New Perpetual Access Offering Adds Significant Value to Libraries

[Jackie Zanghi-LaPlaca <jlaplaca@igi-global.com>]

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New Perpetual Access Offering Adds Significant Value to Libraries 
Worldwide

HERSHEY, PA - March 28, 2008 - In response to increasing interest 
among libraries in permanent access rights to journal content 
subscribed to in electronic formats, IGI Global, the leading 
publisher of peer-reviewed research in computer science and 
information technology management, has revised the licensing 
terms for the InfoSci-Journals database of 60+ journals to allow 
perpetual access to content added to the collection during each 
year that an active, paid, site license is maintained.

This 'years paid' perpetual access model will be added to the 
licensing terms for current and new InfoSci-Journals license 
sites, at no additional charge over the currently published 
annual license fee.  For example, if a library were to license 
InfoSci-Journals in 2008, 2009, and 2010 and then choose not to 
renew in 2011, it would retain perpetual access rights to content 
added during 2008, 2009, and 2010.

The InfoSci-Journals backfile, which begins at the year 2000, 
will continue to be accessible to all active, paid license sites 
at no additional charge.  Purchase of perpetual access to the 
backfile is also available, for a separate one-time fee.

"The scientific/technical/medical publishing industry is seeing a 
strong overall trend toward perpetual access models for journal 
databases, and the 'years paid' scenario allowing permanent 
access rights to content added while a license is active fits the 
ownership expectation of the traditional print subscription," 
said William C. Hayward, IGI Global's Director of Sales and 
Marketing.

"If an institution subscribes to a print journal for five years, 
they retain five years of printed issues on the shelf.  And if 
they want to own back issues from before their subscription 
began, they can purchase them separately.  It's a simple analogy 
with print delivery, and applying it to electronic content makes 
sense for the publisher while adding value to the library's 
electronic collection."

IGI Global also announced plans recently to increase even further 
the value of InfoSci-Journals to the scholarly and library 
communities by doubling its content to 60 specialized, 
peer-reviewed titles by the end of 2008.  The new titles are the 
result of an active journal acquisition and development program 
IGI Global launched last year to meet the need of researchers in 
a variety of disciplines to keep pace with the rapid advance of 
technological innovations and findings.  InfoSci-Journals will 
expand even further to 100 titles during 2009.

To learn more about InfoSci-Journals or to obtain a free 30-day 
trial for your library, please visit www.infosci-journals.com or 
contact freetrial@igi-global.com.  For the most recent 
InfoSci-Journals catalog, which includes information about the 
database, all of the currently available journal titles, and the 
new perpetual access model, visit 
www.igi-global.com/downloads/pdf/2008InfoSci-JournalsCatalog.pdf.

For a limited time, IGI Global is also offering new subscribers 
to InfoSci-Journals a special introductory discount of 15% off 
the first year license fee. For details, contact 
freetrial@igi-global.com.

ABOUT IGI GLOBAL

Celebrating its 20th anniversary as a disseminator of advanced 
research knowledge on technological innovations and findings, IGI 
Global since 1988 has provided comprehensive research not only on 
computer science and information technology management, but also 
on how information technology affects human activities and 
interactions.  IGI Global is a leading multimedia publisher of 
books, reference works, journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, 
proceedings, and databases covering the areas of education, 
social science, library science, health care, business 
management, public administration, and computer science. 
Information on all of IGI Global's authoritative resources can be 
found at www.igi-global.com. IGI Global's main office is in 
Hershey, Pennsylvania, with editorial offices in New York City.

Order inquiries may be directed to: 717-533-8845 x100, to 
cust@igi-global.com, or to book wholesalers or journal 
subscription agents.

Jackie Zanghi-LaPlaca
Associate Sales and Marketing Manager for Electronic Resources
IGI Global - (Disseminator of Knowledge Since 1988)
(formerly "Idea Group Inc.")
701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
E-mail: jlaplaca@igi-global.com