Elsevier Collaborates with Ministry of Education Belarus in the Launch of a Nation-Wide University Consortium

MINSK, Belarus, September 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Access to ScienceDirect and Scopus for all Belarus Republic universities supported at Government level

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced its official collaboration with the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Education in the launch of a nation-wide university consortium providing access to ScienceDirect and Scopus for all universities of the Belarus Republic. The collaboration has been officially supported by the Minister of Education of Republic of Belarus Dr. Sergey A. Maskevich.

Over the last 5 years science and research conducted by universities have made significant contributions to the economy of the Republic of Belarus and investments in the universities have been actively encouraged by the Ministry of Education of Republic of Belarus. With the launch of this "roadmap," the nation-wide university consortium, the Ministry secures collaboration with Elsevier at a national level.

Dr. Maskevich said, "Our universities have grown to become key hubs of innovation for the Belarus Republic, providing integration of higher education, science and industry, for the creation of innovative infrastructure to implement world knowledge and export our developments and technologies. We see Elsevier as a necessary element in this construction and are glad for this official collaboration."

Dr. Igor Osipov, Elsevier's Regional Director for Russia and Belarus added, "We are honored that through this 'roadmap' agreement with the Ministry of Education Belarus all Belorussian universities are now able to discover both ScienceDirect and Scopus as key tools for their international research advancement and we are happy to be able to share our publishing and author workshop expertise across the country. It is important to have official government support for our collaboration and we look forward to helping the Ministry map the 'bigger picture' of Belorussian research."

About the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus

The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus is a republican organ of government which pursues governmental policies in the field of education, provides regulation, management and governmental monitoring in the sphere of education as well as coordination of the related activities performed by the republican organs of government. In its activities the Ministry of Education is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the Regulation on the Ministry of Education and other laws of the Republic of Belarus. The Ministry of Education is subordinate to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, to which it is responsible for performing the tasks assigned and organizing the operation of the lower organizations.

About ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com) contains over a quarter of the world's full text scientific, technical and medical (STM) peer-reviewed articles - managed by renowned editors, written by respected authors and read by researchers from around the globe.  Elsevier's extensive full-text collection covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature with more than ten million articles available online. Coverage includes over 2,500 journal titles published by Elsevier with dynamic linking to journals from approximately 2,000 STM publishers through CrossRef.  Additionally, SciVerse ScienceDirect contains an expanding library of online major reference works, handbooks, book series and over 10,000 eBooks in all fields of science seamlessly interlinked with primary research referenced in journal articles.

About Scopus

Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Featuring smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research, Scopus was designed and developed with input from over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from nearly19,500 peer-reviewed journals from more than 5,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. Direct links to subscribed full-text articles, library resources and other applications like reference management software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool.  

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

Media contact
Galina Yakshonak
Elsevier, Russia
+7-985-72-779 67
g.yakshonak@elsevier.com