SCOPUS CHOSEN BY TWO MORE AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES

Meeting Research Quality Framework (RQF) Requirements made easier with
Scopus

Amsterdam - Monday, 17 September 2007 - Scopus(r), the largest abstract
and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web
sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research, today
announced that two more Australian institutes have chosen the Scopus
database for its comprehensive content coverage and its ability to serve
as a research performance measurement tool.  The University of
Queensland, a member of the Group of Eight, and Victoria University have
embraced Scopus.

"We believe the addition of Scopus to our portfolio will enhance the
ongoing process of research evaluation, particularly with the RQF
preparation," said Keith Webster University Librarian and Director of
Learning Services, University of Queensland.  "We are very pleased with
the linking capabilities between Scopus and our Institutional
Repository, UQ eSpace, the simple links through to RefWorks, our latest
bibliographic management utility. Subscribing to a product which has
been developed in collaboration with end-users will help us improve
productivity, especially when it comes to complex processes like the
RQF.  We are also looking at how Scopus can help the University of
Queensland and its research objectives beyond the RQF assessment."

Brian Tyrrell, Information Resources Coordinator of Victoria University,
points out that, "we feel the Scopus Database has much to offer in terms
of tracking the research output of Victoria University.  Scopus will
enable researchers to demonstrate the impact of their own publications
by identifying citations to their work in the 15,000 peer reviewed
titles indexed."

"These decisions validate the contribution Scopus can make to support
and grow the universities' recognized academic reputation." said Niels
Weertman, Director Product Management, Scopus.  "We're proud to be
working with these two universities.  It is exciting to offer them the
most comprehensive literature research database and also support both
institutes in attaining their research output measurement objectives."

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