Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Safari have announced a strategic partnership that will deliver the next generation in digital reference platforms for students, faculty and librarians.
Under the deal, Wiley Reference Library will combine Safari’s PubFactory platform with Wiley’s prestigious online reference portfolio. Wiley Reference Library will enhance the visibility and usability of Wiley’s acclaimed reference materials and will include entry portals for key subjects allowing users to search within a subject, within an individual reference work, or across Wiley’s entire reference portfolio. www.wileyreferencelibrary.com will be available in the first half of 2015.
Wiley and Safari have worked together since 2007, offering digital subscription access to numerous publications including Wiley’s For Dummies® series through the Safari platform. PubFactory was acquired by Safari in 2012, and provides publishing platforms for worldwide leaders like Wiley in content-enabled solutions.
Wiley will be holding a Product Development Panel to gather librarian feedback on the new platform at the 34th annual Charleston Conference Nov. 5-8, 2014, a meeting that discusses top industry issues with librarians, vendors, and publishers. Librarian feedback from this meeting will be used to ensure the development of Wiley Reference Library meets the complex needs of the market.
