ACS PublicationsEvolving to meet the needs of

researchers and librarians

– An update on our products and services

September 2008Michael Walsh

Director of Sales

About the American Chemical Society About ACS Publications Coming Attractions

New Journal New User Interface New ACS Publications Region Manager

Agenda

About the American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society

Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society with more than 160,000 members.

The mission of ACS is to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the advancement of the chemical enterprise and its practitioners.

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

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:

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 Journalfor Researchers, Faculty and

Students

Featuring…

Better Searching

search now includes results from figures and table legends

create an RSS feed of your search

quick search

search by citation or DOI

advanced interface

preview a snippet of the article

figure preview lets you flip through thumbnail figures w/out leaving the page

filter your results

Better Browsing

ASAP and current issue highlights on home page

most read, most cited articles

cover art gallery

an improved author index

browse by Issue box

complete list of issues

previous/next article scroll

view multiple abstracts simultaneously

figure preview on the TOC

A Better Full Text Article

user-friendly layout content

recommendations based on previous user behavior

recommend/share to popularsocial networking sitesforward citation links

article history

in-line reference displays

figure browser – flip through all of the articles’ figures without leaving the page

links to SciFinder

e-mail a colleague

one-click to results of other ACS papers by each author

favorite articles option

TOC graphic now available on PDF

enhanced version with figure and reference links

abstract and synopsis sections

citation counts on PDF

hi-res version for improved printing quality

links to Full Text HTML

Journal branding with prominent logo display and About info

date & time stamp

institutional co-branding logo display

A Personalized Experience

maintain a list of favorite articles

easier registration and edits for e-alerts

set up personalized RSS feeds

save your searches

citation alerts

improved e-alert templates for all ACS journals

Better Navigation

quick search on every page

CAS assigned subject groupings for alternate browsing option

newly organized journal navigations with easy access to content, subscription, and author info

Site-wide global, publisher, and product-level nav layers

access icons on TOC and search results pages

virtual issues

Better for Librarians

new interface for Librarian Admin Site

manage contact info, add account administrators

site monitoring in 32 locations around the world

view IP list and ranges

reports for archive usage and denials

Release 2 COUNTER reports

Co-branding site-wide and on PDF cover page

backup and recovery by IBM

MARC records delivery

automatic CrossRef deposits

OpenURL linking

A new journal from the American Chemical Society

coming January 2009…

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is: Being launched with the goal of becoming the international

publication of choice for the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists

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.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

Graduated from Penn State University in 1990 with a degree in Polymer Science.

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).

Introducing Steve Hansen

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.

In May 2008 Steve joined ACS Publications Division as the Government Account Manager for the USA and Canada.

September 2008 Steve takes on the additional responsibility of Manager for the Latin American and Caribbean Region.

Steve will manage all sales and marketing activities for ACS Publications in the region.

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.

Introducing Steve Hansen

Thank you for your time, attention and your business!

¡Gracias!

Obrigado!