***With apologies for cross-posting*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ======================================================================================= 12th October 2006, Cambridge, England, UK & New York, USA Thanks to the new Cambridge University Press XML Gateway, Cambridge Journals are now accessible through the MetaLib? library portal from Ex LibrisTM. Library users can now access Cambridge Journals even more quickly and easily, direct from their library desktops. The new XML gateway enables MetaLib users to include Cambridge Journals along with other databases in a single search. Library patrons can conduct a MetaSearch? across these heterogeneous resources, or link direct to the Cambridge Journals native interface at www.journals.cambridge.org The Cambridge University Press XML gateway was collaboratively developed by Cambridge University Press and Ex Libris using the SRU protocol. As a genuine not-for-profit publisher, Cambridge University Press has an ongoing commitment to serve the academic community. In keeping with this policy, MetaLib was chosen as a means to give libraries even faster access to the high quality scholarly research held on the Cambridge Journals platform. ?We believe that MetaLib and metasearch will help our readers reach our content and that use of the SRU protocol has provided an effective way to do this.? Noted Chris Fell, Systems Development Manager for Journals at Cambridge University Press. Nina Keren-David, MetaLib Support, Implementation and KnowledgeBase Manager, adds, ?We are delighted to be the first metasearch application to offer its customers access to Cambridge Journals Online, which includes articles from more than 200 academic journals published by one of the world?s most prestigious academic publishers. Cambridge Journals Online is one of our MetaLib user community?s most-requested databases. We are pleased that Cambridge University Press shares Ex Libris? commitment to using standards-based technologies that provide effective, stable searching platforms, and in the collaborative effort that resulted in release of the new Cambridge University Press XML gateway.? The new compliance with MetaLib is just a part of the process of continuous technical upgrade being implemented by Cambridge Journals. Building on the success of the bespoke Cambridge Journals platform, which runs cutting-edge multiple-server technology, Cambridge University Press is continuing to invest in the latest technology to ensure the best possible service to the academic community. The coming year will see further improvements to both the Cambridge Journals web site and other ?back-end? systems. Beyond this, experienced in-house developers will be conducting an ongoing and continuous programme of improvement. About Cambridge Journals Cambridge University Press publishes over 220 peer-reviewed academic journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print and online. Many of these journals are the leading academic publications in their fields and together they form one of the most valuable and comprehensive bodies of research available today. About Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, one of the world?s leading research institutions and winner of 81 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide. It publishes nearly 220 journals and over 2,500 books a year for distribution in more than 200 countries. About Ex Libris Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer and provider of high-performance applications for libraries, information centers, and researchers, with installations in 62 countries. ALEPH?, the Ex Libris integrated library solution, has been installed at over 1700 sites worldwide. MetaLib, the information portal for library collections, and SFX, the context-sensitive linking solution for heterogeneous electronic resources in the scholarly information environment, have collectively been purchased by over 950 institutions in 40 countries. DigiTool?, a solution for the construction of digital collections, and Verde?, the electronic resource management (ERM) system, have been warmly adopted by customers worldwide. Primo?, our next-generation, user-centric discovery and delivery solution--and the newest addition to the Ex Libris product suite--was launched at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans in June 2006. For additional information on Ex Libris, please see: http://www.exlibrisgroup.com Other links: For Cambridge University Press Journals please go to http://www.journals.cambridge.org For Cambridge University Press please go to: http://www.cambridge.org For The University of Cambridge please go to: http://www.cam.ac.uk Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide ================================================== Susan Soule Journals Marketing Manager Cambridge University Press, Americas ----- ssoule@cambridge.org Tel: 212-337-5019 Cell: 646-468-4942 Fax: 212-337-5959
