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Press releases
ALJC in Turkish and Spanish
The ALJC web site has now been translated in Turkish and Spanish the Latin American marketl.
9 New Open Access titles added
Lisse, The Netherlands
27 July 2006
Hindawi Publishing added 9 open access titles to the 2007 Collection bringing the total from 618 titles to 627 titles.
Launch of Collection 2007
Lisse, The Netherlands
24 July 2006
The 2007 Collection has grown to 618 titles from 48 publishers – 2 new publishers have joined, and 11 existing publisher members have added titles.
ALJC Portal and web site go live
Lisse, The Netherlands
24 July 2006
See press release below
Two Mexican University libraries join ALJC
Universidad del Valle de Mexico and Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa have licensed the Full 2006 Collection.
2007 ALPSP Learned Journal Collection provides additional benefits by offering more focused subject collections
Lisse, The Netherlands
24 July 2006
‘ALJC in partnership with Swets’ develops further enhancements in line with market feedback and launches new access portal.
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and Swets Information Services are pleased to announce the launch of the 2007 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC in partnership with Swets). Now entering its fourth year in the market, this award-winning collection provides a unique and straightforward way for libraries and consortia to acquire content from 48 highly regarded publishers from a single source. With a total of 618 titles making up the full set and the availability of new subject-specific collections, the 2007 ALJC will offer a wealth of high quality electronic content in an affordable and flexible manner.
Building on the established success of the ALJC, which already serves library customers located in approximately 20 countries, the 2007 Collection contains a number of additional benefits that have been developed in response to market feedback. The ALJC continues to grow, with 62 new titles being added to this year’s collection, with more than half of those titles being made available by two new publishers participating in the program, Alliance Communications Group and International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research.
A total of nine ALJC sub-collections are now available, which can be combined, allowing customers the opportunity to tailor a package suited to their needs, while still retaining the benefits that the collection model provides. The sub-collections are categorized as follows:
• Archaeology & History
• Law
• Life Sciences
• Linguistics & Arts
• Medicine
• Religion & Philosophy
• Science
• Social Sciences
• Technology
The close contact with ALJC licensees and publishers has also resulted in the creation and launch of a new website and access portal, which offers better service and more substantial information for new and existing customers. This new portal can be found at www.alpsp-collection.org.
Bülent Karasözen of the Anatolian University Library Consortium (ANKOS) testifies, “With over 80 members, ANKOS has a number of consortial agreements with major publishers. Because access to electronic journals is handled via bundled packages, it’s difficult for consortial deals to be arranged for journals from smaller publishers. The ALJC provides us with a unique and simple solution to this problem, offering access to a substantial collection of valuable journals that we would be unable to subscribe to otherwise.”
This unique cooperation initiated by ALPSP in 2003 enables smaller and medium-sized publishers to sell their titles effectively to consortia and other library customers. The impressive range of content from the ALJC is supplied to customers through a single umbrella license, pricing model and delivery platform. The complex licensing and legal structure of this cross-publisher initiative is coordinated by Swets, who also service the worldwide sales, marketing and online content access channels for the Collection. Rather than dealing individually with a large number of publishers, library customers can access all of the high quality, full-text E-Journals simply and directly via SwetsWise Online Content or through the newly established ALJC web portal.
About ALPSP
ALPSP was formed in 1972 – today it is the only international trade association representing all types of non-profit publishers, as well as the largest trade association for scholarly and professional publishers. Its members publish approximately 10,000 journals worldwide, as well as books, databases and other products and services. ALPSP’s mission is to play an active part in shaping the future of academic and professional communication. At this time of unprecedented change in the publishing environment, ALPSP believes that non-profit publishers have a unique role to play. The Association therefore aims to serve, represent and strengthen the community of non-profit publishers, and those who work with them. Like scholarly publishing itself, ALPSP has a strongly international focus with members in 36 countries. It offers an extensive programme of courses, seminars and training as well as an informative website, www.alpsp.org, a quarterly journal, Learned Publishing, and a monthly electronic newsletter, ALPSP Alert. The ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC) is the most important of ALPSP's range of collaborative initiatives for members.
About Swets Information Services
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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