Issue 18 :: March 2007
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In the public eye
Ingenta will be attending the following shows:
do contact us if you'd like to arrange a meeting - at least be sure to visit us at the stand/booth number indicated: Association of College and Research Libraries, Washington, DC (booth 453). 29 March - 1 April, 2007 • UKSG Annual Conference, Warwick, UK (stand 42). 16-18 April, 2007 • London Book Fair, London, UK (stand X105). 16-18 April, 2007 • ALPSP International Scholarly Communications Conference, London, UK. 13 April, 2007. This event will be chaired by Ingenta's CTO, Leigh Dodds. • STM Spring Conference, Cambridge, MA. 24-26 April, 2007 • "Making Information Pay" - Book Industry Study Group Conference, New York, NY. This event is sponsored by Ingenta's sister company, VISTA. 10 May, 2007 • Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Newfoundland, Canada. 24-25 May, 2007 • NASIG, Louisville, KY. 31 May - 3 June, 2007

Eye catchers
Read reviews and download presentations from our recent UK and US publisher forums – "Information Industry Vectors" (UK) and "Reaching out to customers directly" (US).

Contents

Welcome

News

Latest news on the merger between Ingenta and VISTA
In February 2007, Ingenta merged with back-end publishing software provider VISTA International to form Publishing Technology plc. Find out more about this exciting development and the progress we have made since the merger was announced. [More...]

Leigh Dodds is appointed CTO of Ingenta
Following the merger, renowned technology expert Leigh Dodds has been promoted to the role of CTO at Ingenta. Here we examine Leigh's credentials and his plans for building on Ingenta's position as a technology leader. [More...]

New marketing materials available to advertise your online journals
We have put together an up-to-date poster which you can use to advertise your online journals to print subscribers.  [More...]

New publishers and titles to join the IngentaConnect platform
Our usual round-up of, and welcome to, the latest publishers to choose IngentaConnect as their online publishing partner. [More...]

InSider

Reaching out to customers: review of Ingenta's US Open Forum
Following the success of our new "open" forum format in the UK last year, we took it Stateside to meet with our US publishers and discuss the issues most pertinent to their business today. Read on to find out what's on the minds of scholarly publishers today. [More...]

Information industry vectors: review of Ingenta's UK Publisher Forum
Notwithstanding the success of the open forum format, we reverted to a traditional seminar for our annual Online Information tie-in event. An impressive line-up of speakers presenting key topics led to a highly-commended event - although the venue made it interesting ... [More...]

InSight

Institutional registries and identifiers: comparison of current models
With the scholarly publishing industry increasingly feeling the need for reliable identification and grouping of institutions, in order to accurately configure online access rights and identify gaps to target, a number of providers are beginning to offer "solutions" in this area. Here we assess the most well-known solutions and consider their respective benefits for publishers and libraries. [More...]