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Books, bingo, blogs! All the world’s a stage
 Mad libs go to Taupo
How do librarians and publishers add value to content? Library Connect Seminars in Japan and Korea shed some light
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Take a look at Cell Stem Cell
Have you heard about the new journal Cell Stem Cell? Published by Cell Press, Elsevier’s imprint for life science research, the journal is now available on ScienceDirect. Cell Stem Cell covers the entire spectrum of stem cell biology and is the official affiliated journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. To provide you and your patrons an opportunity to assess the journal, complimentary access to the first three issues is available until early October (when the fourth issue goes online). Take a look at Cell Stem Cell today. 
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/19345909
VirtualE Library makes building book collections easy
Where can busy librarians find a one-stop resource for all Elsevier science, technology and health science book products? At VirtualE Library, of course! This free resource helps librarians learn about and order books from imprints including Academic Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, Churchill Livingstone, Focal Press, Morgan Kaufmann, Mosby and Saunders. Users can search the site, sign up for search alerts, create wish lists, access book reviews and more. Particularly of note, users can build orders and transfer them to the wholesaler Ambassador or place them directly with Elsevier.
Scopus Custom Data gives access to data sets in XML
In May, Scopus released Scopus Custom Data, a new product allowing users to acquire specified data sets from Scopus. The data is delivered in XML to enable users to conduct large-scale research performance analysis such as assessing the competitive landscape; ranking institutions, departments, research groups and individuals; and making decisions relating to tenure and promotion. Scopus Custom Data has a modular price structure, allowing customers to pay only for data needed.
http://info.scopus.com/customdata
Journal of Electronic Publishing warrants a visit
Started by the University of Michigan Press in 1995, JEP was relaunched by the university's Scholarly Publishing Office in 2005. According to Mark Sandler, the director of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Center for Library Initiatives, "Since its first issue, JEP has been a source of innovative ideas, best practices and leading-edge thinking about all aspects of publishing, authorship and readership in the electronic environment." Elsevier is pleased to be among the journal's sponsors and encourages you to check it out.
www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org
