PALINET, Amigos, and SOLINET unite in promoting ScholarlyStats to their Combined Membership

["Bacon, Rupert" <R.Bacon@macmillan.com>]

PRESS RELEASE: PALINET, Amigos, and SOLINET unite in promoting
ScholarlyStats to their Combined Membership

7th September 2006
London (UK), Philadelphia, PA (USA)

Forging new territory, Amigos, PALINET, and SOLINET have signed 
an agreement with MPS Technologies to offer ScholarlyStats to 
their combined membership.

Representing a bold cost- and time-saving move by three of the 
largest library consortia in the United States, this agreement 
allows subscribing members to receive maximum discounts on 
ScholarlyStats, a provider of consolidated usage statistics.

"We've already seen a large amount of interest in ScholarlyStats 
from libraries that are pushing forward to make better use of 
their vendor usage statistics," said Chris Martire, PALINET 
Director for Strategic Partnerships. "Following our partnership 
with Amigos and SOLINET, PALINET members will realize even 
greater benefits over the long term."

Jayne Marks, CEO of MPS Technologies said, "SOLINET, Amigos and 
PALINET represent nearly two-thirds of libraries in the United 
States. We are thrilled to be working together to provide easier 
access to each membership, and to coordinate marketing activities 
for enhanced visibility and promotion of ScholarlyStats among the 
consortia."

About PALINET, SOLINET, and Amigos Library Services

PALINET, a member-owned and governed regional Library Network, 
was founded in 1936 and is one of the largest U.S. networks, 
serving 600+ members throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and 
beyond. PALINET trains over 1,400 people annually through its 
classroom and online distance education events, provides 
discounts on hundreds of library services from 75+ business 
partners through its group purchasing program, and is the 
region's provider of OCLC services. For the latest information on 
PALINET, visit www.palinet.org.

Founded in 1973, SOLINET is a non-profit membership organization 
serving more than 2,600 libraries of all types and sizes in 10 
Southeastern states and the Caribbean. Primary programs are 
Member Services, OCLC Services, Preservation & Access, Electronic 
Resources, Library Products, Digital Services, Educational 
Services, and Consulting. Visit the SOLINET website at 
www.solinet.net.

A nonprofit, membership-based organization, Amigos Library 
Services (www.amigos.org) is today one of the largest library 
service networks in the nation, consisting of over 650 libraries 
and cultural institutions, located primarily in the southwestern 
United States. Amigos members utilize our comprehensive array of 
services including cataloging and resource sharing, electronic 
information resources, preservation and digital imaging, 
consulting, and training.

About MPS Technologies and ScholarlyStats

MPS Technologies provides a range of technology-driven services 
specifically designed to support libraries and publishers. These 
services include web analytics, fulfillment services and content 
delivery. MPS Technologies is part of the Macmillan group of 
companies and has offices in London, Boston, New York, 
Basingstoke, Hamburg and Delhi.

ScholarlyStats provides libraries across the globe with 
consolidated vendor usage statistics. ScholarlyStats collects, 
standardizes and consolidates journal and database usage reports, 
providing libraries with a single point of access to their 
valuable usage data.

www.scholarlystats.com
www.mpstechnologies.com


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