose work included the influential book, Principles of Geology, and the establishment of the Principle of Uniformitarianism.