From: "Pikas, Christina K." <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:10:19 +0000

I find that very strange indeed!  Elsevier’s EngineeringVillage
platform has a share > embed option as well as a link to post to
Delicious (probably left over from a few years ago?).

I just checked and ScienceDirect doesn’t have a “share to” link like
many other journal platforms do.

Hasn’t Scopus been advertising badges and whatnot you can add to show
how many times things were cited? Embed a list of recent articles?
Maybe this is a new policy?

In any case, I think you should push back on this requirement even if
it does seem unlikely someone will be sharing from Scopus instead of
the original full text.

Christina Pikas

(note: all opinions my own and do not represent my organization, etc.)



Subject: Scopus. Restriction on Use of Subscribed Products. Social
networking sites.
From: "Birgir Björnsson" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:35:05 +0000

Dear all,

Iceland Consortium is negotiating with Elsevier for Scopus in a national access.

Elsevier insist on keeping the following in the agreement.

Restrictions on Use of Subscribed Products.

·         Post individual items from the Subscribed Products on social
networking sites

This is new to us and we do not have any similar restriction in other
agreements.

Is this acceptable?

Do you have this or similar restriction in your Scopus agreement?

Elsevier does not have an official list over social networking sites,
but says that it has for example facebook, linkedin, twitter in mind.

Kind regards,

Birgir

Birgir Björnsson, administrator
Iceland Consortium for electronic subscriptions (hvar.is)
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