Transcript ACS Publications Division

ACS Publications
Evolving to meet the needs of
researchers and librarians
– An update on our products and services
September 2008
Michael Walsh
Director of Sales
Agenda
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About the American Chemical Society
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About ACS Publications
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Coming Attractions
New Journal
 New User Interface
 New ACS Publications Region Manager
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About the
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society
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Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society
(ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society with
more than 160,000 members.
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The mission of ACS is to encourage in the broadest
and most liberal manner the advancement of the
chemical enterprise and its practitioners.
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ACS advances scholarly knowledge, provides
professional service support, communicates with
varied audiences, and is actively involved in the
science, education, and public policy arenas.
About ACS Publications
ACS Publications
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ACS first published Journal of the American Chemical Society
(JACS) in 1879. ACS currently publishes 33 journals with the
34th title coming next year.
For 2007 ACS Web Edition journals once again rank #1 in
citations and/or ISI Impact Factor in 15 separate Thomson
Reuters categories, including the 7 core chemistry categories.
ACS offers a number of products to support the research
environment to include:
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Web Edition Journals (1995 to current issue)
The ACS Legacy Archive Collection (1879 through 1994)
Print journals
Chemical & Engineering News Online/Print
ACS Division Proceedings
Reagent Chemicals Online (10th Edition)
Fall 2008
ACS Publications will introduce
A Better Online Journal
for Researchers, Faculty and
Students
Featuring…
Better Searching
quick search
create an RSS
feed of your
search
search by citation
or DOI
filter your results
advanced
interface
preview a
snippet of the
article
search now
includes results
from figures and
table legends
figure preview lets
you flip through
thumbnail figures
w/out leaving the
page
Better Browsing
ASAP and current
issue highlights on
home page
complete list of
issues
browse by Issue
box
most read, most
cited articles
figure preview on
the TOC
view multiple
abstracts
simultaneously
an improved author
index
cover art gallery
previous/next
article scroll
A Better Full Text Article
user-friendly
layout
links to SciFinder
figure browser
– flip through
all of the
articles’ figures
without leaving
the page
content
recommendations
based on
previous user
behavior
favorite articles
option
one-click to
results of other
ACS papers by
each author
in-line reference
displays
e-mail a colleague
article history
forward citation links
recommend/share to popular
social networking sites
TOC graphic now
available on PDF
links to Full Text
HTML
hi-res version for
improved printing
quality
citation counts on
PDF
abstract and
synopsis sections
enhanced version
with figure and
reference links
institutional cobranding logo
display
date & time
stamp
Journal branding
with prominent
logo display and
About info
A Personalized Experience
maintain a list of
favorite articles
save your
searches
set up
personalized
RSS feeds
easier
registration and
edits for e-alerts
improved e-alert
templates for all
ACS journals
citation alerts
Better Navigation
quick search on
every page
Site-wide global,
publisher, and
product-level nav
layers
newly organized
journal
navigations with
easy access to
content,
subscription, and
author info
CAS assigned
subject
groupings for
alternate
browsing option
virtual issues
access icons on
TOC and search
results pages
Better for Librarians
manage contact info,
add account
administrators
new interface for
Librarian Admin
Site
OpenURL linking
Co-branding
site-wide and on
PDF cover page
automatic
CrossRef
deposits
Release 2
COUNTER
reports
MARC records
delivery
reports for
archive usage
and denials
view IP list and
ranges
backup and
recovery by IBM
site monitoring in 32
locations around the world
A new journal from the
American Chemical Society
coming January 2009…
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is:
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Being launched with the goal of becoming the international
publication of choice for the interdisciplinary community of
chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists
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Focusing on how newly-discovered materials and interfacial
processes can be developed and used for specific
applications.
A publication with full length articles and letters from
researchers in academia and industry in addition to
featuring comments and forums dedicated to advancing
applied materials research.
An enhancement to the portfolio of existing ACS
publications focusing on fundamental materials science
discovery, including Chemistry of Materials, Langmuir,
Biomacromolecules, Macromolecules and The Journal of
Physical Chemistry B and C.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
“Applied Materials & Interfaces is a key, strategic addition to
the ACS Publications portfolio. The journal will be the first in
the area of ACS materials publication to focus on applied
science and engineering and will establish itself as one of the
highest visibility journals in the broad area of applied polymer
and materials science interfaces.”
- Kirk S. Schanze, Editor-in-Chief, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
September 2008:
ACS Publications is enhancing its
management capabilities for the
Latin American and Caribbean
Region
Introducing Steve Hansen
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Graduated from Penn State University in 1990
with a degree in Polymer Science.
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6 years as synthetic chemists for DuPont
Agricultural Products in Newark, NJ where he
focused on research on fungicides, herbicides
and insecticides.
Steve participated in a target-site design group
whose work with a crystal structure of the
scytalone dehydratase enzyme to develop a
fungicide for Rice Blast resulted in two granted
US Patents (#7,135,585 and #7,205,331).
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Introducing Steve Hansen
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1996 to May 2008 Steve worked for Chemical
Abstracts Service (CAS). He started as a field
sales representative and grew to become the
East USA Regional Manager. Steve’s customer
base for CAS is highlighted by all BIG Pharma
companies as well as the US Patent Office.
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In May 2008 Steve joined ACS Publications
Division as the Government Account Manager
for the USA and Canada.
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September 2008 Steve takes on the additional
responsibility of Manager for the Latin American
and Caribbean Region.
Introducing Steve Hansen
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Steve will manage all sales and marketing
activities for ACS Publications in the region.
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ACS Publications will continue to rely on
Systems Link international as our value added
representative for the region.
ACS Publications will allow orders through
EBSCO as an authorized subscription agent in
the region.
Marcello Bomfim is the ACS Publications
Customer Service Representative for the region.
He is located in Columbus, Ohio and has
language skills in Portuguese, Spanish and
English.
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Thank you for your time, attention
and your business!
¡Gracias!
Obrigado!