RE: HighWire expands integrated books and journals program

[Elizabeth R Lorbeer <lorbeer@uab.edu>]

Hello Bonnie,

Is there any plans for Open Monographs or providing free online 
full-text to previous editions of works in HighWire's Books 
Program?

Thank you,
Liz Lorbeer
University of Alabama at Birmingham

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*HighWire expands program for books and reference works, taking
an integrated platform approach*

For full details, see:
http://highwire.stanford.edu/inthepress/stories/HWexpandsBooks.pdf

HighWire Press announced today a marked increase in the growth of
its books program, with over 30 new titles launched online so far
this year and hundreds more scheduled through 2009 and early
2010.

For many years, HighWire has developed and hosted non-journal
content, such as books, reference works, databases, continuing
education, and conference proceedings sites. In 2000 the Oxford
English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English
language, was launched on HighWire, and in 2003 Red Book(r)
Online, the authoritative reference work on childhood infectious
disease published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, launched
on HighWire. Both of these sites are examples of how publishers
can best use continuous updates, virtual supplements, and news to
enrich books and reference works online.

The quantity of books and reference works going live or planning
to launch with HighWire has increased significantly in recent
years as publishers are seeking greater integration between
journals and other online content.

'In the next 12 months, about a third of the new sites going up
on HighWire will be books, reference works, and handbooks,' said
John Sack, Director of HighWire. 'Our approach involves
intelligently integrating books and journals online to offer
publishers new opportunities to productize (and monetize) across
all content.'

Recent book and reference work sites launched on HighWire
include:
- Oxford Medical Handbooks, published by Oxford University Press
/ http://omho.oxfordonline.com
- Handbook of Practice Management, published by The Royal Society
of Medicine Press / http://hpm.rsmjournals.com
- CSH Symposia on Quantitative Biology, published by Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory Press / http://symposium.cshlp.org
- The Lyell Collection, Special Publications, published by the
Geological Society of London / http://www.lyellcollection.org
- The Carlyle Letters Online, an historical correspondence site,
published by Duke University Press /
http://carlyleletters.dukejournals.org

In addition to over 100 books, reference works, and other
non-journal content sites, HighWire hosts the definitive editions
of over 1200 full text journals in the fields of science,
technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities, as well as
cross-content products for niche markets that combine content
from many different sources.

'Our market research shows that publishers want to experiment
easily and respond quickly to the marketplace with new products,
many of which will combine books, journal articles, and other
content types,' said Julie Noblitt, Associate Director of
HighWire. 'Our new platform is designed to allow publishers to
mix and match content easily, create new products, and try out
various business models and channels, such as the iPhone and
Kindle.'

In addition to a rich feature set, HighWire's long-standing focus
on discoverability and flexible content display options has
served the new book and reference work sites well. Work with the
library community ensures that this content fits effortlessly
into library information systems and catalogs to make it easy for
patrons to find and use the resources.

Additional groundbreaking cross-content products are currently
underway at HighWire. Stay tuned for announcements coming soon!

Visit us at the Society for Scholarly Publishing meeting in
Baltimore May 27-29, 2009, booth 205

Bonnie Zavon | Public Relations
HighWire | Stanford University