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Lisse, the Netherlands

December 6th 2004






ALPSP-Swets Partnership Awarded Best STM Information Product for 2004




At the International Information Industry Awards dinner on December 1st
at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London the ALPSP Learned Journals
Collection (ALJC) in partnership with Swets was awarded the 2004
International Information Industry Award for "Best STM Information
Product". The ALJC is a unique online collection of 433 journals from 44
diverse publishers, enabling small and medium-sized publishers to sell
effectively to consortia and other library customers by packaging their
journals in a single collection with a single umbrella license, pricing
model and delivery platform.



The International Information Industry Awards, hosted by VNU Exhibitions
and Information World Review, allow the global information industry -
through a judging panel of leading industry figures -  to recognize the
achievements of teams, projects, vendors and individuals.    The other
products shortlisted for this prestigious award were ACS Journal Access
(American Chemical Society), Faculty of 1000 Biology (BioMed Central),
Inspec Archive (Institute of Electrical Engineers), Medicines Complete
(Royal Pharmaceutical Society), PLOS Biology (Public Library of
Science), and Springer Open Choice.



The ALJC was devised by the Association of Learned and Professional
Society Publishers as a solution to the problems faced by small
not-for-profit and commercial publishers of high-quality journals, who
increasingly find themselves squeezed out of library budgets by 'Big
Deals' from the larger players.  ALPSP selected Swets as its partner to
coordinate the complex licensing and legal structure and to serve as a
worldwide sales, marketing and access channel for the collection.  The
ALJC offers libraries the benefit of a single negotiation and users the
possibility of accessing over 400 high quality full-text E-journals
directly via SwetsWise Online Content. ALJC titles are available both in
the Full Collection and in sub-collections covering Medicine & Life
Science, Science & Technology, and the Arts, Humanities & Social
Sciences.



Sally Morris, Chief Executive of ALPSP, said: "ALPSP is delighted with
this award, which recognises both an innovative collaboration between
smaller publishers and a new kind of relationship between publishers and
subscription agents.   We greatly appreciate all the hard work that
Swets has put into its success to date."



John Martin, Swets Information Services' Chief Commercial Officer, "We
are extremely pleased that among the many prestigious candidates, the
ALJC has been chosen as the "Best STM Information Product". The award
recognizes the unique collaboration between Swets and publishers in the
rapidly changing world of E-journals."




About ALPSP


ALPSP is the international trade association for the community of
not-for-profit publishers and those who work with them to disseminate
academic and professional information.  It was founded in 1972, and
currently has over 300 members in more than 30 countries. ALPSP carries
out research and other projects, establishes good practice guidelines,
monitors national and international issues and represents members'
interests to the wider world.  It offers an extensive programme of
courses, seminars, and training as well as an informative website (
<http://www.alpsp.org/> www.alpsp.org), a quarterly journal, Learned
Publishing, and a monthly electronic newsletter, ALPSP Alert. The ALPSP
Learned Journals Collection is the most important of ALPSP's range of
collaborative initiatives for members.



About Swets Information Services

Swets Information Services is the premier outsourcing and facilitating
partner for the acquisition, access and management of scholarly,
business and professional information. The world's leading academic,
government and medical organizations and one in three Fortune 500
companies choose Swets as their agent. Our dedicated and experienced
staff supports customers in over 160 countries through 22 offices around
the world.




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