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

[Brian Salter-Duke]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:25:18 -0700, 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 :)

Indeed. Very well done indeed, Martin, and thanks.

Brian - User:Bduke

> -- 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
> >>
>
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