Commercial Digest, a once a week digest of messages containing informational content from commercial bodies (i.e., publishers, vendors, agents, etc.) This week's digest contains 3 messages: 1) RSC Mobile Android version now freely available 2) De Gruyter Chosen by Harvard University Press as Sales Partner for its Electronic Content 3) ASCE Chooses Atypon Platform for the ASCE Library --------------- Message #1: Subject: RSC Mobile Android version now freely available From: Louise Peck <peckl@rsc.org> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:25:09 +0000 * * * Apologies for cross posting * * * === RSC Mobile is now available on Android === RSC Publishing is pleased to announce that after the successful launch of the RSC Mobile app for iOS, the free Android version is now available. For more information and to download, please GO TO http://blogs.rsc.org/technical/2012/01/11/rsc-mobile-android/ If you have any technical queries, please contact us and we will happily help EMAIL technicalsupport@rsc.org quoting reference P12031 Kind regards Louise Louise Peck BSc LM DipM MCIM, Library Marketing Specialist Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432669, Fax: +44 (0) 1223 420247 www.rsc.org/publishing peckl@rsc.org --------------- Message #2: Subject: Press Information: De Gruyter Chosen by Harvard University Press as Sales Partner for its Electronic Content From: <Ulrike.Lippe@degruyter.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:44:49 +0100 For immediate release. Press Information De Gruyter Chosen by Harvard University Press as Sales Partner for its Electronic Content Transatlantic Agreement Will Extend both Organizations’ International Reach Berlin, Germany, and Cambridge, Mass., USA, January 11, 2012 Beginning in January, 2012, Harvard University Press will market its entire range of electronic products, including both new books and a back catalogue of more than 10,000 titles, through the Berlin-based independent publishing house De Gruyter, Harvard University Press and De Gruyter announced today. William P. Sisler, Director of University Press (HUP), said the partnership furthers HUP’s commitment to ensuring its serious nonfiction of the highest quality reaches a diverse and global audience. “The international reach of De Gruyter’s electronic marketing will enable us to share vital ideas with a widening audience of scholars, students, and general readers across the globe—our mission for nearly 100 years,” Sisler said. Katrin Siems, Vice President Marketing and Sales at De Gruyter, noted that the partnership with HUP comes at the same time De Gruyter is introducing a new platform featuring an integrated interface for e-books, journals, and databanks. “For De Gruyter, this partnership brings two enormous benefits. Firstly it confirms our long-term investment policy in electronic publishing. Secondly, the inclusion of Harvard’s newly published and backlist books in our product range will significantly increase the attractiveness of our content for libraries in the international markets.” Contact: Ulrike Lippe Manager Public Relations Phone +49(0)30-260 05 153 ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com De Gruyter: The independent academic publishing house De Gruyter can look back on a history spanning over 260 years. The publishing group with headquarters in Berlin and Boston annually publishes over 800 new titles in the humanities, medicine, science and law and more than 230 journals and digital media. http://www.degruyter.com/ Ulrike Lippe Manager Public Relations DE GRUYTER Genthiner Straße 13 10785 Berlin, Germany T +49 (0)30.260 05-153 F +49 (0)30.260 05-151 ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com www.degruyter.com Verlag Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. Genthiner Str. 13. 10785 Berlin. Sitz Berlin. Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HR A 2065. Rechtsform: Kommanditgesellschaft. Komplementär: de Gruyter Verlagsbeteiligungs GmbH, Sitz Berlin, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HR B 46487. Geschäftsführer: Dr. Sven Fund Beiratsvorsitzender: Rüdiger Gebauer Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers Abonnieren Sie unsere kostenlosen Newsletter und Alerts: www.degruyter.com/newsletter --------------- Message #3: Subject: ASCE Chooses Atypon Platform for the ASCE Library From: "Nara, William" <wnara@asce.org> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:32:35 -0500 Please excuse cross-posting --------------------------- For Immediate Release ASCE Chooses Atypon Platform for the ASCE Library RESTON, Virginia (January 2012) - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced today that it has selected Atypon's Literatum publishing platform to power the next generation of the ASCE Library. The new platform will launch third quarter 2012. The new ASCE Library will make use of Atypon's latest innovations in publishing technology to become a single destination for all ASCE technical content. The new platform will be augmented by powerful discovery tools including taxonomic browsing and data visualizations, placing ASCE firmly at the center of civil engineering knowledge. The ASCE Library (ascelibrary.org) is the most extensive resource for civil engineering research and application-oriented content, with more than 86,000 technical and professional articles from 33 ASCE Journals (1983 to the present), and more than 300 Conference Proceedings. ASCE publishes approximately 7,000 new articles in the ASCE Library each year. "The ASCE Library is the most-respected and richest collection of civil engineering content in the world," said Bruce Gossett, Managing Director of Publications for ASCE. "With Atypon serving as our strategic partner, we will be able to integrate book with journal content and add best-in-class social media and discovery tools. The ASCE Library will evolve into a user-centric research and learning environment." "Innovation is deeply embedded in Atypon's DNA, and we're passionate about helping our clients develop the next generation of information products," said Gordon Tibbitts, President of Atypon. "ASCE will benefit not only from our technology, but from our thought leadership, and we from theirs." ASCE will keep the library community informed of our progress as we move through the transition. About ASCE Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org. About Atypon Atypon is setting new standards for digital content delivery and discovery. Literatum, the company's flagship publishing platform, is used to host more than 11 million journal articles, more than 25,000 eBooks, and many other types of professional and scholarly content. For more information, visit www.Atypon.com. Contact: William Nara Marketing Manager, Journals 703-295-6163 wnara@asce.org American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20191-4400 USA 1-800-548-2723 (U.S.) 1-703-295-6300 (Int'l.)
