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From: Emily Taylor Gregory <[log in to unmask]>:
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:21:21 +0000

**With apologies for cross posting**

IET launches next generation IET Digital Library with Publishing
Technology - Enhanced user experience at the heart of digital
expansion

Oxford, UK, 6 February 2013 – The Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET), in partnership with Publishing Technology, has
reengineered its IET Digital Library, the central access point for the
organisation’s online content, with an abundance of new user-friendly
features.

Launched on Publishing Technology’s pub2web platform with intrinsic
semantic web technology, the fully redeveloped online hub is one of
the IET’s key digital resources and is designed to improve the speed
and ease with which academic and corporate users and the Institution’s
150,000-plus international members access its wealth of digital
content.

The IET Digital Library houses all of the IET’s engineering research
and information, which includes content from 128 journal and magazine
titles, 300 eBooks and 1,300 conference publications, comprising
255,000 articles ranging back to 1872, 5,000 eBook chapters, and
36,300 conference papers. The IET’s recently announced open access
journal, The Journal of Engineering will also be added to the site in
April.

The new IET Digital Library boasts a number of new features to enhance
the user experience and support an agile strategy for monetisation.
Key highlights include:

* improved navigation and more efficient discoverability and search
capabilities across the site, such as;

* enhanced faceted navigation via the IET Inspec classification system

* new concept pages allowing navigation through all content types
(journal, magazine and book content) via a subject entry page, driven
by the classification hierarchy

* new authentication options for all users including single sign-on
functionality for members, providing ease of access across all IET
products

* integration with social networks, including Mendeley, Google,
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

* flexible bundling and pricing options for journal and book collections

* bespoke licence models and discounts as well as members-only access benefits

* publisher tools for improved librarian and customer support and communication

Daniel Smith, Head of Academic Publishing at the IET, stated: “The IET
Digital Library launch is a significant step forward in the expansion
of the IET’s flagship offering. We know that a big part of the future
of academic publishing is online and when you consider that the IET
attracts an international audience, it really is the simplest way for
users to access the content we publish.”

He continued: “The new site is feature-rich and user-friendly,
bringing together multiple types of content in a single aggregated
platform. As an established player in the field, Publishing Technology
has been, and continues to be, an excellent partner, both in ensuring
a smooth migration and also helping to set the IET up for further
digital expansion in the future.”

Louise Russell, COO of Online Solutions at Publishing Technology,
commented: “The pub2web platform provides a smooth migration path
during a platform switch and provides immediate benefits. Our approach
to data storage and delivery is completely format agnostic, allowing
the IET to bring together all of its content within a single platform.
Each content type is modelled, stored and delivered according to its
unique needs, bringing important benefits for the end user experience
as well as new product and revenue opportunities. This launch is only
the beginning—we’re looking forward to collaborating with the IET on
their future digital strategy over the coming years.” she concluded.

www.ietdl.org

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For more information, please contact:
Emily Taylor Gregory, Publishing Technology plc
Tel: +44 1865 397973
Email: [log in to unmask]

Publishing Technology plc:

Publishing Technology is the world-leading provider of content
solutions that transform business.  We cover the publishing process
from end to end with content systems, audience development and content
delivery software and services. Combining our unmatched publishing
knowledge, global operations and perpetual support model with our
advance operations system, ingentaconnect scholarly portal, pub2web
custom hosting platform and PCG (Publishers Communication Group) sales
and marketing consultancy, we offer the industry’s only full spectrum
of solutions to help publishers move their content forward.  Listed on
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, the company operates
jointly from Europe (Oxford) and North America (Boston and New
Jersey), with local offices in Brazil, India, China and Australia.
Assisting 400 trade and scholarly publishers for over thirty years,
Publishing Technology solves the fundamental issues content providers
face.

The IET:

IET’s research journals, books and Inspec database provide a wealth of
research and information in the areas of engineering and technology.
The portfolio of research and letters journals and monographs (print
and eBook) in electronics, electrical engineering and related subjects
are available online through the IET Digital Library together with
conference proceedings, seminar digests and magazines.  The Inspec
database contains over 13 million abstract and indexing references to
journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports and other
literature in the fields of science and technology.  As a membership
organisation, the IET is Europe’s largest professional body of
engineers with over 150,000 members in 127 countries and is a trusted
source of essential engineering intelligence.

For more information, visit www.theiet.org

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