NRC-CISTI announces new public-private partnership with Infotrieve, Inc.

October 7, 2009, Ottawa, Ontario — The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is pleased to announce that Infotrieve, Inc., a global leader in information centre technology development and document delivery for more than 20 years, will be collaborating with NRC-CISTI to provide information delivery and library services to the Canadian and International research communities. NRC-CISTI is reinventing the way it provides access to published research information so that it can better serve both Canadian and global research and innovation communities. 

Through this partnership, Infotrieve will provide a comprehensive set of services including its award-winning content sourcing and management system, Content SCM^®, and Infotrieve’s industry-leading document delivery service, which provides access to more than 40 million citations in their proprietary collection. The addition of the world renowned NRC-CISTI Canadian national science library collection with more than 50,000 serial titles, 800,000 books and conference proceedings, plus 2 million technical reports and indexed journals in many languages will provide the research and innovation community with fast, easy access to a vast collection of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) content.

“We are delighted to be entering into this long-term collaboration with Infotrieve,” said Pam Bjornson, Director General of NRC-CISTI.  “They were selected for this important role as a result of their unique combination of extensive library management experience, commitment to providing the highest service levels, and proven technological expertise.”

The combination of content, expertise and technology created through this public-private partnership is positive for NRC-CISTI, Infotrieve, and the Canadian research and innovation community. It also sends a clear signal that the Canadian government is committed to increasing access to the flow of scientific information that fuels research and innovation.

“We are pleased to have been selected by NRC-CISTI for this innovative public-private partnership,” said Ken Benvenuto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Infotrieve. “Our global organization and technological expertise will provide NRC-CISTI’s patrons with access to an almost limitless collection of published information expeditiously and cost-effectively,” he added.

About NRC-CISTI

NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), Canada’s national science library and leading scientific publisher, provides Canada ’s research and innovation communities with tools and services for accelerated discovery, innovation and commercialization in the areas of science, technology, health and engineering. Currently, NRC-CISTI is transforming its business and services to meet the evolving needs of the Canadian science and technology community.

About Infotrieve

Infotrieve is the global leader in business service solutions for information centers in large and middle-market corporations with substantial resources dedicated to research and development. Infotrieve’s expertise includes people, process, and technology solutions for all elements of information center management, content licensing, document delivery, copyright compliance, reprints and eprints, usage analysis, and collection management. During the past 20 years, Infotrieve has grown from a leader in document delivery services in the U.S. into a global full-service information management company.

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For more information:

For NRC-CISTI:                                                         For Infotrieve:
Tracie Taylor Labonté                                                 Lynn Schlesinger

Senior Communications Officer                                 VP, Marketing and Communications

National Research Council Canada                            Infotrieve, Inc.

Tel: 613-949-9689                                                       Tel: 203-423-2143

Tracie.Taylor-Labonte@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca                       lschlesinger@infotrieve.com