With apologies for cross-posting.

For Immediate Release: September 12, 2007

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Announcement: Chicago Journals adds seven titles to JSTOR
All eligible Chicago Journals titles will be available through JSTOR by the end
of 2008

Seven additional journals published by the University of Chicago Press have been
committed to the JSTOR archive beginning in 2007. All journals on Chicago’s 2008
list, save two which fall outside of JSTOR’s present scope and one newly
launched title, will be available through JSTOR by the end of 2008, making the
University of Chicago Press unique among American university presses
participating in JSTOR.  With a total of forty-two titles, the University of
Chicago Press will include more journals in JSTOR than any other American
university press.

The newly added Chicago Journals titles and their corresponding JSTOR
collections are:

- Clinical Infectious Diseases, published with the Infectious Diseases Society
of America (Health & General Sciences)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, published with the Society for
Healthcare Epidemiology (Health & General Sciences)
- The Journal of Geology (forthcoming JSTOR collection)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases, published with the Infectious Diseases Society
of America (Health & General Sciences)
- Library Quarterly (forthcoming JSTOR collection)
- Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, published with the Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology (Biological Sciences)
- Social Service Review(forthcoming JSTOR collection)

“We are very excited to offer as many Chicago Journals titles as possible
through JSTOR,” said Kate Duff, Licensing and Permissions Manager, University
of Chicago Press. “JSTOR helps librarians build and maintain comprehensive
collections and provides another way for a diverse range of readers to access
vital scholarly information from Chicago Journals.”

"The University of Chicago Press and JSTOR share a commitment to preserving
scholarship for future generations and to extending access to it as broadly as
possible," said Kimberly Lutz, Director of Publisher Relations, JSTOR. "These
activities are vital to the academic community and to supporting the work of
libraries, faculty, researchers, authors, and students. Chicago has been a
leader for more than 100 years, publishing top journals in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, and biological sciences. We are honored to see our
collaboration and service continue to grow."

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About the University of Chicago Press: Founded in 1891, the University of
Chicago Press is the largest American university press. Chicago Journals
publishes periodicals and serials in a wide range of disciplines, including
several journals that were the first scholarly publications in their respective
fields. Online since 1995, Chicago Journals has also been a pioneer in
electronic publishing, delivering original, peer-reviewed research from
international scholars to a worldwide audience.

About JSTOR: JSTOR is a not–for–profit organization founded with a mission to
help the scholarly community take advantage of advances in technology. Our
initial effort – building shared digital archives for scholarship – provides
for the long–term preservation of scholarly literature from around the world.
Our work is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers, and
foundations.  For more information about JSTOR, please visit www.jstor.org.


Contacts:

The University of Chicago Press
Suzanne Wu, Publicity Manager / 773-834-0386 / [log in to unmask]

JSTOR
Kimberly Lutz, Director of Publisher Relations /212-358-6400/
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