Elsevier and Endeavor Information Systems Provide Chinese Academic Consortium with Online Access to ScienceDirect

Elsevier and Endeavor Information Systems Provide Chinese Academic Consortium with Online Access to ScienceDirect

May 17, 2006

Chinese Academic Library & Information System Consortium Transitions to Online Version of Leading Scientific Information Resource

    DES PLAINES, Ill., May 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Elsevier, a world-leading scientific and healthcare
publisher, and Endeavor Information Systems
(http://www.endinfosys.com ), one of the leading worldwide
providers of library management software and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Elsevier, today announced that the more than
100 member organizations of the Chinese Academic Library
& Information System (CALIS) will transition to the
Web-based version of ScienceDirect by July 2006. 
Previously, those organizations utilized a localized
version of ScienceDirect to access the more than
seven-and-half million articles, 2,000 journals and
hundreds of Elsevier books available through this
comprehensive information resource.

    "Elsevier continues to deliver innovative
solutions that provide our global customer base with
seamless access to a wealth of scientific, technical and
medical resources," said Frank Vrancken Peeters,
managing director, Academic & Government, Science &
Technology, Elsevier.  "In particular, our success in
working with a number of institutions in China is a direct
reflection of the strength of Elsevier's content, our
flexibility in providing multiple delivery channels for
that content and our willingness to meet our customers'
linguistic requirements."

    Previously, CALIS' localized version of ScienceDirect
required a weekly update of articles and journals achieved
by uploading content accessed from CD-ROMs, which were sent
directly from Elsevier's Amsterdam headquarters.

    "Elsevier and Endeavor share in the privilege of
providing the members of the CALIS consortium access to
ScienceDirect," said Roland Dietz, president and CEO,
Endeavor.  "As recent technologic and
telecommunications advancements have made online access to
ScienceDirect faster and more secure, this 
Web-based model will allow us to realize increased
economies of scale while delivering the latest academic
research in 'real time.'"

    While in the past, language and distribution barriers
have prevented Chinese research from becoming more widely
accessible.  In June 2005, Elsevier launched its
comprehensive Chinese Journal Cooperation Program (CJCP)
partnering with Chinese publishers, societies and research
institutes, to improve international quality and
distribution of Chinese journals. The CJCP oversaw the
recent addition of Chinese journals to the ScienceDirect
China Collection, announced in March 2006 with the goal of
providing unique online access to peer-reviewed literature
from an emerging global player, on the world's leading
full-text platform.

    Previously, in November 2005 Elsevier launched a joint
translation center with Science Press, a leading
scientific, technical and medical publisher in China.  The
translation center aims to reciprocally promote books and
journals in the Chinese and international markets. 
Additionally, in December 2005, research from the Robert
Gordon University in Scotland examined patterns of Chinese
international co-authorship and the impact of Elsevier
journals.  The study revealed that 9.4 percent of
Elsevier's published articles had at least one Chinese
author; a favorable comparison given the wider Chinese
world share of 6.52 percent. 

    About ScienceDirect

    Over a quarter of the world's full text scientific,
technical and medical (STM) articles -- managed by renowned
editors, written by respected authors and read by
researchers from around the globe -- are available in one
place: ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com ). 
Elsevier's extensive and unique full text collection covers
authoritative titles from the core scientific literature
including high impact factor titles such as THE LANCET,
Cell and Tetrahedron.  Over 7 million articles are
available online, including Articles in Press which offer
rapid access to recently accepted manuscripts.

    The critical mass of information available on
ScienceDirect is unsurpassed.  Coverage includes over 1,800
journals published by Elsevier and dynamic linking to
journals from approximately 350 STM publishers through
CrossRef.  An expanding program of online major reference
works and book series in all fields of science seamlessly
interlinks with primary research referenced in journal
articles.

    About Endeavor Information Systems

    Endeavor Information Systems produces advanced library
management systems for research and public librarians
seeking to integrate ever-increasing electronic resources
within their collections.  Since 1994, Endeavor has
pioneered library management systems by offering enhanced
functionality coupled with intuitive interfaces that
increase usability and efficiency.  Its heritage of
technological innovation and service to libraries as well
as its significant financial strength as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Elsevier combine to make Endeavor Information
Systems an industry leader.  Visit Endeavor at
http://www.endinfosys.com for more information.

    About Elsevier 

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific,
technical and medical information products and services. 
Working in partnership with the global science and health
communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices
worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new
books per year, in addition to offering a suite of
innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus
(http://www.info.scopus.com/), bibliographic databases and
online reference works.

    Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/ ) is a global
business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and
has offices worldwide.  Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier
Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider.  Operating in the
science and medical, legal, education and
business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users,
with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of
delivery.  Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext
Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New
York Stock Exchange). 

    For more information, please contact:

     Brian Schwartz 
     Endeavor Information Systems
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Lee Lee Pui
     Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd Beijing Representative
Office
     Tel:   [phone], ext 208
     Email: [e-mail]/

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