SAGE signs an agreement with Lyrasis to offer its entire electronic journal and reference portfolio to member libraries

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC—(July 8, 2009) SAGE announced today that, for the first time, SAGE’s entire electronic journal and reference portfolio is available to members of Lyrasis, the new membership organization created earlier this year from the merger of two well-established regional library networks: PALINET and SOLINET.

With this new partnership, participating members of Lyrasis, which is a not-for-profit membership organization now serving library, information, and cultural organizations in the Southeast and the mid-Atlantic regions, will be able to choose from among the following SAGE journal and reference packages:

• SAGE Premier – contains electronic access to 514 peer-reviewed journals, comprising over 230,000 articles, via SAGE Journals Online, SAGE’s award-winning online journal delivery platform.
• SAGE Deep Backfile Package – contains electronic access back to volume 1, issue 1 of over 380 highly-ranked titles in business, humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine.
• SAGE Reference Online – contains electronic access to over 100 respected, award-winning, and authoritative reference works (by year’s end), all hosted on the user-friendly SAGE Reference Online platform, which has also been honored throughout the industry.

“Lyrasis provides our libraries with the tools they need to serve their communities in the most effective way possible, and being able to offer their patrons the SAGE packages is a key part of that service,” said Randy Bell, Lyrasis Program Development Manager. “SAGE content is well-respected in the research community, and their award-winning online packages provide many user-friendly options for searching and browsing, providing an even more enhanced research experience for our patrons than ever before.”

“We’re pleased that Lyrasis has chosen to offer SAGE’s entire electronic journal and reference portfolio to its members,” said Tom Taylor, SAGE Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “SAGE’s must-have content, its library-friendly purchasing options, as well as its cutting-edge technology, make the SAGE offerings a great research option for participating libraries.”

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Lyrasis is a regional membership organization for libraries and information professionals, providing access to shared knowledge and expertise, innovative products and services, and customized solutions. Created in 2009 by the merger of PALINET and SOLINET, two well-established regional library networks, Lyrasis includes over 4,000 member libraries and cultural heritage institutions across the US and beyond, serving as a critical collective voice in the national arena. http://www.lyrasis.org/

SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. A privately owned corporation, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com

Press Release Contact:
Mary Kay Jezzini
SAGE Publicist
212-352-1404
publicity@sagepub.com