Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Selects Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus Database

AMSTERDAM, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- Academic and Government Institutes Throughout Spain Gain Access to Abstracts and Citations Data

Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/) database was selected by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), a public foundation that supports the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), to assist academic and government institutes throughout Spain in the tracking and analyzing of research. FECYT, on behalf of several leading Spanish universities, the Spanish National Research Council and the virtual libraries of Spain's health system chose SciVerse Scopus because of its broad range of global content and its ability to track citations for research performance measurement.

Over the next three years, universities, research centers, governmental research institutes and local health councils across Spain will use the data provided by SciVerse Scopus. The comprehensive abstract and citation database supports their research processes and drives knowledge transfer. FECYT will also employ SciVerse Scopus to help research institutes throughout Spain get a better view of co-authorship and cross-border research collaborations to determine the role their researchers are playing in the global landscape. Moreover, by using this information, FECYT will be able to render improved support to the MICINN on research and innovation strategies and policies.

"We trust that Scopus data will help us report on achievements of Spanish institutes involved in scientific research and innovation," said Lourdes Arana, general director of FECYT. "In addition, it will enable us to obtain insight into worldwide research productivity trends."

"It is the aim of FECYT to lead Spain towards a knowledge based economy," said Martin O'Malley, Managing Director Science & Technology Sales at Elsevier. "To realize this, they need to identify opportunities and needs in their research communities and track research output. We are proud to be selected by FECYT to help achieve this."

About SciVerse Scopus

Covering the world's research literature, SciVerse Scopus ( http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/) is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track analyze and visualize research. SciVerse Scopus was designed and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from nearly 18,000 peer-reviewed journals from 5,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. In addition, SciVerse Scopus not only offers users citation information about the articles covered, but also directly integrates Web and patent searches. Direct links to full-text articles, library resources and other applications like reference management software, make SciVerse Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool.

About the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT)

Constituted in 2001 by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) (http://www.fecyt.es/fecyt/home.do;jsessionid=C0D28ACD14600DB75C7BD3D9A9298 2B1 ) supports the Ministry in all affairs related to the dissemination and promotion of science and innovation through its National Program of Scientific Culture and Innovation. (Due to the length of the above URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.)

FECYT also aims at integrating scientific research, innovation and technological development metrics to create information that adds value and impulses the transference of knowledge in the business arena.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet (http://www.thelancet.com/) and Cell ( http://www.cell.com/), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include SciVerse ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) , SciVerse Scopus (http://www.scopus.com/home.url), Reaxys (https://www.reaxys.com/info/), MD Consult (http://www.mdconsult.com/php/237223402-57/homepage) and Nursing Consult (http://www.nursingconsult.com/php/237224700-2/home.html), which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite (http://www.scival.com/) and MEDai's Pinpoint Review ( http://www.medai.com/), which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier ( http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC ( http://www.reedelsevier.com/Pages/Home.aspx), a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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    Harald Boersma
    Senior Manager, Corporate Relations, Elsevier
    [email protected]
    +31-20-485-27-36

SOURCE Elsevier

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