Lee Hadden writes: “Six leading earth science societies and one
institute have
agreed to develop cooperatively GeoScienceWorld (GSW), an electronic
research resource unprecedented in the earth sciences. GSW will deliver
online the aggregated journal content of both its founding organizations
and many other not-for-profit and independent earth science publishers.
The collection will feature full text searches across the aggregated
journals and reference linking between included journal articles and, where
possible, other online journals. GeoRef, the premier bibliographic database
in the
geosciences, will be fully integrated into GSW, expanding the search
capability to include nearly all geoscience literature using a controlled
vocabulary and providing direct linking to full text articles and abstracts
within and outside the journals aggregation. With time, other material
such as maps, books, and geoscience digital data will be included or
inter-linked on an optional participation basis with content owners. When
technically practical, GSW will include non-English publications.
Lee Hadden writes: “Six leading earth science societies and one
institute have
agreed to develop cooperatively GeoScienceWorld (GSW), an electronic
research resource unprecedented in the earth sciences. GSW will deliver
online the aggregated journal content of both its founding organizations
and many other not-for-profit and independent earth science publishers.
The collection will feature full text searches across the aggregated
journals and reference linking between included journal articles and, where
possible, other online journals. GeoRef, the premier bibliographic database
in the
geosciences, will be fully integrated into GSW, expanding the search
capability to include nearly all geoscience literature using a controlled
vocabulary and providing direct linking to full text articles and abstracts
within and outside the journals aggregation. With time, other material
such as maps, books, and geoscience digital data will be included or
inter-linked on an optional participation basis with content owners. When
technically practical, GSW will include non-English publications.For two years the founding organizations-American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, American Geological Institute, Geological Society of
America, Geological Society of London, Mineralogical Society of America,
Society for Sedimentary Geology, and Society of Exploration
Geophysicists-have been developing plans for GeoScienceWorld. Final
agreement allows implementation of the plan. A prospectus will be sent in
January to societies and other journal publishers potentially interested in
participating. A free trial period for potential subscribers is
anticipated prior to the launch of paid online subscription service later
this year. Charter online subscription rates will be announced this
summer. More detailed information about
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) can be found at (http://www.GeoScienceWorld.org).
What the founders said about GSW:
“GeoScienceWorld will be a superior research resource that meets the
demands
of students, researchers and professionals who are accustomed to the
benefits of electronic media.” Sharon Mosher, Past President, Geological
Society of America
“GeoScienceWorld will promote integration of research across
geoscience
disciplines and geographic boundaries.” Walt Lynn, Past President, Society
of Exploration Geophysicists
“The prospect of GeoScienceWorld is tremendously exciting – it should
have a
significant impact on the geosciences.” Robbie Gries, Past President,
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
“GeoScienceWorld is long overdue; the geosciences have lagged behind
the
rest of the sciences in this regard. Successful launching of
GeoScienceWorld
will make the geoscience community meaningful players in the electronic
publishing arena.” Marcus Milling, Executive Director, American Geological
Institute
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