Elsevier Announces Winners of "Apps for Science" Challenge
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Elsevier Announces Winners of "Apps for Science" Challenge
AMSTERDAM, November 1, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Winning Submissions Available in SciVerse Applications
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical
information products and services, today announced the winners of the "Apps
for Science [http://www.appsforscience.com ]" challenge, an international
competition challenging software developers to create customized
applications that can enhance information search and discovery for
researchers.
During the submission period (April 17 to July 31, 2011), participants
developed 27 diverse applications [http://appsforscience.com/submissions ]
that enhance the SciVerse search experience. The submitted apps include
productivity and time-saving tools, visualizations of search results or
author data and social add-ons enabling collaboration. The winning
applications include:
- Grand Prize ($15,000): Altmetric
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297955?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Euan Adie, measures the
attention that scientific articles receive via social media and online
news sites, then adds the data to ScienceDirect & SciVerse Hub article
and search result pages.
- Second Prize ($10,000): Refinder
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297820?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Leo Sauermann, adds
personal information management and social functions to SciVerse,
including the ability to add comments to articles, place multiple
papers in a collection and share comments with co-workers.
- Third Prize ($5,000)/Popular Choice Prize ($5,000): iHelp
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297913?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Mourougane Arumugam,
enables researchers to search in their native language and retrieve
articles using multi-lingual search.
- Two apps received honorable mentions: the Keyword Optimizer
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297904?zone=main&pageOrigin=appGallery&activity=display ]
, developed by Scott
Fortmann-Roe, helps to find the best set of keywords possible, and
ChemDetect
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297949?zone=main&pageOrigin=appGallery&activity=display ]
, developed by Keming Labs, an
app for chemists to quickly scan an article for chemical names and draw
full structures.
Winners of the top three prizes were determined by a panel of judges
comprised of distinguished researchers, engineers, educators and venture
capitalists in the field of science, media and technology.
The winner of the Popular Choice Award was selected by a popular vote
conducted by the public. The winning applications are now available in
SciVerse Applications
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/userhome ].
"We thank all the creative developers who answered our call for
innovative applications. We are impressed with the ingenuity and innovation
displayed in the development of applications for the Apps for Science
challenge and are very pleased with the scientific community's engagement in
building solutions that would help researchers globally," said Rafael Sidi,
Vice President Product Management, Applications Marketplace and Developer
Network, Elsevier.
SciVerse Applications [http://www.applications.sciverse.com ] and the
Developer Network [http://developers.sciverse.com ] provide opportunities
for researchers and librarians to collaborate with developers in creating
and promoting new applications that improve research workflows. The
Developer Network features a growing community of application developers who
may gain recognition, prestige and revenue through their contributions to
SciVerse Applications.
About the Elsevier SciVerse Suite
The SciVerse ( http://www.sciverse.com) suite of search and
discovery offerings provides the global research community access to a
constantly expanding universe of content and solutions which can now be
accessed in one platform. The suite currently includes SciVerse
ScienceDirect ( http://www.sciencedirect.com), the world's largest
source of peer-reviewed content containing more than 10 million articles,
and SciVerse Scopus ( http://www.scopus.com), an abstract and citation
database containing 41 million records, 70% with abstracts and nearly 18,000
titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide. The platform also includes SciVerse
Hub beta ( http://www.hub.sciverse.com), which enables researchers to
perform a single search across all of the SciVerse content as well as
targeted web content with results ranked by relevancy and without
duplication. SciVerse Applications (
http://www.applications.sciverse.com) and Developer Network (
http://www.developers.sciverse.com) allow the scientific community to
build, find and use applications that enhance the SciVerse research
experience.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider 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.nl ], Reaxys [http://www.reaxys.com ], MD Consult
[http://www.mdconsult.com ] and Nursing Consult
[http://www.nursingconsult.com ], 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 ] employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is
part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC [http://www.reedelsevier.com ], 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).
Media contact
Will DeGirolamo
+1 212-752-8338
wdegirolamo@padillaspeer.com
Source: Elsevier
.
