[Foundation-l] CAS and Wikipedia -- CAS agrees to help contribute

[phoebe ayers]

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
 >
 >
 >> 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 at potsdam.edu
 >>