News

2010

SwetsWise 5.5 is alive! (29 Jul 2010)

Swets announced earlier today the successful launch and implementation of SwetsWise Release 5.5, the latest technical update to its pioneering portfolio of products and services. This latest update introduces a host of updates and additional functionalities into the platform that will help to simplify the selection and acquisition procedures for both journals and eBooks within SwetsWise and provide additional renewal support features to all customers.

SwetsWise Selection Support enhances its evaluation scope with the inclusion of package deal reports. (06 Jul 2010)

Swets announced earlier today that it has added functionality to enable libraries to assess the value of package deals in SwetsWise Selection Support, its class leading evaluation and analysis tool.

Swets completes its standardization puzzle thanks to fruitful partnership with Anubex. (08 Jun 2010)

Swets, the world’s leading subscription services company and Anubex, a leader in automated application modernization solutions, are pleased to announce that the two-year, cross-platform migration of an enterprise application of Swets has been successfully completed by Anubex.

Swets supports Library Choice (25 May 2010)

At the 2009 Frankfurt Bookfair the ASA agreed to support a new initiative called “Library Choice”. Since then an ASA group have been working to prepare materials to support the initiative. Read on to hear more.

eBooks in SwetsWise. Your single source for acquiring eBook content. (07 Apr 2010)

Swets is delighted to announce that its eBook procurement portal has been fully integrated into SwetsWise and is now available to all customers. SwetsWise now provides the unique capability to browse, acquire and manage all eBook purchases through the same interface in which they manage their print and electronic journal subscriptions.

SwetsWise Searcher improves its federated search performance with Deep Web Technologies (09 Feb 2010)

Swets announced earlier today that it has entered into a partnership with Deep Web Technologies to further enhance the performance of SwetsWise Searcher, Swets’ powerful federated search module.

A Librarian’s View of Ebook Acquisitions (06 Jan 2010)

Although they are a relatively small part of a library’s budget, ebooks are being adopted by librarians, providing an alternative source of information to end users. Research done by Swets shows that ebooks constitute approximately 9% of total book expenditures, and that number is expected to double within the next 3 years.

2009

SwetsWise adds further valuable reporting, charting and claiming functionalities with Release 5.4 (30 Nov 2009)

Swets announced earlier today the successful launch and implementation of SwetsWise Release 5.4, the latest technical update to its pioneering portfolio of products and services. This latest update introduces a further wave of reporting, charting and claiming a number of functionalities into SwetsWise services, amongst a host of other technical updates and improvements.

Swets launches ERM as a Service (26 Nov 2009)

Swets announced earlier today the launch of ERM as a Service, powered by SwetsWise. ERM as a service is a unique solution combining specially selected SwetsWise modules, designed to aid a librarian with the management, evaluation and access of their electronic resources.

SwetsWise places eBooks procurement portal into Beta Testing (19 Nov 2009)

Swets announced earlier today that its newly developed eBooks procurement portal has entered into Beta Testing. The portal integrates a comprehensive eBook catalog and procurement options into existing SwetsWise services, most notably SwetsWise Subscriptions. These features will provide customers with a single source for purchasing eBooks and a means to select the desired access route to their acquired content, be it by publishers directly or through an aggregator.

SwetsWise provides COUNTER 3 compliant usage data. (12 Nov 2009)

Swets is pleased to announce that SwetsWise Online Content has been successfully audited for compliancy with Release 3 of the COUNTER Code of Practice. This audit means that COUNTER 3 compliant data can be downloaded directly within SwetsWise Online Content and is also available for analysis within SwetsWise Selection Support and the ScholarlyStats platforms.

Swets’ Second Annual 2009 Charleston Conference Scholarship Awarded to Deborah Blecic (22 Oct 2009)

Swets is pleased to award the second annual 2009 Swets’ Charleston Scholarship to Deborah Blecic, Bibliographer for the Life and Health Sciences and Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Library (Chicago, Illinois).

