SPI Secures Another Major Journal Content Conversion Project.GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- SPI Technologies Inc., the largest independent provider of content outsourcing services, announced today that its publishing services division, SPI Publisher Services, secured a two-year journal content conversion project with Springer Science+Business Media, the second largest professional publisher in the fields of science Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature. Natural sciences
The project will web-enable millions of pages of printed STM journal issues, books and other information sources for end-user delivery via Springer Science+Business Media's electronic initiatives, such as SpringerLink(R) and Kluwer Online(R). "This contract is the second of these very large scale projects of its kind for SPI," said Frank Stumpf, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of SPI Publisher Services. "Once the project is completed, SPI will have converted nearly 50 million unique journal pages for not only the two largest STM publishers in the world, but also a number of other commercial and not-for-profit publishers. We are very enthusiastic about having been selected to partner with Springer Science+Business Media on this strategically significant initiative." Springer Science+Business Media has chosen to deliver an enhanced legacy content format to its customers. The content will be available in structured text for headers and references and searchable PDF files produced by scanning the hardcopy pages. These PDF files will be enhanced by special treatment of all halftone and color illustrations. A number of other major STM publishers have also chosen SPI to assist them with legacy conversion opportunities, including: AAAS AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Science), AIP AIP acute intermittent porphyria. AIP Acute intermittent porphyria , ASBMB (Journal of Biological Chemistry The Journal of Biological Chemistry (often abbreviated JBC) is a scientific journal founded in 1905 and published since 1925 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. ), American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. Description and history The association has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. , American Speech Language Hearing Association, Blackwell, Elsevier, Oxford University Press, Rockefeller University Press Rockefeller University Press (or RUP) is a university press that is part of Rockefeller University. It has its beginnings with the University's publication of the Journal of Experimental Medicine starting in 1905. and Taylor and Francis. About Springer Science+Business Springer Science+Business (http://www.springer-sbm.com), formed recently though the integration of BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers, is one of the world's leading publishers for scientific and specialist literature. Together, the companies will publish 1,200 magazines/journals and more than 4,000 book titles each year. The merger has resulted in the creation of the second largest professional publisher in the fields of science, technology and medicine (STM) worldwide. About SPI Publisher Services SPI Publisher Services and SPI Content Sciences, wholly owned subsidiaries of SPI Technologies, Inc., are the proven leaders in contemporary content production services for SSTM (Scholarly, Scientific, Technical, and Medical) journal and book publishers. Our "SGML/XML-first" production workflow enhances the quality and integrity of content while enabling more electronic publishing options. SPI offers cost-effective legacy content conversion and full front-end content production capabilities - from manuscripts or supplied author text and art files, through copyediting, to Post Script/PDF delivery to printers and deliverables for Internet and 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). products. By electronically networking our extensive resources in the Philippines with our experienced customer service and production offices in the US, SPI delivers high quality, cost effective, and timely editorial and content production services. To learn more about SPI Publisher Services and SPI Content Sciences, visit our web site http://www.spitech.com/pubserv.html. About SPI Technologies Inc. Founded in 1980, SPI Technologies (www.spitech.com) provides IT-enabled outsourcing solutions that enable customers to resolve large-scale, complex content and data management problems in the legal/litigation support, publishing and healthcare industries. Through 18 locations in the U.S., Asia and Europe, SPI Technologies services more than 150 companies, institutions, non-profit organizations and government agencies worldwide. Customers include such industry leaders as Elsevier, The HW Wilson Company, Harvard University Press The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913. In 2005, it published 220 new titles. and The University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including as well as major law firms, healthcare providers and Fortune 500 companies. |
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