The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), US, and subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, have announced the launch of the 2009 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC). More than one hundred new titles have been added to the 2009 offering.
With a total of 773 titles, of which 122 titles are new to the collection, and the availability of nine subject-specific collections, the 2009 ALJC offers a wealth of quality electronic content in an affordable and flexible manner. Two new publishers - INFORMS and Guilford Publications - have agreed to make their titles available in the 2009 Collection, bringing the total number of publishers involved to 49.
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, which also services the worldwide sales, marketing and online content access channels for the Collection. Pricing details and further information on the 2009 ALJC in partnership with Swets is available at www.alpsp-collection.org.
