For immediate release:
December 15, 2006

For more information:
Kimberly Steinle, Duke University Press Library Relations Manager
libraryrelations@dukeupress.edu

Duke University Press participates in INASP's PERI initiative to provide
online journals content to the developing world.

Duke University Press is pleased to announce its support of the
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications'
(INASP) Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI), an
initiative dedicated to increasing access to knowledge in the developing
world. Beginning in 2007, all Duke University Press journals content
will be made available online at heavily subsidized rates to selected
institutions in the developing world that meet INASP qualifications for
participation.

"We are thrilled to welcome Duke University Press to the growing number
of publishers who support access to information for developing and
transitional countries via the PERI program," said Lucy Barton, head of
information delivery at INASP. "There is an increased recognition of the
vital role that information and knowledge can play in development. The
cooperation we have with publishers and our international network of
partners means sustainable routes to research materials continue to be
established."

"PERI's commitment to the dissemination of knowledge in the developing
world is a natural extension of our mission as a university press,"
stated Kimberly Steinle, Duke University Press library relations
manager. "We are proud to participate in PERI by offering online access
to Duke journals at greatly reduced rates to developing countries."

About INASP
An international nonprofit development charity with programs dedicated
to capacity building in the research sector of developing and
transitional countries, INASP has been establishing access to
information and providing support and training to the developing world
since 1999. One of its many programs, PERI supports research by
facilitating access to global information and supporting publication of
in-country research findings. It also provides information skills
training for researchers, practitioners, librarians, and publishers.

About Duke University Press
Duke University Press publishes approximately 100 books annually and
more than 30 periodicals in a wide range of disciplines within the
humanities and sciences. We are proud to be a leading publisher in the
fields of cultural theory and cultural studies. The press also offers
the e-Duke Scholarly Collection, a set of 29 humanities and social
science journals hosted online by HighWire Press.

For further information about PERI and other INASP programs, please
visit www.inasp.info. For further information about Duke University
Press journals and the press's involvement in PERI, please visit
www.dukeupress.edu/library.