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Weekly News Digest
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June 6, 2011 — In addition to this week's NewsBreak(s), the editors have compiled the Weekly News Digest, featuring stories from the week just past that you should know about. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Elsevier Enriches Online Articles with Google Maps
Elsevier announced that Google Maps functionality is now available in its journals. This new feature enriches online articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect with interactive maps, adapting to the needs of various scientific disciplines to visualize and interact with the author’s geographic data.Elsevier is one of the first publishers to introduce Google Maps functionality permanently in a selection of its journals, enhancing the online article, and serving the information needs of the scientific community. The Google Maps application enriches an article with research data that is visualized on an interactive map. These maps, which will appear in the online article on SciVerse ScienceDirect, are based on KML (geographic annotation) files created by authors. Professor M. Santosh, editor-in-chief of Gondwana Research, says, “Our authors are delighted with this new feature. It greatly expands the visibility and reach of their articles, and broadens the horizon of information dissemination and interactivity. At the same time, our readers benefit from the additional information the maps provide. By partnering with researchers in developing this innovative feature, Elsevier has introduced an innovation that is truly valued by our community.” The Google Maps functionality is initially piloted with seven journals on SciVerse ScienceDirect, in earth sciences, life sciences, and social sciences. Scaling up to all applicable Elsevier journals on SciVerse ScienceDirect is expected to happen later this year. Source: Elsevier
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