New York, NY (May 15, 2009) – Neal Schuman Publishers redoubles its commitment to serving the library and information science community through a new alliance with UK-based Chandos Publishing. Effective June 1, 2009, Neal-Schuman will exclusively distribute Chandos books in North America, making over 150 high-quality professional and academic titles more easily available to librarians, archivists, and knowledge managers.

“Our mission has always been to further the professional development of the LIS community. Through our new relationship with Chandos, we now have the opportunity to greatly expand our offerings across all subjects in the field while maintaining the high standards you expect from a Neal-Schuman title,” said Neal-Schuman President, Patricia Glass Schuman.

Chandos Publishing is known for an innovative and practical approach to addressing pertinent topics in Library and Information Science, Knowledge Management, and Archival Practices. Forward-looking titles, including Emerging Technologies for Academic Libraries in the Digital Age, by LiLi Li of Georgia Southern University, and Digital Rights Management, by Grace Agnew of Rutgers University, provide insight into cutting-edge digital and Web 2.0 trends in the field. Neal-Schuman’s new relationship with Chandos also makes available an authoritative collection of tools for both practitioner use and graduate study, including titles like Organizing Knowledge, by Patrick Lambe, and Licensing and Managing Electronic Resources by Rebecca S. Albitz of Pennsylvania State University.

“We’ve built a comprehensive, first-class collection of professional and academic titles for the international market,” said Dr. Glyn Jones, Publisher, of Chandos Publishing. “Neal-Schuman is known for its unmatched quality in publishing and close ties to and support of the LIS community – joining forces allows us to serve the field with the best its authors have to offer.”

As of June 1, 2009, Chandos titles will be exclusively available for sale through Neal-Schuman (www.neal-schuman.com or 1-866-BOOKS) and backorders can be placed now. Chandos’ 2009 complete catalog will be available to view online and for download at www.neal-schuman.com.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers
Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since 2003, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Facet Publishing, part of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.

About Chandos Publishing
A division of Woodhead Publishing Limited, Chandos is committed to publishing books of the highest possible standard. Chandos books are highly practical and a leading source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.

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