Elsevier and NESLi2 Conclude Major New Agreement to Provide Online Science Journals
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AMSTERDAM, December 19/PRNewswire/ -- ScienceDirect Access for UK Universities and Research Communities Extended Through 2008
The UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Elsevier, part of
the Reed Elsevier Group, today announced the conclusion of a new agreement as
part of NESLi2, the national electronic journals initiative for the higher
education and research communities in the United Kingdom.
The new two-year agreement, which begins in January 2006,
provides the framework under which the UK's universities and research
communities will have electronic access to Elsevier's scientific, technical
and medical journals through the ScienceDirect platform. These include many
of the most highly ranked and important journals in their respective fields.
Lorraine Estelle, JISC Collections Team Manager, said: "NESLi2 is the
UK's national initiative for the licensing of electronic journals on behalf
of the higher and further education and research communities and provides an
efficient, cost effective way to negotiate and disseminate offers to these
communities. The JISC is delighted to have reached a NESLi2 agreement with
Elsevier for its collection of electronic journals. The agreement is based on
the NESLi2 Licence for Journals which ensures a consistent approach to access
and use of these journals to allow teachers, learners and researchers to use
them to their fullest potential in support of their activities."
"We are very pleased to come to this agreement with JISC and to support
the UK higher education and research community," commented Frank Vrancken
Peeters, Global Sales Director, Elsevier Science & Technology, "JISC's
mission to enhance learning, teaching and research in the UK will be
bolstered through the continued access to highly valued, peer-reviewed
scientific and medical research content through ScienceDirect."
About NESLi2
NESLi2 was launched in June 2003 and covers subscription agreements for
the years 2004 to 2006. It is the successor scheme to the original NESLI
which ran from 1997-2002. NESLi2 has focused its discussions on ten scholarly
publishers for 2004, following an extensive Serials Requirements Survey
undertaken in 2002. An eleventh consortium of publishers was added when it
became clear that the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection would be available
for libraries to order for 2004. The negotiations were handled by Content
Complete Ltd on behalf of JISC.
The JISC is a joint committee of the UK further and higher education
funding bodies, and is responsible for supporting the innovative use of
information and communication technology (ICT) to support learning, teaching,
and research. It is best known for providing the SuperJANET network, a range
of advice and support services, and a portfolio of high-quality resources.
Information about the JISC, its services and programmes can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ Contact Philip Pothen on +44 (0)20 7848 2935, email
p.pothen@jisc.ac.uk
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the
global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in 77
offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult (
http://mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.
Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
Source: Elsevier B.V.
Contact: Ylann Schemm, Corporate Relations, +31-20-485-2025, newsroom@elsevier.com
