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 announce Wikipedia chemical standard public; a CAS _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

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(a)POTSDAM.EDU> > To: <CHMINF-L(a)LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:51 AM > Subject: [CHMINF-L] CAS and Wikipedia > > >> CAS released the following announcement today: >> >> "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(a)potsdam.edu