R.R. Bowker Announces Content Agreements for ulrichsweb.com With Infotrieve and Ingenta.Business Editors & High-Tech/Education Writers NEW PROVIDENCE New Providence, city, United States New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 R.R. Bowker R.R. Bowker, LLC provides information support for the publishing industry in the United States. Bowker is the official U.S. ISBN Agency, the publisher of Books In Print , a leading publisher of bibliographic information, today announced two major new linking arrangements for ulrichsweb.com(TM), a global Web-based source for detailed information about periodicals. Ulrichsweb.com is an essential library reference tool, providing access to detailed and authoritative information for over 250,000 serials from 80,000 publishers in more than 200 countries. Its comprehensive information includes data on approximately 32,000 electronic full-text sources, over 24,000 refereed serials, and 58,000 titles that have ceased publication. The first new agreement is with Infotrieve, a Los Angeles-based company that is the market leader in article research and delivery. The new linking arrangement with Infotrieve provides ulrichsweb.com users with one-click access to the world's largest library of journal content, including a proprietary database ("ArticleFinder") that contains more than 30 million citations and 20 million abstracts for journals in disciplines such as engineering, computer science, law and education. In addition, ulrichsweb.com users now have the convenience of searching the tables of contents available on Infotrieve for more than 20,000 highly regarded scientific, technical and medical journals. From title-level entries in the Ulrich's database, users can now view article citations, and from there, order full-text articles by clicking on embedded Infotrieve links. Coming later in the first quarter of 2002, users of ulrichsweb.com will also have access to other databases available through Infotrieve: MEDLINE The online medical database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) whose parent is the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. MEDLINE contains millions of articles from thousands of medical journals and publications. The consumer section of the site (http://medlineplus. (R), the premier medical database from the National Library of Medicine; and eContent, a pay-per-view service from Infotrieve that makes available 1.5 million documents for immediate online delivery. The second new agreement is with Ingenta, a market leader in the provision of academic and professional research articles online. Ingenta offers access to more than 25 million articles, including articles from 5,400 online journals. Subscribers to ulrichsweb.com can now view the tables of contents for the more than 1,100 journals hosted at www.catchword.com. "These two new linking arrangements make ulrichsweb.com an even more dynamic one-stop resource for librarians and their patrons worldwide, while also expanding accessibility through our site with two industry leaders on the Internet," said Michael Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. , president of New Providence, N.J.-based R.R. Bowker. "This is another step in our ongoing business plan to integrate the renowned Ulrichsweb content with other important Web-based information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. ." Founded in 1872, R.R. Bowker is North America's leading provider of bibliographic information, and is also the official agency for assigning ISBNs in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company's flagship product, Books In Print(R), is available on the Internet at www.booksinprint.com, on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and in hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type print format. Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (TM) is available in CD-ROM and in hardbound print format and is accessible on the Internet at www.ulrichsweb.com. For more information, please visit www.bowker.com or call 1-888-BOWKER2 (1-888-269-5372). Note to Editors: Books In Print is a registered trademark, and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, booksinprint.com and ulrichsweb.com are trademarks of R.R. Bowker LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Other products and services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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