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Mar 12, 2008, 11:25 AM
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CAS and Wikipedia -- CAS agrees to help contribute
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A press release, via a chemical information list for librarians. All
kudos to the remarkable Martin Walker (user:walkerma) and the
WikiProject Chemistry contributors.
Now *this* is how these things are supposed to happen :)
-- Phoebe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Walker" <walkerma[at]POTSDAM.EDU>
> To: <CHMINF-L[at]LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:51 AM
> Subject: [CHMINF-L] CAS and Wikipedia
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>> CAS released the following announcement today:
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>> "CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, is pleased to announce
>> that it will contribute to the Wikipedia project. CAS will work with
>> Wikipedia to help provide accurate CAS Registry Numbers for current
>> substances listed in the Wikiprojects-Chemicals section of the Wikipedia
>> Chemistry Portal that are of widespread general public interest.
>>
>> The CAS Registry is the world's most comprehensive collection of chemical
>> substances and the CAS Registry Number is the recognized global standard
>> for chemical substance identification.
>>
>> CAS views Wikipedia as an important societal tool for the general public;
>> and this collaboration with Wikipedia is in line with CAS' mission as a
>> Division of the American Chemical Society.
>>
>> We look forward to working with the Wikipedia volunteers over the next
>> few weeks to make this happen."
>>
>> We at the Wikipedia Chemicals WikiProject would like to thank Chemical
>> Abstracts Service for their kind offer of assistance in validating our
>> CAS Registry Number information. We also look forward to working with CAS
>> in the future.
>>
>> --
>> Martin A. Walker
>> Associate Professor of Chemistry
>> SUNY Potsdam
>> Potsdam, NY 13676
>> USA
>> Tel: +1 (315) 2672271
>> Fax: +1 (315) 2673170
>> walkerma[at]potsdam.edu
>>
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