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OECD and Ingenta: the third generation
Ingenta wins out in lengthy tendering process
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) has signed a new long-term contract with Ingenta to deliver a third generation of SourceOECD, OECD’s very successful e-library comprising all its books, journals, statistical databases, working papers and reference works. The contract will ensure that OECD continues to provide an innovative online publishing service to a growing global community of academics, students and researchers in governmental and corporate institutions.
OECD first contracted with Ingenta in 1999 to host its journals online. Then, in 2000, OECD partnered with Ingenta to launch SourceOECD, one of the first integrated, multiple-content, e-libraries to be offered by any publisher. SourceOECD had an immediate impact in helping OECD reach new library and institutional customers. Now, following a lengthy tendering process, OECD has chosen Ingenta’s latest online publishing technology and powerful information commerce system to build a third-generation SourceOECD.
"We’ve chosen Ingenta once again because they share our vision of being able to quickly, affordably and easily create compelling online products for our growing audiences." said Toby Green, OECD Publishing’s Head of Dissemination and Marketing. "We need a partner who understands how to stitch together a seamless e-library that can cope with all our varied content types: books, journals, databases, working papers – the lot. Over the past five years Ingenta has always responded positively to our new ideas and demands. So we know they have the aptitude, ability and experience to work alongside us to develop a next-generation e-library that will serve the needs of users and librarians alike in the coming years. We’re also looking forward to testing out new business models with Ingenta’s new information commerce system. It’s going to be fun."
Guy Plowman, (Business Development Manager, Ingenta) said, "We are delighted to have been a part of SourceOECD’s ongoing success, and are very excited to have the opportunity to update, expand and improve the offering. It is always a pleasure to work with an organization that is so forward thinking and innovative."
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For more information, please contact:
Charlie Rapple
Ingenta plc
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 799060
Email: charlie.rapple@ingenta.com
About Ingenta
www.ingenta.com
Ingenta is the global market leader in the management and distribution of published scientific, professional and academic research via the Internet, and develops and maintains specialist websites for publishers, self-publishing societies and libraries.
For publishers of scientific, professional and academic periodicals, journals and reference works, Ingenta provides a suite of publisher services including data conversion, secure online hosting, access control and distribution services. For libraries and information professionals, Ingenta offers collection management and comprehensive document delivery options. Ingenta’s collection of research content – 18 million articles from more than 8,000 online publications and 29,000 fax and Ariel delivered publications – is accessed by millions of researchers and librarians a month via ingentaconnect.com and other websites.
About OECD Publishing
www.oecd.org/publishing
OECD Publishing, the OECD’s publishing arm, produces around 150 new titles annually along with 19 periodicals and more than 40 statistical databases. It also distributes the publications of the Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency, OECD Development Centre, Centre for Educational Innovation, Financial Action Task Force and the Sahel and West Africa Club.
The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation. It is well known for its individual country surveys and reviews and it produces internationally agreed instruments, decisions and recommendations on a range of areas that help improve international co-operation and trade.
www.oecd.org/publishing
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