Elsevier XQuery Challenge
Elsevier has been doing cool things with XQuery for awhile now. Now, they are holding a contest where each contestant will get access to 7,500 full-text XML articles from Elsevier journals. The winner will be the one that can develop the best “unique yet useful web-based journal article rendering application.”
So all you library-land XQuery hackers start your (XQuery) engines, here is the official story that came across the XQuery-Talk mailing list:
Elsevier Labs is inviting creative individuals who have wanted the opportunity to view and work with scientific journal article content on the web to enter the Elsevier Article 2.0 Contest. Each contestant will be provided online access to approximately 7,500 full-text XML articles from Elsevier journals, including the associated images, and the Elsevier Article 2.0 API to develop a unique yet useful web-based journal article rendering application. The sample apps (including source code) we have provided on the Article 2.0 Contest web site were developed in XQuery. While the contest does not mandate the use of XQuery, our experience has shown the technology is a natural fit for building these types of applications.
If you are interested in the contest, please visit the web site (http://article20.elsevier.com) and apply for an Article 2.0 API Key.
If you have any questions about the contest, drop us an email at info-article20@elsevier.com.
Very cool… Oh, did I mention first prize is $4000, second prize is $2000, and third prize is $1000? Not too shabby!
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