AMSTERDAM, November 1, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Winning Submissions Available in SciVerse Applications
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical
information products and services, today announced the winners of the "Apps
for Science [http://www.appsforscience.com ]" challenge, an international
competition challenging software developers to create customized
applications that can enhance information search and discovery for
researchers.
During the submission period (April 17 to July 31, 2011), participants
developed 27 diverse applications [http://appsforscience.com/submissions ]
that enhance the SciVerse search experience. The submitted apps include
productivity and time-saving tools, visualizations of search results or
author data and social add-ons enabling collaboration. The winning
applications include:
- Grand Prize ($15,000): Altmetric
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297955?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Euan Adie, measures the
attention that scientific articles receive via social media and online
news sites, then adds the data to ScienceDirect & SciVerse Hub article
and search result pages.
- Second Prize ($10,000): Refinder
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297820?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Leo Sauermann, adds
personal information management and social functions to SciVerse,
including the ability to add comments to articles, place multiple
papers in a collection and share comments with co-workers.
- Third Prize ($5,000)/Popular Choice Prize ($5,000): iHelp
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297913?zone=main&pageOrigin=home&activity=display ]
, developed by Mourougane Arumugam,
enables researchers to search in their native language and retrieve
articles using multi-lingual search.
- Two apps received honorable mentions: the Keyword Optimizer
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297904?zone=main&pageOrigin=appGallery&activity=display ]
, developed by Scott
Fortmann-Roe, helps to find the best set of keywords possible, and
ChemDetect
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/appDetail/297949?zone=main&pageOrigin=appGallery&activity=display ]
, developed by Keming Labs, an
app for chemists to quickly scan an article for chemical names and draw
full structures.
Winners of the top three prizes were determined by a panel of judges
comprised of distinguished researchers, engineers, educators and venture
capitalists in the field of science, media and technology.
The winner of the Popular Choice Award was selected by a popular vote
conducted by the public. The winning applications are now available in
SciVerse Applications
[http://www.applications.sciverse.com/action/userhome ].
"We thank all the creative developers who answered our call for
innovative applications. We are impressed with the ingenuity and innovation
displayed in the development of applications for the Apps for Science
challenge and are very pleased with the scientific community's engagement in
building solutions that would help researchers globally," said Rafael Sidi,
Vice President Product Management, Applications Marketplace and Developer
Network, Elsevier.
SciVerse Applications [http://www.applications.sciverse.com ] and the
Developer Network [http://developers.sciverse.com ] provide opportunities
for researchers and librarians to collaborate with developers in creating
and promoting new applications that improve research workflows. The
Developer Network features a growing community of application developers who
may gain recognition, prestige and revenue through their contributions to
SciVerse Applications.
About the Elsevier SciVerse Suite
The SciVerse ( http://www.sciverse.com) suite of search and
discovery offerings provides the global research community access to a
constantly expanding universe of content and solutions which can now be
accessed in one platform. The suite currently includes SciVerse
ScienceDirect ( http://www.sciencedirect.com), the world's largest
source of peer-reviewed content containing more than 10 million articles,
and SciVerse Scopus ( http://www.scopus.com), an abstract and citation
database containing 41 million records, 70% with abstracts and nearly 18,000
titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide. The platform also includes SciVerse
Hub beta ( http://www.hub.sciverse.com), which enables researchers to
perform a single search across all of the SciVerse content as well as
targeted web content with results ranked by relevancy and without
duplication. SciVerse Applications (
http://www.applications.sciverse.com) and Developer Network (
http://www.developers.sciverse.com) allow the scientific community to
build, find and use applications that enhance the SciVerse research
experience.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider 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.nl ], Reaxys [http://www.reaxys.com ], MD Consult
[http://www.mdconsult.com ] and Nursing Consult
[http://www.nursingconsult.com ], 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 ] employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is
part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC [http://www.reedelsevier.com ], 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).
Media contact
Will DeGirolamo
+1 212-752-8338
wdegirolamo@padillaspeer.com
Source: Elsevier
.