Swets makes further inroads into Chinese market with new Beijing office. (21 Sep 2009)

Swets is proud to announce the expansion of its presence in China with the opening of its new office in Beijing. This will allow Swets to further explore and service even greater opportunities throughout the region.

Swets outlines pandemic H1N1 contingency plan (18 Aug 2009)

Swets places a high value on maintaining a healthy and safe working environment for all of its employees and recognizes that its duty of care extends to all health related matters including the recent outbreaks of the H1N1 Flu strain in various countries all over the world. We have developed a corporate policy how to deal with this pandemic, the risk of a large number of employees getting ill at the same time and bringing the continuity of our business at risk. This policy follows the guidance provided by the Dutch Ministry of Health.

There are more than 800 reasons to subscribe to the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection 2010! (04 Aug 2009)

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and Swets, the world’s leading subscriptions services company, are pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC).

Swets launches sophisticated eDeal renewal service (23 Jul 2009)

Swets is proud to announce the successful launch of its eDeal Renewal Service. The eDeal Renewal Service, integrated in SwetsWise Subscriptions, has been developed to assist both publishers and customers in the complicated processes involved in renewing eDeals

Swets appoints Jan Vos as new Chief Financial Officer (08 Jul 2009)

Swets is pleased to announce that Jan Vos has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer from September 1st 2009.

Retooled and ready for the renewal season. SwetsWise 5.3 is released! (22 Jun 2009)

Swets is pleased to announce the successful release of SwetsWise 5.3, the latest technical update to its pioneering portfolio of products and services. Release 5.3 installs a list of technical improvements and additional functionalities into a number of SwetsWise’s electronic services, drawn directly from customer feedback and suggestions. These suggestions resulted from direct input during usability improvement studies as well as from conversations with customers.

Swets’ quality management systems reflected globally in new ISO 9001:2008 certificate (10 Jun 2009)

Swets is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded a new ISO 9001:2008 certificate, covering all of its operating offices worldwide.

Swets appoints Eduard Cohen as new Chief Executive Officer (18 May 2009)

Swets is pleased to announce that Eduard Cohen has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer from June 1st 2009.

Swets Gateway attracts MA Healthcare as premier partner (09 Apr 2009)

London-based MA Healthcare and Swets Gateway, the special publisher services division of Swets, have recently signed an agreement that will see Swets Gateway act as the exclusive sales and marketing representative for MA Healthcare in the Asia/Pacific region.

IOS Press and NSTL sign 3 year contract for China wide access (08 Apr 2009)

IOS Press and NSTL (National Science and Technology Library) have signed a 3 year contract for the access to all of IOS electronic publications. NSTL and IOS Press would like to thank Swets for their active involvement in bringing both parties together and supporting the process throughout.

Swets Gateway agrees partnership with The Royal Society (06 Apr 2009)

The Royal Society and Swets Gateway, the special publisher services division of Swets, have recently signed an agreement to market and disseminate The Royal Society’s journals in the Asia Pacific region. Swets Gateway will, on behalf of the publisher, serve as its sales and marketing representative in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Brunei.

Swets launches sophisticated decision support solution (27 Mar 2009)

Swets is proud to announce that SwetsWise Selection Support, its comprehensive decision support solution, has completed Beta Testing and is now available to order.

Swets partners with Aldipress to increase efficiency within its SwetsWise Consolidation service (19 Mar 2009)

Swets has announced that it has signed a five year agreement with Aldipress, a highly automated logistics firm, for the handling of all consolidation and logistics activities from its head quarters in Lisse, the Netherlands. Aldipress is one of the largest magazine distributors in the Netherlands and thus is ideally suited to handle the journal distribution activities handled through the SwetsWise Consolidation service.

SwetsWise Online Content Available on Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch (26 Feb 2009)

Swets is pleased to announce SwetsWise Online Content can be accessed through the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch.

Swets puts revolutionary decision support service into Beta Testing phase (24 Feb 2009)

Following an enthusiastic reception at a pre-launch event at ALA Midwinter, Swets is delighted to announce that SwetsWise Selection Support has entered into its Beta Testing phase.

