March/April 2008
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New ScienceDirect features meet researchers’ needs
New to ScienceDirect are features that make the platform more user friendly and deliver better, clearer results in fewer clicks.
Researchers like to quickly evaluate articles before reading them
Researchers will find preview tabs that provide quick access to the important article assessment components: the abstract, figures/tables and references. These tabs are on the results page, the table of contents page and the article page.
Researchers have to scroll to the foot of articles to view reference information, which hinders reading
We have made it possible for researchers to view reference information within the body of a paper when their cursor moves over a reference marker.
Once a researcher has evaluated and read an article, they often want to email it to their peers
A new article toolbox brings together all of the article-related functionality including “Cited By”, “E-mail Article” and more, into one easy-to-find location. Researchers can now take further action quickly and easily with little extra effort.
Researchers are interested to know how other experts rate articles they read
Due to be launched in phases over the coming months, the integration of article comments and ratings from Elsevier’s social collaboration site, 2collab enables researchers to evaluate papers according to colleague-driven comments and ratings of articles right on the article page.
For more information, contact your local sales manager or visit the ScienceDirect Info site.
New Finance eBooks Collection
The following subject collection has been added to the to the eBooks portfolio:
- eBooks Finance Collection 1995 – 2006 ( total 78 titles)
- eBooks Finance Collection 2007 ( total 15 titles)
Customers who have purchased the complete eBooks collection will be able to purchase the eBooks Finance collection for an additional 10% off the subject collection price. Complete pricing is available on the Nonsolus Saleable Products List and customers can see the lists on the ScienceDirect Info site.
The eBooks Finance collection 2008 will be released when the full 2008 collection is launched in May.
New Major Reference Works available on ScienceDirect
Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference
The study of Learning and Memory is a central topic in Neuroscience and Psychology. It is also a very good example of a field that has come into maturity at all levels: the protein chemistry and molecular biology of the cellular events underlying learning and memory; the properties and functions of neuronal networks; and the psychology and behavioural neuroscience of learning and memory. Many of the basic research findings are directly applicable in the treatment of diseases and aging phenomena, and have found their way into educational theory and praxis.
Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development
Infancy is a unique period; at no other time is there greater growth and development. During infancy, growth occurs at a physical level, but there are also socio-emotional and cognitive developments during this time. Genetics, the womb environment and the physical environment after birth all combine to impact the rate and manner of growth. Who we ultimately become as individuals begins here.
Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III
Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III (CHEC-III) is a new 15-volume reference work that provides the first point of entry to the literature for all scientists interested in heterocyclic ring systems. Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry (CHEC) has become the standard work on the subject, and it is indispensable to all serious readers in the interdisciplinary areas where heterocycles are employed.
For more information on coming and available Reference Works visit the ScienceDirect Info site.
Backfiles image quality, missing pages and issues – Progress Report 6
This is a follow up from Progress Report 5 in ScienceDirect Connect January/February 2008.
The following packages have completed or are close to completing the analysis phase.
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We expect that the rescanned articles for the first five Backfiles packages will continue to be loaded onto ScienceDirect. There has been a small delay due to some meta data problems that had to be solved first.
The next packages to be analysed are the Engineering Technology Backfiles and the Agriculture and Biological Sciences Backfiles.
Missing issues for the entire Backfiles project have further reduced and is now at 0.39%
For more information see the ScienceDirect Info site.
Charlotte Dewhurst, Director of Global Customer and Usage Marketing, talks about the benefits of usage reports and how to access them.
Elsevier/ScienceDirect will be present at the following library shows:
Medical Libraries Association (MLA) 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Chicago from May 16–21, 2008.
"MLA’s annual meeting is an opportunity to present and discuss papers, posters, applied research, and important issues in health sciences information management. The event gives MLA members and affiliated professionals a chance to share ideas, hear from experts, see the latest products, network, and socialize!"
Canadian Library Association (CLA) 2008 National Conference & Trade Show in Vancouver from May 21-24, 2008.
"A conference to explore almost everything you want to know about publishing and libraries in today’s world of changing cultures, technologies, economics, and literacies."
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference in Seattle from June 15-18, 2008.
"The conference will create an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental opportunities for information professionals."
Scirus.com gets new user interface
The Scirus development team worked closely with Elsevier’s User-Centered Design Group to create a new user interface design.
The clean, refreshed interface will enable you to find the precise scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data you need more quickly and easily than ever before.
One of the main aims of the redesign was to take powerful but less frequently used features from the Scirus Advanced Search page and make them more accessible as post-search refinement options. This change will give Scirus users the power of Advanced Search, without the complexity, in a single click.
Features of the redesign include:
- Visibility: More search results are immediately visible ''above the fold'', by improving the use of screen real estate
- Intuitiveness: Highly appreciated features are moved to areas of the screen most suitable for the human eye, following accepted HCI guidelines
- Exposure: The full range of content sources is further exposed and highlighted through the use of new navigator functionality
- Ease of use: Batch selection of items for export, print or saving has been greatly simplified
Scirus Topic Pages continue to grow
Scirus Topic Pages is a freely accessible wiki-like platform where topic experts, upon invitation, create synopses of the state of research around particular topics and also recommend links to relevant reading material. The Scirus search index complements these recommendations by suggesting relevant articles and web pages based on topic-title keyword analysis.
Examples of the latest Topic Pages include:
"Obesity and the Brain" by Dr. Angelo Del Parigi
"Laboratory determination of Listeria monocytogenes virulence" by Dr. Dongyou Liu
After implementing the Editorial Policy for the management of the Scirus Topic Pages platform in January, the Scirus team has now finalized a Creative Commons license, which allows users to share and adapt the information on the Topic Pages freely for non-commercial purposes. Both the Editorial Policy and the licence can be viewed from links at the bottom of the Scirus Topic Pages homepage.
How online tools/solutions improve your research experience
To get a better idea of the value our online tools/solutions add to your day-to-day work, we would like to hear about your experiences using them. Such experiences might include but are not limited to: how these resources helped make your research processes more efficient or your research more effective; why they were crucial to a research breakthrough; or how they encouraged greater and better use of library resources.If you would like to pass on your experience, please send us an email. Thank you in advance, your input is very valuable to us.
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