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Subject:	Emerald at ACURIL, June 1-5, Guadeloupe
From:	"Janet Fisher" <jfisher@pcgplus.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 May 2009 08:22:54 -0400

We thought your readers might be interested in knowing about our participating about this upcoming conference.

Janet Fisher

PCG

Discover Emerald eBook series collections at ACURIL, June 1-5, Guadeloupe

Boston, MA, May 2009 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world's leading publisher of management research, is pleased to present its eBook series collections at the Association of Caribbean University and Research Libraries (ACURIL) at the Karibea Beach Resort Center, Gosier, Guadeloupe, June 1-5. Mariam Hasan, Emerald's Vice President, Canada, and Emma Williams, Account Manager will be on hand at the Emerald stand.

The theme of the conference is 'The framework of libraries within sustainable development' and Emerald will be highlighting its publications on sustainability and green construction, as well as hosting a technology update, on Tuesday June 2 from 12pm-1pm entitled 'eBooks: A sustainable model?

Emerald's two eBook series collections offer international content from a worldwide author base and new content each year:

* The Business, Management and Economics Collection includes 65 series titles and offers access to a selection of 380 volumes covering subjects such as strategy, accounting and finance, organizational studies and economics.

* The Social Sciences Collection complements and extends the current Emerald portfolio, with titles in sociology, education and psychology, adding over 180 volumes across 37 series titles. In addition to the new collections, the Emerald Insight platform has a new feature allowing users to search and browse in different collections, including All Content, Journals, Books, Bibliographical Databases, and Site Pages. Users can browse both journal and book series content either alphabetically or by subject, and the type of content is clearly displayed. Rights and permissions to the eBooks content are available from . Coming soon to the book series content are COUNTER usage statistics, and Document Outline.

On show will also be the new Emerald Management Xtra Plus collection of online journals offering online access to up to 200 scholarly journals and a host of support resources for communities of librarians, deans, researchers, students and managers. Delegates will also have the opportunity to find out about Emerald's corporate social responsibility and our ISO 14001:2004 certification following the implementation of a new Environmental Management System (EMS).

To set up an appointment, contact Mariam Hasan (mhasan@emeraldinsight.com) or Emma Williams (ewilliams@emeraldinsight.com).

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About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com

Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world's leading publisher of management research. In total, Emerald publishes over 700 titles, comprising 200 journals, nearly 300 books and more than 200 book series as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is COUNTER-compliant, meeting the international code of practice for reports that measure usage of online information products and services consistently.

Emerald's publishing philosophy is "Research You Can Use," which means that our content is both rigorous and relevant, connecting the academic world with the world of management practice.

The Emerald online collection of journals, abstracts and resources, Emerald Management Xtra, serves business schools and management departments world-wide. For managers in corporate and public organizations, Emerald Management First provides fast access to applied research, ideas, insights and interviews from the world's best management thinkers.

Contact

Arnaud Pellé

Corporate Communications Manager

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Tel: +44(0)1274777700

E-mail: apelle@emeraldinsight.com