Swets and Ex Libris collaboration on EDI Claiming is a success

["Damian Leslie" <dleslie@nl.swets.com>]

Dear List members,

Seems as the results of this collaboration may be of interest to 
other libraries, please find below a copy of a press release sent 
out from Swets Information Services this morning.

Yours,

Damian Leslie
External Communications Executive
Swets Information Services
Email: dleslie@nl.swets.com
www.swets.com

PRESS RELEASE
Lisse, the Netherlands
April 12, 2006

Swets and Ex Libris collaboration on EDI Serial Claiming is a success

Swets Information Services and the Ex Libris(tm) Group have 
announced today that the EDI serial claiming trials they have 
been conducting with University College London have been 
successfully completed. The result of this collaboration has 
vastly accelerated the processing of claims for University 
College London. Libraries using the ALEPH(r) integrated library 
system are now able to automatically transmit claims to Swets 
using the EDIFACT standard.

"This is yet another example of the benefit brought by closer 
integration of the library management system with external 
systems and solutions. I'm confident that following the success 
at UCL, other customers will follow suit by extending the range 
of EDI services they currently use. We look forward to working 
with Swets on other projects," commented Julie Booth, Managing 
Director of Ex Libris (UK) Ltd.

"We are delighted that this collaboration has been a success. Our 
experience with University College London has given us the 
opportunity to further develop our collaborative partnership with 
Ex Libris and engage with customers on process improvement 
through integration," noted Bob Visser, Chief Information Officer 
at Swets Information Services. "We definitely consider this 
partnership as part of Swets' overall drive to streamline the 
serials management process and speed up the response time for 
customers."

About Ex Libris

Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer and provider of 
high-performance applications for libraries, information centers, 
and researchers. ALEPH, the Ex Libris integrated library 
solution, has been installed at over 1500 sites in 62 countries. 
MetaLib(r), the information portal for library collections, and 
SFX(r), the context-sensitive linking solution for heterogeneous 
electronic resources in the scholarly information environment, 
have collectively been purchased by more than 900 institutions in 
36 countries. DigiTool(r), a solution for the construction of 
digital collections, and Verde(r), the electronic resource 
management (ERM) system, complete the Ex Libris product suite.

About Swets Information Services

Swets is the world's leading subscription services company, 
connecting the supply and demand chain that exists between 
publishers and institutions, libraries and information centres. 
The company provides services for customers from academic, 
government, corporate and medical institutions. Swets has been 
operating successfully for over 100 years. The company has 
offices in over 20 countries, servicing clients and publishers 
from over 160 nations. Those offices manage more than 1.8 million 
subscriptions, with half of those related to electronic 
subscriptions, between some 65,000 publishers and over 60,000 
clients, including one in three Fortune 500 companies. Swets is 
the only subscription agent to be ISO 9001:2000 certified on a 
global basis, which serves as a significant endorsement of its 
ability to provide clients and publishers with the kind of 
speedy, reliable and efficient service methods they expect to 
receive from an intermediary.

Media Contacts

Ex Libris
Laura Gilinski
T +972-2-649-9144
F +972-2-679-8634
E laura.gilinski@exlibrisgroup.com
www.exlibrisgroup.com

Swets Information Services
Damian Leslie
External Communication Executive
P.O. Box 830
2160 SZ Lisse, the Netherlands
T +31 (0)252 435 189
F +31 (0)252 415 888
E press@nl.swets.com
www.swets.com