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Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues.
Welcome to the first edition of SD Connect for 2006,
the
bi-monthly online newsletter that provides you with the latest news and user tools.
This issue announces enhancements soon to be implemented in ScienceDirect, including quicker access to our peer-reviewed content and the latest developments on partnerships with CSA RefWorks and ExLibris MetaLib.
We also keep you up to date with recent title changes, discontinuations and mergers in Science Direct.
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ScienceDirect New Enhancements – Accepted Manuscripts
As part of Elsevier’s commitment to provide the latest scientific research as soon as possible online, ScienceDirect will introduce a new type of Article in Press in February, 2006:
Accepted Manuscripts.
These are articles which have been accepted from the author, peer-reviewed and selected for publication by the journal editor but have yet to be edited by the production staff. They will be available for around 200 journals from February 2006, with further titles to be added throughout the year.
The new manuscripts will be available on average five days after acceptance; four-to-six weeks earlier than is currently the case. Additionally, the PDF articles will be citable using DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and searchable on title, author name and full-text.
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ScienceDirect New Enhancements - MetaLib
Users can now also benefit from a new feature designed to assist users search and retrieve results from ScienceDirect. The feature is the result of a new software update released by Ex Libris, which extends MetaLib’s MetaSearch™ functionality.
In addition to ScienceDirect’s own highly popular and intuitive user interface, end users can now search through MetaLib’s integrated library portal, thereby increasing their options for finding the high-value information they need via one search query, presented in a single search result list.
This collaboration with Ex Libris signifies Elsevier’s continued commitment to providing widespread access to research literature, and comes in addition to federated search access to ScienceDirect and Scopus from Encompass, the federated search portal from Elsevier’s Endeavor.
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ScienceDirect New Enhancements - RefWorks Integration
 ScienceDirect will also extend its various export options and enable the export of bibliographic data to RefWorks, the market-leading, web-based reference management tool from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
From February 12, 2006, users will be able to export selected data directly to RefWorks, which opens a web browser interface immediately on clicking the “Export” link. The advantage over current reference management desk-top applications is that users will be able to move seamlessly between the two web-based systems, making it much easier to update and manage their own collections of references.
This new functionality extends the current partnership between Elsevier and CSA. Full integration already exists for Scopus, Elsevier’s leading abstract and citation database.
To find out more about RefWorks, visit the website.
http://www.refworks.com/
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Scirus and MIT researchers collaborate to bring the scientific web to scientists in developing countries.
 Elsevier collaborates with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers to increase access to scientific web across the developing world.
Read more about the "Search Scirus with TEK" service
here
Scirus in the news
Scirus is mentioned in the following articles:
Scirus' announcements of its latest Repository Search partners were covered in the following journals:
- "Elsevier is delving into the institutional repository realm with the recent launch of the Scirus Repository Search Service" -
Scirus Repository Search Service Growing, in Library Journal (Michael Rogers)
- Scirus to link to theses and dissertation collection, in Information World Review (Tracey Caldwell)
- Scirus partners with NDLTD, Caltech, in Advanced Technology Libraries (Judy Duke). (article not available online)
- "Scirus is not only saving us time, but providing us with superior search results to the solution we had"
- Elspeth Hyams interviews Rea Devakos of the University of Toronto about their repository, T-Space, and their collaboration with Scirus in December's issue of Library and Information Update. (article not available online)
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Title changes
The following titles have been changed on ScienceDirect:
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Discontinued titles
In January 2006, the following titles will be discontinued on ScienceDirect:
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Title mergers and incorporations
As of January 2006, the following titles will be merged/incorporated on ScienceDirect:
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Important update on Titles excluded from Freedom and Subject Collections
Please note that the following titles have been removed from the Freedom and Subject Collections:
The following titles have also been removed from the Freedom and Subject Collections and have been transferred as indicated below:
Scirus announces its first Repository Search partnership in Europe.
DiVA, the Academic Archive Online, is a Scandinavian institutional repository platform and one of the leading regional initiatives in digital repositories. Scirus has partnered with DiVA to index its repositories, and to power the search on the portal site.
Read the press release here.
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Italian library makes full use of new books payment model 
The University of Rome (Tor Vergata), the second largest university in Rome, has decided to purchase the entire ScienceDirect E-Book package, including all reference works, handbook series and book series packages.
As part of an effort to fully develop its digital library project, the university chose to make use of the recently introduced "Upfront Payment option" where possible (all reference work and handbook series titles).
The library director is delighted with the choice because of the enormous amount of content the university now has available on the familiar ScienceDirect platform, allowing researchers to search seamlessly across journals and books, reaching the information they need at once.
"Buying upfront guarantees the property of the purchased content," says Mr Mazzitelli, Biomedical Library Director at Tor Vergata. "This is very important in an era where the library must become familiar with most of its content being electronic."
For more information about books on ScienceDirect, please visit the Info site
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Exhibitions January 2006 – March 2006
American Library Association meeting, San Antonio-USA, January 20 - 24.
Please visit us at booths 1206 and 1106. Daily presentations will be held about new features and content on ScienceDirect.
VALA , Melbourne- Australia, 8 - 10 February 2006
For ScienceDirect booth demos as well as brochures and other information, please visit us at the VALA conference in February.
London Book Fair, London-UK, 5-7 March
ScienceDirect will be present in the e-Content pavilion at the London Bookfair. Presentations on online book and journal content available on ScienceDirect will be held. ScienceDirect will be demonstrated and accessible via PCs with internet access at the booth.
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Contacts Finder
Finding the right Elsevier contact person for your inquiries has been made much easier with the introduction of Contacts Finder for Librarians on Elsevier.com.
Simply select your location, library type and the product you’re interested in from the drop-down menus to find the appropriate contacts instantly.
http://contacts.elsevier.com/
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