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

[Oldak Quill]

On 12/03/2008, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

Wow, this is really wonderful news. Congratulations to everyone involved.

-- 
Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)