Scopus in the news

10 outstanding applications of Web 2.0 in business
Information Age October issue cover story, November 2008,
This article discusses how Elsevier and other companies including Dell and IBM are successfully harnessing community and collaboration with web 2.0 social media projects. Read on...

Scopus refines scientific searching
Information World Today, June 2007,
by Kim Thomas
This article describes in a practical way the ease of use of Scopus. Many features like searching and refining options, citations tracking and alerting options are highlighted. Scopus is considered 'an immensely useful resource that draws on a vast range of publications'. 'Scopus is an invaluable tool for the serious researcher'. Read on...

Update on Scopus and Web of Science
The Charlston Advisor, January 2007,
by David Goodman & Louise F. Deis
This update discusses the status of Scopus from Elsevier and Web of Science from Thomson as seen at the end of 2006. It is based on what actually is working, regardless of whether the publisher considers it released or beta, because some features seem to be in both categories. Read on...

A new standard for measuring doctoral programs
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 12, 2007,
by Piper Fogg
For years when the dean of the graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis wanted to know how its programs stacked up to their peers, he was at a loss. He resorted to using U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of graduate programs, even though many academe pooh-pooh tehm us unscientific. Read on...

In-game advertising: monetising the story
EPS INSIGHTS, January 29, 2007,
by Dan Penny
Scopus, Elsevier's abstract and citation database, has added citation data, including abstracts, for many older papers. This takes Scopus into even closer competition with Thomson's Web of Science service. Read on...

Comparing alternatives to the Web of Science for coverage of the social sciences' literature
Journal of Infometrics, December 7, 2006,
by Michael Norris & Charles Oppenheim
The Web of Science is no longer the only database which offers indexing of the social sciences. Scopus, CSA Illumina and Google Scholar are new entrants in this market. Read on...