From: "Nara, William" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:15 -0500
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For Immediate Release
ASCE CHOOSES ATYPON PLATFORM FOR THE ASCE LIBRARY
RESTON, Virginia (January 2012) - The American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) announced today that it has selected Atypon's Literatum
publishing platform to power the next generation of the ASCE Library.
The new platform will launch third quarter 2012.
The new ASCE Library will make use of Atypon's latest innovations in
publishing technology to become a single destination for all ASCE
technical content. The new platform will be augmented by powerful
discovery tools including taxonomic browsing and data visualizations,
placing ASCE firmly at the center of civil engineering knowledge.
The ASCE Library (ascelibrary.org) is the most extensive resource for
civil engineering research and application-oriented content, with more
than 86,000 technical and professional articles from 33 ASCE Journals
(1983 to the present), and more than 300 Conference Proceedings. ASCE
publishes approximately 7,000 new articles in the ASCE Library each
year.
"The ASCE Library is the most-respected and richest collection of civil
engineering content in the world," said Bruce Gossett, Managing Director
of Publications for ASCE. "With Atypon serving as our strategic partner,
we will be able to integrate book with journal content and add
best-in-class social media and discovery tools. The ASCE Library will
evolve into a user-centric research and learning environment."
"Innovation is deeply embedded in Atypon's DNA, and we're passionate
about helping our clients develop the next generation of information
products," said Gordon Tibbitts, President of Atypon. "ASCE will benefit
not only from our technology, but from our thought leadership, and we
from theirs."
ASCE will keep the library community informed of our progress as we move
through the transition.
About ASCE
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more
than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national
engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.
About Atypon
Atypon is setting new standards for digital content delivery and
discovery. Literatum, the company's flagship publishing platform, is
used to host more than 11 million journal articles, more than 25,000
eBooks, and many other types of professional and scholarly content. For
more information, visit www.Atypon.com.
Contact:
William Nara
Marketing Manager, Journals
703-295-6163
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Reston, VA 20191-4400 USA
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