Swets Gateway attracts IOS Press as premier partner (17 Feb 2009)

Amsterdam-based IOS Press and Swets Gateway, the special publisher services division of Swets, have recently reached an agreement to market and disseminate its journals in the Asia Pacific region.

Swets appoints Henk C.J. Compier and Lorraine Ellery to steer new publisher initiative (04 Feb 2009)

Swets is delighted to announce that Henk C.J. Compier has been appointed as Director of its latest business unit, Swets Gateway.

Chinese university consortium chooses Swets as eAccess partner (03 Feb 2009)

Swets is proud to announce that it has recently signed an exclusive three year contract with the prestigious Chinese JALIS consortium for the delivery and support of a full eAccess solution for the universities in the Jiangsu province.

Swets to Pre-Launch SwetsWise Selection Support at ALA Midwinter Meeting (13 Jan 2009)

Swets, the world’s leading subscription services company, will pre-launch the new SwetsWise Selection Support module at the ALA Midwinter Conference, in Denver, CO, January 23-26, 2009, in booth 1642.SwetsWise Selection Support offers the most powerful decision support service available by combining the customer’s usage statistics matched to their subscription holdings and pricing.

2008

Telecitygroup host the worlds largest online journal subscription company (23 Dec 2008)

Swets appoints Debbie Dore as new Chief Commercial Officer (06 Nov 2008)

Swets announces appointment of TED Engineering Documents JSC as a sales distributor in Vietnam (06 Nov 2008)

First Serials Price Increase Report for 2009 now available! (04 Nov 2008)

Swets awarded new ISO 9001:2000 certificate (20 Oct 2008)

New England Journal of Medicine now available in SwetsWise Online Content (14 Oct 2008)

Swets to open new publisher initiative at the 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair (02 Oct 2008)

Swets acquires Dutch Agent & Book Seller - Boekhandel E. Frencken B.V. (01 Oct 2008)

Swets shines the spotlight on selected publishers at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) (24 Sep 2008)

Revolutionizing information management: SwetsWise eSource Manager opens for business (09 Sep 2008)

Helping users help themselves: SwetsWise Community opens its doors (04 Sep 2008)

SwetsWise Title Bank creates extra storage room for eBooks data (23 Jul 2008)

The ALPSP Learned Journals Collection adds more than one hundred new titles into its 2009 offering! (16 Jul 2008)

SwetsWise gets primed for the renewal season with Release 5.1 (07 Jul 2008)

Royal Swets & Zeitlinger 2007 annual accounts indicate a continued strong performance (01 Jul 2008)

SwetsWise eSource Manager begins Beta testing (26 Jun 2008)

ScholarlyStats unveils new brand identity with Release 1.6 (19 Jun 2008)

Jack O’Toole appointed as Swets Director of Global Accounts (04 Jun 2008)

Swets finance chief nominated for top award (28 Apr 2008)

Swets Collection Posters now available! (07 Apr 2008)

Science is becoming SwetsWise - Swets and AAAS sign linking deal for the journal Science (02 Apr 2008)

Swets utilizes Lean Six Sigma to achieve further operational excellence (28 Mar 2008)

Swets celebrates 10 consecutive years of global ISO certification (13 Mar 2008)

Serials Price Increase Report 2008 #4 now available (11 Feb 2008)

Wiley secures Swets as Global Sales Partner for OnlineBooks (24 Jan 2008)

3rd Serials Price Increase 2008 Report Now Available (15 Jan 2008)

SwetsWise completes its first full year in style with the introduction of License Bank. (15 Jan 2008)

Older archives

Swets and Innodata Isogen Sign Expanded Outsourcing Pact (19 Dec 2007)

First Serials Price Increase Report for 2008 now available! (15 Nov 2007)

Jose Luis Andrade Appointed President of Swets North America (16 Oct 2007)

SwetsWise Online Content signs up its 400th publisher! (16 Oct 2007)

