New Consortium Purchasing Directory Edition III Available from Frontline Global Marketing

["Laura Cox" <laura.cox@frontlinegms.com>]

4 April 2007 - Towcester, UK - Frontline Global Marketing 
Services Ltd <http://www.frontlinegms.com/> announces the 
publication of the third edition of the Consortium Purchasing 
Directory, covering 300 library consortia world-wide.

The third edition of the consortium purchasing directory is the 
most comprehensive guide to the library purchasing consortia 
market currently available. It provides profiles on library 
consortia that actively acquire content for their member 
libraries, or those that have announced that they intend to do 
so. These are primarily academic, medical, public, school, 
government and special libraries. The directory is devised to 
assist publishers and vendors and in dealing with the library 
consortium market. It contains information on some of the key 
issues of negotiation and provides links to the statements of 
policy and principle from major library groups around the world 
and further resources such as licensing models.

Laura Cox, Managing Director of Frontline said: "New consortia 
continue to emerge at a rapid rate.  I am sure that this 
Directory will assist publishers and vendors in dealing with the 
consortium market regardless of their level of experience.  With 
300 consortia profiled and additional regional information it 
should be a valuable resource."

The third edition of the Consortium Purchasing Directory contains 
regional and country information to aid publishers and vendors 
negotiate in each region. Each region is described with relation 
to the library consortium market. The Directory also includes 
economic, health and education statistics from the OECD, World 
Bank and World Health Organisation for further guidance.

About the Contents

The Directory is divided into ten sections, each representing a 
region of the world. These ten regions are listed below (numbers 
in brackets represent the number of consortia in each region). 
Each section contains the regional information and statistics and 
each consortium profile contains information such as contact 
details, member lists, products purchased by the consortium and 
any background information available such as acquisition policy, 
financial details and consortium structure.

1. Western Europe (53)
2. Central and Eastern Europe (26)
3. Middle East (13)
4. Africa (17)
5. Central Asia (8)
6. Asia (14)
7. South Pacific (8)
8. Canada (21)
9. USA (135)
10. South America and the Caribbean (7)

The Consortium Purchasing Directory is available on CD ROM in 
three sections: North America, Europe and the Rest of the World 
or in its entirety.

For further information, sample entries and pricing please 
contact us at:

Frontline Global Marketing Services Ltd
Rookwood
Bradden
Towcester
NN12 8ED
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1327 860949
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8043 0310
Email: laura.cox@frontlinegms.com
Web: <http://www.frontlinegms.com/>