Wednesday, 27 May 2009  The RSC - Value for money?  I don't
usually advertise for chemical societies, but in these
recessionary times I thought the following might be of interest
to some readers.  RSC members have:   • free access to Wiley,
Elsevier, and Springer chemistry journals   • free access to 913
chemistry e-books from a variety of sources   • 20% off Pearson
Education Books, 30% off Wiley, 35% off Blackwell   • and most
importantly, £5 off Pizza Express Club membership Sure,
chemistry societies organise conferences, enable networking,
provide travel grants, and lobby politicians; but any society
that doesn't look after its most vulnerable members by providing
discounted pizza is not a society I want to be a member of.  1
comment:  cr.qijMRgotVzHC52ASaaYOyGKU5fg-- said...  You forgot
to mention the flowers, wine and car hire! Seriously, the access
to journal articles is worth many times the membership fee for
those of us without institutional access to everything.