Swets acquires ScholarlyStats from MPS Technologies. (02 Oct 2007)

Ingram Digital Group chooses Swets for customer access to eBooks (05 Sep 2007)

Swets Announces New Investor (21 Aug 2007)

There are another 100 valuable reasons to subscribe to the 2008 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection! (26 Jul 2007)

SwetsWise enhances its functionality and grows to handle more than half a million subscriptions! (17 Jul 2007)

Swets and NewspaperDirect extend their successful partnership (21 Jun 2007)

Swets appoints Johan van Campen as new COO/CIO (03 May 2007)

Swets and MuseGlobal continue to break new ground by debuting Content Mining with federated search. (17 Apr 2007)

Wayne State University Libraries implement SUSHI standard with Innovative ERM and SwetsWise Online Content (16 Apr 2007)

The world’s becoming SwetsWise: Swets launches SwetsWise Subscriptions Library Edition (11 Apr 2007)

More content. Expanded choice. SwetsWise Online Content continues to attract top-quality publishers. (23 Mar 2007)

Swets appoints Robert Jacobs as new Publisher Relations Director (16 Mar 2007)

Fifth Serials Price Increase Report 2007 Now Available (14 Mar 2007)

ALPSP Learned Journals Collection signs major deal with the Southern European Library Link (SELL) consortia (06 Mar 2007)

Subscriptions management made easier: Swets launches the fully integrated SwetsWise portfolio. (27 Feb 2007)

Welcome to our new website! (17 Feb 2007)

Fourth Serials Price Increase Report 2007 Now available (16 Feb 2007)

Swets and MuseGlobal Partner to Deliver New SwetsWise Searcher Hosted Solution (27 Nov 2006)

SwetsWise Online Content continues to attract top quality content (13 Nov 2006)

Swets enters FEM Business Top 500 Companies in the Netherlands at number 95! (10 Nov 2006)

Swets: 105 years of quality service (26 Sep 2006)

Swets launches the China Suite' (30 Aug 2006)

2007 ALPSP Learned Journal Collection provides additional benefits by offering more focused subject collections (24 Jul 2006)

Swets appointed Global Sales Partner for Springer eBooks Collection (10 Jul 2006)

Swets Information Services announces the appointment of Thomas Snyder as Swets’ new Chief Commercial Officer (07 Jun 2006)

Swets : ’Gateway to China’ takes to the Road (22 May 2006)

Excellent 2005 Performance Drives Profit Up To EUR 26 Million (16 May 2006)

SwetsWise 4.2 with RSS – feeding you the latest information (11 May 2006)

Swets and Ex Libris collaboration on EDI Serial Claiming is a success (13 Apr 2006)

Swets opens more doors with its “Gateway to China” programme (15 Mar 2006)

SwetsWise Online Content adds new publishers to its ranks (07 Feb 2006)

Inderscience and Swets Partner to Offer Full-Text Access via SwetsWise (06 Feb 2006)

Journal Supply Chain Efficiency Improvement Pilot project gets underway (20 Jan 2006)

Swets appointed first Global Partner for ScholarlyStats by MPS Technologies (18 Jan 2006)

Serials Price Increase Report #3 published (22 Dec 2005)

Swets and SUSHI take first ground-breaking steps (22 Nov 2005)

Swets Information Services Launches SwetsWise Searcher (15 Nov 2005)

Swets enhances user-experience with the release of SwetsWise 4.0 (01 Nov 2005)

Swets sponsors International Information Industry Award (31 Oct 2005)

First Serial Price Increase Report 2006 now available (17 Oct 2005)

Pricing for the 2006 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC) now available (14 Sep 2005)

SwetsWise Online Content signs additional publishers (25 Aug 2005)

ALPSP and SWETS Announce Exciting Additions to the ALJC for 2006 (27 Jul 2005)

Swets Passes ISO Inspection with Distinction (13 Jul 2005)

Swets Announces Positive Results for 2004 (10 May 2005)

Swets and CSIRO PUBLISHING Join Forces in China (14 Apr 2005)

