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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 12:33:55 CDT
From:         Dave Rodgers <dlr@MATH.AMS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Internet Resources-Math
              Systems Forum" at Apr 7, 92 9:26 am

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>   From: Michael Taranto <mtaranto@sura.net>
>   Subject: Re:  Internet Resources - Math
>
>   e=MATH-American Mathematical Society (AMS)
>           This database is the American Mathematical Society's system for
>   electronic communication and information delivery. Information available
>   on the database includes, mathematical reviews of over 93 topics:
>   General Algebraic Systems, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Fluid
>   mechanics, Economics, and Biology and other natural sciences.
>   e=MATH also includes a connection to an Archie server and electronic
>   distribution of the Bulletin of AMS(to begin Jan. 1992).
>   Access: telnet 130.44.1.100  2050               (UNIX hosts)
>   Access: telnet 130.44.1.100  /port=2050         (VMS hosts)
>   login: e-math
>   Password: e-math

          Let me clarify the above message. See below for information
          about connection to e-MATH. [port 2050 gives access to the
          database of mathematicians without requiring a login to
          e-MATH. See the Welcome Message on the e-MATH system.]

          There is MathSci and there is e-MATH.

          MathSci is the AMS bibliographic/review database, available
          through Dialog (on-line) and Silver Platter (CD ROM).  [A
          handful of institutions have negotiated terms for site
          loads.] MathSci IS NOT available through e-MATH.

          e-MATH is an initiative in electronic communication and
          publishing.  It is a node on the Internet (see below).  It
          provides access to applications available on the Internet of
          interest to mathematicians as well as applications developed
          by AMS staff.  It is partially supported by a 3-year NSF
          grant.  There is an e-MATH application that allows author
          search and returns POINTERS to reviews published since 1985
          in Mathematical Reviews and available on MathSci.

           The STN bibliographic/review database is not the AMS
           database.  It is the Zbl (German) database.

          It is a surprise to most people that producing Mathematical
          Reviews/MathSci is an expensive process, largely due to the
          requirements for building and maintaining a comprehensive
          database.  Pricing is fundamentally dependent on cost and
          market size.  These products are priced to recover their
          costs. [Costs for printing and mailing of Math Reviews is
          approximately 6% of total cost, unlike primary journals
          where printing and mailing may account for as much as 40-60%
          of the cost structure.

        e-MATH is currently available to *anyone* with Internet
        access at no cost. You don't have to be an AMS member.

        One of the e-MATH applications provides access to the
        Mathematical Reviews document delivery system, on a fee for
        service basis. This service is for those who need to obtain
        copies of original articles published in obscure or difficult
        to obtain journals (Russian/Chinese literature).  [The Yale
        IMP service is for PREPRINTS.]
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