About the publisher

SPIE is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. They publish journals, books, conference proceedings and special collections in a variety of formats that will appeal to researchers and students that work in a wide variety of fields that utilize some aspect of optics, photonics, lasers, Imaging and remote sensing. The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 230,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually.

Burgundy offer to eIFL countries and how to subscribe

A discounted version of their Digital Library is being made available to eIFL countries via Burgundy Collections for a period of 3 years (2009-2011).

If you are a librarian from an institution in one the eIFL countries and would either like to know whether your institution has access to these products or how to gain access to them, please get in touch with your country coordinator.

If you are a country coordinator, the agreement between eIFL and Burgundy can be found at the MEMBERS ONLY area of our website, under "Publishers" section. Please look under the heading of "Burgundy Information Services". If you want access to be activated, please contact Paul Calow at paul[at]burgundyservices.com to send you the license.

Support and promotional resources for librarians

A general brochure and a what's new leaflet on services provided by SPIE Digital Library are available in the attachments below.