HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has announced a marked increase in the growth of its books programme. Over 30 new titles have been launched online so far this year and hundreds more are scheduled through 2009 and early 2010.
For many years, HighWire has developed and hosted non-journal content, such as books, reference works, databases, continuing education and conference proceedings sites. According to the company, the quantity of books and reference works going live or planning to launch with HighWire has increased in recent years as publishers are seeking greater integration between journals and other online content. Recent book and reference work sites launched on HighWire include Oxford Medical Handbooks, published by Oxford University Press; Handbook of Practice Management, published by The Royal Society of Medicine Press; CSH Symposia on Quantitative Biology, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; The Lyell Collection, Special Publications, published by the Geological Society of London; and The Carlyle Letters Online, an historical correspondence site, published by Duke University Press.
In addition to over 100 books, reference works, and other non-journal content sites, HighWire hosts the definitive editions of over 1,200 full text journals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities. It also hosts cross-content products for niche markets that combine content from many different sources.
In addition to a rich feature set, HighWire's long-standing focus on discoverability and flexible content display options has served the new book and reference work sites well. Work with the library community is seen to ensure that this content fits well into library information systems and catalogues to make it easy for patrons to find and use the resources.
