SwetsWise Publisher Signings Top 30 in 2003

[Ylann Schemm <yschemm@nl.swets.com>]

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Lisse, the Netherlands
November 25th 2003

SwetsWise Publisher Signings Top 30 in 2003

Swets Blackwell announced today that it has succeeded in signing an
additional 7 publishers to SwetsWise online content. This brings the grand
total of new publishers signed in 2003 to 31. SwetsWise is the web-based,
modular service for the procurement, access and management of
subscriptions and online information. SwetsWise now carries a total of
7,698 full text e-journals from 280 publishers, with more than 90% of the
top STM publishers participating.

Institution of Electrical Engineers

Founded in 1871, the IEE (www.iee.org <http://www.iee.org>) is the largest
professional engineering society in Europe and has a worldwide membership
of nearly 130,000. The IEE publishes a wide range of print and electronic
publications (books, journals, magazines, conference proceedings) in many
areas of electrical and electronic engineering, including
telecommunications, computing, power, control, radar, circuits, materials
and more. The IEE Research Journals are refereed publications reporting
research and technical developments. IEE's 15 research journals are now
available via SwetsWise online content.

The Chemical Society of Ethiopia

The Chemical Society of Ethiopia was founded in 1983. The Society develops
and promotes national chemistry education, research and international
cooperation. Launched in 1987, the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of
Ethiopia (www.inasp.info/ajol <http://www.inasp.info/ajol> and
www.ingenta.com <http://www.ingenta.com>) is a peer-reviewed biannual
journal. The journal publishes contributions in any field of basic and
applied chemistry. The journal has a distinguished Editorial Board and
International Advisory Board and works with more than a hundred expert
reviewers around the world. The Bulletin is now available via SwetsWise.

E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers

Since its establishment in 1826, Schweizerbart
<http://www.schweizerbart.de> has published journals, series and books in
the natural sciences (emphasis on earth science, botany, anthropology,
aquatic biology, limnology, zoology) with a strong presence worldwide.
Nine of Schweizerbart's journals are now available via SwetsWise online
content.

Imaginative Minds Ltd 

Imaginative Minds (www.teachthinking.com) are dedicated to promoting
critical and creative thinking at both primary and secondary level. With
thinking skills becoming an increasingly important topic, and part of the
British National Curriculum, the Teaching and Thinking journal offers an
authoritative source of advice and information. Teaching and Thinking is
now available via SwetsWise.

Makerere Medical School

The journal African Health Sciences was launched in the summer of 2001, as
a means to publish high quality medical research from Uganda and other
African countries. The journal covers medical issues of relevance to the
African continent and other tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. The
quality of the journal was endorsed by acceptance on Medline earlier this
year. African Health Sciences is now available via SwetsWise.

The Oldenbourg Group

The scientific publisher Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag is part of the
Oldenbourg Group, which was founded in 1858. The renowned program includes
a wide range of professional books and journals in the Humanities,
Mathematics and Statistics, Computing, Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Oldenbourg offers approximately 4,000 active titles and around 30
journals, including scientific journals founded in the mid 19th century.
All Oldenbourg English-language online journals will soon be available via
SwetsWise.

Questions Publishing Ltd.

Questions Publishing (www.education-quest.co.uk) publishes a range of
magazines covering literacy, maths and science, schools management, ICT,
thinking skills, PE & sport, citizenship, and special needs. Each magazine
includes leading educational opinions, essential classroom worksheets, and
reviews of the latest equipment and books. Since its establishment in
1986, Questions Publishing has promoted new developments in education and
has grown to become one of the most influential publishers of
subscription-based magazines, books and classroom resources for education
professionals. 7 of Questions' titles are now available via SwetsWise.

About SwetsWise
SwetsWise offers one platform with two modules: SwetsWise online content and
SwetsWise subscriptions. The online content module offers users a single
point of access to content from the world's leading publishers, boasting
over 13 million searchable references and links to full-text articles
available from such prestigious publishers as Elsevier, Wiley, Blackwell
Publishing, Kluwer, Springer, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, and OECD. The
subscription module gives full control over all steps of the subscription
management process. More information about SwetsWise online content and,
SwetsWise subscriptions can be found at www.swetswise.com

Swets Blackwell Media Contact:
Ylann Schemm
Communications Executive
Tel.: +31 (0) 252 435 584
Email: press@nl.swets.com