PRESS RELEASE

Learned Publishing to go online with CatchWord

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. 31st May 2000

It was announced today that the Association of Learned and
Professional Society Publishers has selected CatchWord as its Internet
publishing partner to produce the online version of its prestigious
journal, Learned Publishing.

Learned Publishing was established in 1988 and appears four times a
year.  It publishes features and articles concerning all aspects of
learned journal and academic publishing.

Sally Morris, Secretary-General of ALPSP said:

“As publisher of one of the industry’s leading journals, we wanted to
ensure our online version offered our readers the best in
functionality from fully searchable text to linking to and from major
abstracting and indexing services.  Learned Publishing online aims to
be a showcase online journal.  CatchWord with its international
reputation is an excellent partner for Learned Publishing.

Chris Beckett, Sales and Marketing Director at CatchWord said:

“CatchWord has built up a strong global presence and we have worked
hard to establish ourselves as an effective distribution and marketing
service for our publisher clients. We are particularly pleased to be
working with ALPSP and their industry-leading publication, Learned
Publishing. Our linking agreements with the key A&I services, our
participation in CrossRef and our business partnerships with the
leading subscription agents provide an important distribution network
that is essential for our publishers content. We are delighted to be
working with such a prestigious organisation as ALPSP and to add
Learned Publishing to our collection of over 750 journals.”

About CatchWord

CatchWord was formed in 1994 and provides publishers with
comprehensive, tailored, internet publishing services designed to grow
their business by deploying cost effective, global and secure
solutions.  CatchWord works closely with its publisher clients and
industry intermediaries to help them exploit the internet as a
delivery and a marketing channel to researchers, scholars, musicians
and business consumers of information. CatchWord currently hosts over
750 journals on behalf of 47 publishers.

For more information about CatchWord contact:

Chris Beckett, Sales and Marketing Director
Tel: +44 (0)1235 555877    Fax: +44 (0)1235 5365000
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Audrey D. Melkin, Vice President, Sales – North America
Tel: 212 481 8484, ext. 336 Fax: 212 481 9582
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www.catchword.com

About ALPSP

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
serves as a meeting point for all those involved in the publication of
academic and professional journals and books by providing information
and expertise in learned publishing, a wealth of influential contacts,
valuable training and support.  It is a not-for-profit organization
founded in 1972 to encourage communication and cooperation within
academic publishing and between publishers and other professionals in
the information chain.  Learned Publishing, the journal of the society
provides an authoritative medium for the communication of research
data, informed opinion and high-quality information on all significant
aspects of academic publishing for the international scholarly
community.  The added accessibility and functionality of the online
journal will further enhance its use as a resource for all those
professionals involved in scholarly publishing..

For more information about ALPSP contact:

Sally Morris, Secretary-General, ALPSP
Tel: +44 (0) 1903 871686  Fax: +44 (0) 1903 871286
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www.alpsp.org.uk


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Tracy Shaw
Marketing Executive
CatchWord Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0)1235 555877
Fax: +44 (0)1235 536500
URL:  http://www.catchword.com
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