Edutech Middle East and The Berkeley Electronic Press partner to bring enhanced library resources to the Middle East

In addition to the roster of 27 peer-reviewed Berkeley Electronic Press journals, EDUTECH will also be distributing bepress' flagship product, ResearchNow Full Access, which includes all working papers, preprints and other "grey literature" content from institutional repositories hosted by bepress, as well as subject-matter repository materials from the bepress Legal Repository and COBRA: Collection of Biostatistics Research Archive.

A significant feature of bepress resources is that they are fully integrated with the Blackboard Learning System. The integration makes it possible for educators to search directly in Blackboard for access to thousands of journal articles, working papers, institutional repository materials, theses and dissertations, hence bringing significant ROI to the institutions/libraries.

"Our partnership with bepress has underlined our commitment to bring best of breed technologies and solutions to our customers. Being in a leadership position in our industry has given us significant insights into our customers' requirements and challenges. We truly believe that by facilitating access to bepress content we will help our customers significantly in making a difference with the end user"

said Mr. ASF Karim, Founder and MD, Edutech Middle East.

EDUTECH has been the exclusive solutions partner for Blackboard in the Middle East for more than 4 years, which gives it the technical know how and edge to successfully integrate bepress resources with it.

"Our products and resources are popular and acknowledged by millions of users in the western world. When we wanted to extend our footprint in the Middle East, EDUTECH emerged as a natural partner, given its long presence and impressive portfolio of solutions, services and clients. We are glad to have found a capable partner, who can do justice to our product offerings" said Aaron Edlin, CEO and Founder, The Berkeley Electronic Press.