Arie Jongejan Appointed New CEO at Swets (14 Mar 2005)

SwetsWise Title Bank: The Next Generation (23 Feb 2005)

Swets Passes ISO Inspection with Flying Colors (15 Feb 2005)

Swets 2005 e-media survey (01 Feb 2005)

New Wave of Publishers Join SwetsWise Online Content (16 Dec 2004)

ALPSP-Swets Partnership Awarded Best STM Information Product for 2004 (07 Dec 2004)

SwetsWise Enhanced by New Japanese, Chinese and Spanish Interfaces (30 Nov 2004)

Swets Embarks on Document Delivery Partnership with INIST-CNRS (19 Nov 2004)

ALJC shortlisted for Best STM Information Product (05 Nov 2004)

Swets Launches SwetsWise Linker (29 Sep 2004)

New Executive Board (29 Sep 2004)

New capital for Swets & Zeitlinger (24 Sep 2004)

2005 Prices for ALJC available (13 Sep 2004)

Additional publishers sign for SwetsWise Online Content (13 Sep 2004)

SwetsWise Title Bank Launched (19 Aug 2004)

Impressive 2nd Year Growth for ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (12 Aug 2004)

Swets’ ‘Gateway to China’ brings EDP Sciences and IOS Press e-journals to Chinese libraries (10 Aug 2004)

SwetsWise Online Content welcomes new 2004 publishers (19 Jul 2004)

China Service for Publishers (14 Jul 2004)

SwetsWise Welcomes Open Access Journals from BioMed Central (02 Jul 2004)

Swets Opens Publisher Gateway to China (02 Jun 2004)

Publisher and Customer Advisory Boards Guide Swets in E-Journals Management Drive (27 Apr 2004)

Major Advances in SwetsWise’s Ease of Use: PPV & Proxy (16 Apr 2004)

Swets Provides Direct Access to Internurse.com in UK’s NHS Core Content Collection (01 Apr 2004)

Swets Launches E-journals Management Drive (26 Mar 2004)

SwetsWise Reaps First Crop of 2004 Publishers (12 Feb 2004)

SwetsWise Adds German Interface (31 Jan 2004)

ACS and Swets Partner to Offer Full-Text Access via SwetsWise (26 Jan 2004)

Win a WebCam in the Survey Lottery: Electronic Media for Belgium, France, Spain and Switzerland (19 Dec 2003)

Swets Appoints Ziur as Sales and Marketing Agent in Israel (18 Dec 2003)

ALJC Closes First Five Deals (15 Dec 2003)

Swets Information Services Launched (02 Dec 2003)

SwetsWise Publisher Signings Top 30 in 2003 (25 Nov 2003)

Swets Blackwell is First Subscription Agent to Achieve COUNTER Level 2 Compliance (15 Oct 2003)

Swets Blackwell Acquires Everett (09 Oct 2003)

SwetsWise Content Windfall Continues (29 Sep 2003)

Swets Blackwell Completes Agreement with L’Européenne de Données (23 Sep 2003)

ALPSP Learned Journals Collection Opens its Doors With a Whopping 247 Titles (04 Sep 2003)

Swets Blackwell launches new name in December 2003 (01 Sep 2003)

Summer Content Bonanza for SwetsWise (28 Aug 2003)

Swets Blackwell mediates more e-licensing deals for HEAL-Link (20 Jun 2003)

ALPSP appoints Swets Blackwell and Extenza as business partners for consortia and multi-site sales (23 Apr 2003)

Swets Blackwell earns Ariba Ready status (09 Apr 2003)

Publishers add new content to SwetsWise (24 Mar 2003)

Swets Blackwell withdraws bid for divine/RoweCom (24 Jan 2003)

Swets Blackwell introduces E-journal Access Services (16 Dec 2002)

Swets Blackwell delivers single integrated platform with SwetsWise online content (15 Oct 2002)

SwetsnetNavigator adds more prestigious publishers (03 Sep 2002)