Swets launches ERM as a Service

PRESS RELEASE

Lisse, The Netherlands
November 26, 2009


Swets launches ERM as a Service

Swets announced earlier today the launch of ERM as a Service, powered by SwetsWise. ERM as a service is a unique solution combining specially selected SwetsWise modules, designed to aid a librarian with the management, evaluation and access of their electronic resources.

“There are many different Electronic Resource Management software solutions in the market but all of them are extremely costly, if one takes the total cost of ownership into consideration. They are also extremely complex in their implementation. Our ERM as a Service takes a totally different approach,” said Michael Leuschner, Global Marketing Director at Swets. “We are targeting customers who can not, or do not want to, afford the investment in their own ERM software installation but still need the fundamental functionality and services to manage their electronic resources professionally. Our solution follows the software as a service concept that has already prevailed in other industries and which is characterized by the subscription of functionality instead of licensing large software solutions.”

With ERM as a Service, Swets simplifies the complexities involved in managing electronic resources. The package provides librarians with a single, clear and comprehensive overview of their collection, showing what content they own, where their users can access it and what licensing and rights options apply to it. On top of this, information professionals can analyze the cost per use of their electronic resources, which particularly supports the decision process during the renewal season and allows comparisons down to title level.

SwetsWise contains the largest databank of publisher license information available in the industry and automatically updates and maintains the bibliographic details of thousands of publications, including price and status information. Having this wealth of information available at the touch of a button eliminates one of the key frustrations involved with purchasing an ERM solution; populating the system with data. This frees the librarian to spend more time on the actual management and evaluation of their resources.

The evaluation of acquired content is made simple with SwetsWise’s ERM as a Service package, thanks to the way it combines COUNTER compliant usage statistics with subscription information into an easy-to-use environment. The extensive and customizable reporting possibilities included provide the librarian with the accurate and specific information needed to calculate the price per use of a subscription, to fully analyze their entire subscription spend and to ultimately make better informed collection decisions in the future.

The comprehensive list of features and benefits included in the package continues, with an integrated A-Z listing of all acquired content available to end users, swift access set-up for new e-journal subscriptions and automatic, pro-active claiming of missing content. With the ability to browse and purchase content also included, the potential and capabilities of the full package begin to realize themselves.

“The ERM as a Service package showcases the flexibility and adaptability of our SwetsWise portfolio,” said Debbie Dore. “Swets is relentless in its drive to simplify the management of subscriptions and acquired content. This package highlights our ability to offer innovative, flexible solutions that address the specific needs of our customers in an intuitive and cost-effective manner.”


About Swets
Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 105 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field.

Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry "for the past five years, and is consistently featured in the top 25% of FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands". We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2008 certified on a global basis for 10 years running - a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.

Media Contact
Damian Leslie
External Communications Executive
Swets
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The Netherlands
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Email: dleslie@nl.swets.com
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