Elsevier Develops Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone Application to Help Researchers Stay Up-to-date While on-the-go

Allowing Scientists Mobile Access to Their Search and Citation Alerts

AMSTERDAM, May 12, 2010 - Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, today announced it has built a new iPhone
application, Scopus Alerts (Lite) (tinyurl.com/scopusmob), that gives
researchers mobile access to the Searching and Alerting features of Scopus,
the world's largest abstract and citation database.

The new application, which is available on iTunes and the Apple App Store
globally, gives iPhone users the ability to find and display abstracts and
reference information from the Scopus database, which covers 18,000 journals
produced by more than 5,000 publishers worldwide. The app is designed to help
eliminate the need for scientists to seek out a desktop or laptop computer
when seeking quality research data while travelling, attending conferences or
commuting to and from work.

Application features include the creation of search and citation alerts
as well as the ability to save favorite abstracts and add notes. Further
supporting collaboration among researchers, the app also allows users to
share search results and links to favorite articles, via Email and Twitter.

"The hectic lifestyle of today's scientists has created the need for
content to be easily accessible wherever, whenever," said Niels Weertman, VP
Product Management of Scopus for Elsevier. "In fact, 65% of scientists we
surveyed said they would anticipate using the Scopus Alerts app on their
mobile device. We are excited to help meet this need by helping researchers
across the globe stay connected to the latest scientific knowledge no matter
where they are."

The new Scopus Alerts (Lite) application is the first of several Elsevier
has planned to further support the mobility of today's researchers. A
ScienceDirect app is in development and customers can expect to receive news
of its availability over the summer. The current version of the application
is available free of charge to existing Scopus customers and can be
downloaded from tinyurl.com/scopusmob.

About Scopus

Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract
and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources
with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Its unique
database contains abstracts and references from 18,000 peer-reviewed journals
from more than 5,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary
coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information
about the articles covered, but also integrates web and patent searches
directly from its clean and simple interface. Direct links to 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. For more information about Scopus please
visit www.info.scopus.com

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher 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 (www.thelancet.com) and Cell
(www.cell.com ), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include
ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus (www.scopus.com),
Reaxys (www.reaxys.com), MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com) and
Nursing Consult (www.nursingconsult.com), which enhance the
productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite
(www.scival.com ) and MEDai's Pinpoint Review (www.medai.com),
which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes
more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (
www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part
of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com), 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).

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