There are more than 800 reasons to subscribe to the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection 2010!
PRESS RELEASE
Lisse, The Netherlands,
4 August, 2009
There are more than 800 reasons to subscribe to the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection 2010!
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and Swets, the world’s leading subscriptions services company, are pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC). With a total of 824 titles making up the full set — of which 88 titles are new to the collection — and the availability of nine subject-specific collections, the 2010 ALJC offers an unparalleled amount of high quality electronic content in an affordable and flexible manner. Four new publishers have agreed to make their titles available in the 2010 Collection, IM Publications, iMedPub, Lawrence & Wishart and The Way, bringing the total number of participating publishers to 48.
“The ALJC continues to provide incredible value for libraries and consortia around the world,” said Nick Evans, Chief Operating Officer, ALPSP. “Its unique structure allows journals from smaller publishers to compete in the Consortia market with the bigger players and, as the 88 new titles added to this year’s collection prove, its inherent value continues to grow year upon year.”
“Now in its seventh year, the importance of the ALJC can not be stressed highly enough,” said Debbie Dore, Chief Commercial Officer at Swets. “It provides libraries and consortia with the most straightforward, flexible and cost effective way to acquire content from a wide palette of highly regarded publishers. Swets is delighted with the continued growth of the ALJC and proud of its role in the collection’s success.”
Initiated by ALPSP in 2003, the ALJC is a unique cooperation that 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 ALJC’s own web portal.
Pricing details and further information on the 2009 ALJC in partnership with Swets can be found at www.alpsp-collection.org
About ALPSP
ALPSP was formed in 1972 – today it is the largest international trade association representing all types of non-profit publishers and those who work with them. Its members publish approximately 10,000 journals worldwide, as well as numerous 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. Like scholarly publishing itself, ALPSP has a strongly international focus with over 350 member organisations 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 one of the most important of ALPSP's range of collaborative initiatives for members.
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About Swets
Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 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 six years, and is consistently featured in 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 --a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.
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