Berg & Oxford University Press Sign Agreement for Global Distribution of
the Berg Fashion Library

Berg Publishers is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement
with Oxford University Press for global distribution of the Berg Fashion
Library, an online resource launching in May 2010.

Informed by prestigious academic and library advisors, the Berg Fashion
Library will be the first online portal to provide access to
interdisciplinary and integrated book, image and journal content on
world dress and fashion. Featuring images from the Victoria & Albert
Museum's world renowned Fashion Collection, the Berg Fashion Library
will enable cross-searchable access to an expanding range of content,
including the forthcoming 10-volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and
Fashion, an image bank, an e-book collection, an A-Z of fashion, a
dictionary of key terms, and an index of key museum collections. It will
also feature premium links to journals. All content will be underpinned
by a bespoke taxonomy to enhance search and browse.  

Casper Grathwohl, Vice President and Publisher of Reference at Oxford
University Press, commented:
"The Berg Fashion Library is an ideal resource for OUP to distribute.
We've seen just how much interest there is in fashion through Grove Art
and Oxford Art Online. The Berg Fashion Library fills a real gap, not
only for scholars and students of fashion and art, but for a broad range
of disciplines - anthropology, history, theater studies, sociology,
human geography, folklore. Additionally, links between Grove Art and the
Berg Fashion Library will enrich our offering to existing and new
subscribers."

Kathryn Earle, Managing Director of Berg Publishers, noted:
"We are very excited to be partnering with Oxford University Press for
global distribution of the Berg Fashion Library. OUP have unparalleled
market penetration and knowledge of local territories throughout the
world. Because the Berg Fashion Library aims to provide balanced
coverage of dress throughout history and across cultures, it is
appropriate that we are working with a partner so well placed to reach
the broadest spectrum of interested users. And of course the links with
Grove Art provide an added bonus for our subscribers."

The Berg Fashion Library will be available by annual subscription to
institutions worldwide.  For further information, please visit
www.bergfashionlibrary.com
<http://www.bergpublishers.com/bdlink.aspx?id=190371&link=http%3a%2f%2fw
ww.bergfashionlibrary.com> .

NOTES FOR EDITORS

For further information, please contact Jennifer Howell at Berg
Publishers:
email: [log in to unmask]
telephone: +44 (0)1865 245104

About Berg

Established in 1982, Berg is the leading international publisher of
academic books, reference works, and journals on world dress and
fashion, a fast-growing and interdisciplinary area of study at
universities and colleges worldwide. Berg publishes approximately 50 new
books each year. Over 100 titles on fashion theory and practice are
already available. 

Berg also publishes 17 academic journals on culture and the visual arts
including the market leading Fashion Theory, the award-winning Textile,
Fashion Practice and the newly launched Art in Translation, which
earlier this year earned an ALPSP commendation. See www.bergjournals.com
<http://www.bergpublishers.com/bdlink.aspx?id=190371&link=http%3a%2f%2fw
ww.bergjournals.com>  for further details.

Berg won the Independent Publishers Award for E-Publishing in
recognition of its achievements and plans for online publishing and was
acquired by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in 2008. For more information
about Berg, please visit www.bergpublishers.com
<http://www.bergpublishers.com/bdlink.aspx?id=190371&link=http%3a%2f%2fw
ww.bergpublishers.com> .

About Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) has stood for high-quality non-fiction
books for centuries. In addition to publishing over 4,600 new books each
year, OUP maintains a premier position as a provider of online
information to libraries and individuals worldwide. OUP's acclaimed
resources include the Oxford English Dictionary online, Grove Art and
Music, numerous resource centres in disciplines such as Biblical
Studies, African American Studies, and library scholarship collections.
Furthermore, Oxford makes over 180 journals available online and
produces many website resources for both primary and secondary schools. 

Jennifer Howell

Berg Fashion Library
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Berg Publishers
1st Floor, Angel Court
81 St Clements Street
Oxford OX4 1AW, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-245104

 


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