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Electronic Aggregation of Scientific Literature and Research Information

Electronic Electronic Aggregation Aggregation of Scientific of Scientific Literature Literature and Research and Research InformationInformation

Aggregation, publication and linkage of all relevant data Aggregation, publication and linkage of all relevant data Bioinformatics; cheminformatics; pharmacoinformatics; Bioinformatics; cheminformatics; pharmacoinformatics; clinical data, publicationsclinical data, publications

Access to integrated research resourcesAccess to integrated research resourcesLiterature content, articles, conferences, protocols, supplies, Literature content, articles, conferences, protocols, supplies, funding sourcesfunding sources

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270,000+ registered members270,000+ registered members$20.5 million raised since April 2000$20.5 million raised since April 2000sciBASEsciBASE

30 million+ scientific documents30 million+ scientific documents30,000+ scientific journals30,000+ scientific journalsExtensive abstract coverageExtensive abstract coveragePartnerships with 10 major content suppliersPartnerships with 10 major content suppliers

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TheScientificWorldJournalTheScientificWorldJournal~200 scientific domains (Journal equivalents)~200 scientific domains (Journal equivalents)Currently ~70 domains and 350+ Senior EditorsCurrently ~70 domains and 350+ Senior Editors700+ original articles published / in process700+ original articles published / in process

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TheScientificWorldJOURNAL – multidisciplinary integrated journal for life and environmental scienceTheScientificWorldJOURNAL TheScientificWorldJOURNAL –– multidisciplinary multidisciplinary integrated journal for life and environmental scienceintegrated journal for life and environmental science

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Electronic Aggregation of Scientific Literature and Research Information

Electronic Electronic Aggregation Aggregation of Scientific of Scientific Literature Literature and Research and Research InformationInformation

PartnersPartnersPartners

Major STM publishersMajor STM publishersSecondary publishersSecondary publishersKey suppliers of Key suppliers of

scientific resourcesscientific resources

30 million+ documents30 million+ documents

30,000 Journals30,000 Journals

7,300 Life Science Journals7,300 Life Science Journals

10,000 new documents daily10,000 new documents daily

Copyright-clearedCopyright-cleared

Publisher-neutralPublisher-neutral

Online searchOnline search

Biblio. & abstract text mining

Online purchase

Biblio. & abstract text mining

Online purchase

E-mail or Web deliveryE-mail or Web delivery

Online relevancy checkOnline relevancy check

Daily alerts to latest researchDaily alerts to latest research

Electronic database of bibliographic data for research published in

scientific Journals, books and conferences

searching and location for research published from 1965 to present

Electronic database of Electronic database of bibliographic data for bibliographic data for research published in research published in

scientific Journals, books scientific Journals, books and conferences and conferences

searching and location searching and location for research published for research published from 1965 to presentfrom 1965 to present

sciBASEsciBASE

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Molecular Biology DatabasesDatabases

Single multidisciplinary presentation layerSingle multidisciplinary presentation layer

Journal

70 Domains70 Domains

350+ Editors350+ Editors1500+ documents1500+ documents5000 scientists5000 scientists

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Social Forces In Academic Publishinghttp://http://hsbhsb..baylorbaylor..eduedu//ramsowerramsower//aisais.ac.97/papers/.ac.97/papers/hovarhovar..htmhtm

Technology is not always sufficient to cause change.Journal publishing is a communication mechanism among academician

Building collective knowledge Communicating information Validating quality Distributing rewards Building scientific communities

PARTS TAKEN FROM:PARTS TAKEN FROM:

Academic Electronic Academic Electronic Publishing: Scenarios for 2007Publishing: Scenarios for 2007

Anat HovavAnat HovavClaremont Graduate SchoolClaremont Graduate School

Program in Information ScienceProgram in Information SciencePaul GrayPaul Gray

Claremont Graduate School Claremont Graduate School Program in Information Science Program in Information Science

To Fulfill These Roles

publishing should be sustainable,accessible,timely,reputable (accurate and of high quality), refereed.

Alternative Publishing Methods

Should strive to achieve some of the following objectives:

Reduce publishing cycle time Reduce publishing and distribution cost and at the same time ease space restrictions Increase the acceptance rate for new scholars and unconventional work Increase the variety of admissible formats such as color graphics, simulation programs, video, and images Increase accessibility to publications by eliminating geographic and temporal limitations

Issues

DistributionCopyrightsFormatLooks and FeelCitation and referenceAccessibilityStorage costAbility to publish Indexing and search

Quality of contents-perceptions and reputation Space TimingStability of medium Version controlCollaborationsCustomizationEconomics

Electronic publishing can solve many of today's problems

Time lags will decrease, accessibility can increase. However, electronic publishing is not without its problems. The following are some issues that need to be resolved before e-journals will be accepted universally:

Priority claimsWill computer time and date stamps be sufficient to establish priorities in electronically published articles?

International accessWe cannot assume that the electronic publishing revolution is global

ToolsCurrently, Internet tools are not sophisticated enough to create papers with print quality. Extended character sets, navigational tools, better typography and a better markup tools are needed. XML will help

Issues That Need to be Resolved

Highly published scholars and motivationHighly publicized and well established scholars have no immediate incentive to support electronic publishing. Maintaining the current status quo increases their standing as gatekeepers.

Tenure CommitteesCurrently, it is difficult to keep track of electronic publishing. Tenure committees perceive electronic journals as inferior and will not grant the same credit to an article in an e-journal as they would to one in a printed journal even though many e-journals are refereed and follow the same acceptance procedures and quality requirements as printed journals.

Issues That Need to be Resolved

Professional publishers face a dilemmaE-journals are cheaper to produce. At the same time publishers will lose some of the individual subscribers who can access articles electronically.

Libraries may not buy more then one electronic copy of journals or books.

Copies can be made and distributed freely.

Publishers can charge per-usage fee.The per-usage fee may cause major objections among scholars who are used to free access to library material.Per-usage fee may cause drops in access to such material by students.

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Technology - PDF is the Choice for Today

Digital RightsInternational FormattingDistributionBridge Between Paper and ElectronicMulti Platform Independence

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