Citation
(2002), "HERON and Ingenta", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 36 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prog.2002.28036cab.010
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
HERON and Ingenta
HERON and Ingenta
The HERON Partnership is very pleased to announce that Ingenta has taken over the management and operations of HERON. Ingenta, a leader in the online distribution of published scientific, professional and academic research, provides an excellent match for HERON.
This agreement aims to ensure a bright, long-term future for the HERON service, and bring significant benefits in both the quality of the materials that can be provided and in speed of provision.
HERON welcomes this development: "Ingenta has not only guaranteed continuation of the HERON service, but promises exciting opportunities for further investment and development which we believe will offer real benefits to the higher education community."
The HERON (Higher Education Resources ON-demand) project was established in 1998 and arose from the JISC's (Joint Information Systems Committee) e-Lib Phase 3 "project into service" strand. It was created to offer improved access for students to recommended study materials, using alternatives to the traditional library provision. HERON now offers a national service to the UK Higher Education community for copyright clearance, digitisation and delivery of book extracts and journal articles. It is also developing a resource bank of digitised materials for rapid reuse (subject to copyright permissions). HERON also offers its members experience and strength in negotiations with publishers and other rights holders.
Ingenta is a market leader in the management and distribution of published scientific, professional and academic research via the Internet and develops and maintains specialist Web sites for publishers, self-publishing societies and libraries.
For further information please contact: Sally Curry, HERON, The Library, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland. Tel: +44 (0) 1786 466616; E-mail: s.g.curry@ stir.ac.uk URL: www.heron.ac.uk