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About ALPSP - The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers |
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The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is the international trade association for not-for-profit publishers and those who work with them. We provide representation of our sector, collective services, professional development activities, and a wealth of information and advice. ALPSP members are based in 36 countries and publish more than 10,000 titles. |
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ALPSP monitors national and international issues and represents the interests of members to the wider world; it carries out research, and issues position papers and guidelines for good practice. It helps its members, and others, to prepare for the challenges of the future through a programme of education, training and development. It develops collective initiatives, most notably the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (in partnership with Swets), for the benefit of smaller- and medium-sized publishers, both commercial and not-for-profit. There is a full programme of seminars and other meetings on issues of current concern, and a series of training courses. ALPSP also provides information and advice to members, both individually and via e-mail discussion lists. The Association publishes a quarterly journal, Learned Publishing, which is included in the Collection, and an electronic newsletter, ALPSP Alert. |
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"We all face common problems and ALPSP provides a forum for discussion of possible solutions."
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"ALPSP has a vital role in representation."
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"It is in the interest of every society journal to belong to an organisation devoted entirely to the particular needs of non-commercial publishing."
Royal Swedish Academy |
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About Swets |
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Swets is the world’s leading subscription services company, connecting the supply and demand chain that exists between publishers and institutions, libraries and information centers. The company provides services for customers from academic, government, corporate and medical institutions. Swets has been operating successfully for over 100 years. The company has offices in over 20 countries, servicing clients and publishers from over 160 nations. Those offices manage more than 1.8 million subscriptions, with half of those related to electronic subscriptions, between some 65,000 publishers and over 60,000 clients, including one in three Fortune 500 companies. Swets is the only subscription agent to be ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis, which serves as a significant endorsement of its ability to provide clients and publishers with the kind of speedy, reliable and efficient service methods they expect to receive from an intermediary. |
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Background to the collection |
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