As of July 25th 2018, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform will be deactivated. Content from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols will continue to be hosted on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link and searchable on our new research platform Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments, specially designed and optimized for protocols search.
Find out about the benefits of the move along with recommended actions for existing customers in the below FAQs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1.0 What is happening?
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform website will be deactivated on 2018 July 25th. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols content will be searchable via , our advanced research solution dedicated to protocols and methods. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments has been designed to help users/researchers find and evaluate relevant protocols and methods across the whole Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø protocols and methods portfolio (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols, Nature Methods, Nature Protocols and Protocols Exchange). Please note that the actual Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols content is hosted on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link for integrated search with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø journals and eBooks. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments itself does not host any full-text content.
2.0 When will the change take effect?
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com will be fully closed on 2018 July 25th. After this point, content and usage reports will no longer be available via www.springerprotocols.com.
3.0 Why is Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform closing?
This change is part of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s on-going goal to advance discovery and provide the best user experience in accessing and interacting with content.
Our new research platform Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments comes with a whole host of user benefits, including:
- Easier search and browsing experience
- Increased search results relevance with subject-specific focus (e.g., lab techniques and model organisms recognition in the articles text)
- At-a-glance article evaluation with key metrics and information (downloads, citations, etc.)
- Added ability to search across the entire Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø protocols and methods portfolio (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols, Nature Methods, Nature Protocols and Protocols Exchange)
4.0 What impact will this have on me and do I need to do anything?
We anticipate minimal impact on our current users and customers. However, outlined below are further information and instructions on how to access content and download reports before the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform is closed.
4.1 For librarians
4.1.1 Content access for current subscribers or archives​​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
- Your terms as outlined in your license / purchasing agreement will remain the same.
- The only difference is that after July 25th, it will not be possible anymore to access content on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform.
4.1.2 EZ Prozys Stanzas
Currently, Experiments doesn’t have any authentication in place as it primarily allows users to find and evaluate relevant protocols and methods. Experiments can be accessed from anywhere using the direct public url.
The full text content is hosted on the articles native sources Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link (for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols) or Nature.com (for Nature Protocols and Nature Methods) and the access control is happening there.
If you rely on stand-alone EZproxy (self-hosted), then you must make the following changes to your EZproxy server to maintain access to your Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø resources (you can also refer to OCLC website for further instructions). Please not that these changes will be made in all EZproxy servers hosted by OCLC on July 18, 2018.
1) Add the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments and Nature Publishing stanzas.
Title Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments (Updated OCLC IncludeFile 20180709)
URL https://experiments.springernature.com
HJ http://experiments.springernature.com
HJ springernature.com
DJ springernature.com
Title Nature Publishing (Updated OCLC IncludeFile 20180709)
URL https://www.nature.com
HJ http://www.nature.com
DJ nature.com
2) Add the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link Stanza.
Title Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link (Updated OCLC IncludeFile 20180709)
URL https://link.springer.com
HJ link.springer.com
HJ rd.springer.com
HJ www.link.springer.com
HJ https://link.springer.com
HJ https://rd.springer.com
HJ https://www.link.springer.com
HJ https://link.springer.com
DJ https://link.springer.com
DJ springer.com
NeverProxy static-content.springer.com
Please note: You must maintain the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Protocols stanza until all your website links have been changed to the new platform.
Title Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Protocols
URL http://www.springerprotocols.com
HJ springerprotocols.com
HJ www.springerprotocols.com
HJ m.springerprotocols.com
DJ springerprotocols.com
Find "m.springerprotocols.com"
Replace "^pm.springerprotocols.com^"
4.1.3 Stored Urls
Any stored URLs will be automatically redirected to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments platform. However, to increase performance for your users we advise to update your catalogue records.
4.1.4 Usage Reports & Admin Portal
- Usage Statistics will no longer be available on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform after July 25th.
- Please visit Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com in advance of the platform closure to download any historical usage report. Should you need any report after this date, please contact us using the details below.
- Usage reporting will consequently be available via the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link Admin Portal but will not include any historical report on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com usage.
4.1.5 Title list
- Title lists will no longer be available on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform after July 25th.
- After this date, you will find the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols title list on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols webpage on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøNature.com.
4.2 For researchers
4.2.1 Content access
- You will no longer be able to access Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols content on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com platform after July 25th.
- Please visit Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Experiments and take advantage of the new platform’s features. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols content is fully searchable on Experiments with full-text hosted on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Link.
4.2.2 Stored protocols and Saved search results
- Any Stored protocols and Saved search results in your Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com account will no longer be available after July 25th.
- Please visit Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøProtocols.com in advance of the platform closure to download any Stored protocols.
5.0 Support
Please email experiments@springernature.com for any further information or questions.
