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Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs CRC Press to Make Journals Available via ScienceDirect ScienceDirect, a provider of a comprehensive electronic database of scientific, technical and medical information, has announced an agreement with CRC Press to make the publisher's complete journals list available through the ScienceDirect online publishing platform. CRC Press chose ScienceDirect to distribute its journals because it offers global desktop access to the scientific research community. Chris Richardson, publisher of CRC Press Journals, says "CRC's journals are now able to make its review and primary journal content available to the members of the ScienceDirect institutional community. We look forward to a long-standing relationship with the publishers of ScienceDirect providing a valuable service to this community." "The publisher is a leader of a diverse group of chemical, biological and food service review journals and our mutual subscribers will benefit greatly from the ability to access their journals on ScienceDirect," said Pat Sabosik, vice president and general manager of ScienceDirect. CRC Press CRC provides information to the global scientific, professional, and technical communities. The company currently provides its information through books, journals, newsletters, and electronic products. CRC Press LLC is comprised of several publishing groups, including Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, CRC Press Electronic and Database Publishing Group, FCN Publishing, and Lewis Publishers. Specific journals include Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry and Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, among others. American Lawyer Media Launches New Information Services American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM) has announced the launch of the first set of products from its new Professional Information Services Division located in Washington, DC. Three new subscription services, Corporate Law Weekly, Criminal Justice Weekly, and IP Law Weekly, provide legal professionals with comprehensive and detailed weekly coverage and analysis of specific practice areas, delivered via print and electronically. Each service includes updates and expert analysis that cover a broad range of topics, from legislative initiatives and new statutes, to recent precedent-setting decisions. Subscribers also have access to all current and archived articles online and receive e-mail updates on breaking news and legal developments that occur between issues. Free five-week trial subscriptions are available immediately, as well as special introductory rate pricing. "These new information services offer lawyers a level of depth and focus within their specialties that is unmatched by any other offering within the industry," said William Pollak, President and Chief Executive Officer of ALM. "Headed by Sandy Morse, one of the industry's most respected legal editors, our Professional Information Services Division represents a significant new addition to ALM's strategy to become the nation's premier, multi-tier legal information provider." Corporate Law Weekly is tailored to both outside and in-house counsel dealing with issues including corporate governance, securities, employment, and environmental matters. Coverage provided by the service spans areas including legislative developments, actions by regulatory agencies, court decisions, insider industry news, and analyses by leading practitioners. Criminal Justice Weekly is targeted to the needs of criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors, as well as law enforcement and corrections professionals, with news on police procedures, evidence, plea-bargaining, and sentencing, and other topics related to criminal law. IP Law Weekly centers on the fast-changing area of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, related to the Internet. Expert in-house editors assigned to each service deliver summaries, news and commentary, organized to facilitate use by busy professionals. MSN LinkExchange's ListBot Service Surpasses 10 Million Subscriber Mark MSN LinkExchange has announced that over 10 million subscribers are using its ListBot e-mail list management service, up from only 2 million subscribers nine months ago. This 500 percent increase in growth establishes ListBot as one of the world's fastest-growing services specifically dedicated to maintaining the relationship between small business Web-site owners and their site visitors. ListBot is a free software service that enables small businesses to form lasting relationships that keep visitors coming back and instantly send information to site visitors who have chosen to join their mailing lists. Users can also upgrade to ListBot Gold, a fee-based version of the service. DanceArt.com, a website based in Fort Worth, Texas, for students and teachers of ballet, jazz and tap dance, and their families, uses ListBot Gold to communicate with its customers. "ListBot regularly helps us achieve a 25 percent to 50 percent increase in sales following the distribution of our dance newsletter and recently led to a 40 percent increase in traffic to the commerce portion of our site," said David Wilson, founder of DanceArt.com. "ListBot also saves us five hours of labor per issue and paid for itself the first time we used it. The service enables us to keep pace with our active readers -- ballerinas and dance students constantly on the move. With excellent management screens, membership reports and demographics, and the ability to easily create and manage multiple lists from the same account, ListBot keeps us focused less on administration and more on dancing." "Basically, once visitors leave a site, they're generally gone for good -- we draw them back," said Deborah Whitman, vice president of marketing for MSN LinkExchange. "More and more small businesses are discovering that ListBot can open a channel of communication which keeps them in touch with customers and delivers repeat business." James Collard Resigns as Editor in Chief of Out Magazine But Will Remain as Columnist James Collard has announced his resignation as Editor in chief of Out magazine to return to his native England. "I'm leaving Out - and New York City - with very positive feelings abOut my time here," Collard said. "My life has been greatly enriched by the experience of editing this exciting magazine and working with a wonderful team, but for some time now I have really been missing London. There are a number of editorial possibilities for me there, but in the short-time I'll be writing for the London Times, The Guardian, and The Observer, and working on a book." Henry E. Scott, president and editorial director of Out, praised Collard for his contributions to the magazine, which is America's largest gay and lesbian publication. "I hired James to give Out a sorely needed remake," Scott said. "And in a remarkably short time he managed to attract some of the industry's most creative and innovative minds and delivered a redesign that made the magazine more vital and attractive. What is more, the changes James made have firmly established Out as the best and most provocative publication in the largely stagnant world of gay and lesbian media." Collard has agreed to remain as a monthly columnist for Out. "I'm happy that we'll continue to benefit from James' fresh ideas and perspective," Scott said. Scott said there will be no changes in the editorial direction of Out, which he will continue to oversee. "We're quite fortunate to have a great team of editors and designers in place to keep us moving forward," he said. Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
