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Emerald's move to the Atypon Literatum web platform
In 2013, Emerald will be migrating www.emeraldinsight.com to Atypon's Literatum online publishing platform. Literatum is widely recognized as an industry leader and will allow Emerald to offer an enhanced service to our librarian, author and researcher communities.
We appreciate that to offer you these enhancements will require some updates to existing processes and it is our aim to keep disruption and changes required by you to a minimum. The move is scheduled for July-August 2013 and we will ensure that specific details are communicated in the coming months and that relevant training is provided.
Here, our aim is to provide responses to some likely initial questions. We will keep these responses updated with more details throughout the process and welcome any further questions you may have. Please send your query to webchange@emeraldinsight.com and a member of our dedicated project team will respond as quickly as possible.
Alternatively, I will be happy to answer any questions directly if you contact me on the details below. I hope this information is useful and welcome all feedback.
Best wishes,
Arnaud Pelle
Corporate Communications Manager
Emerald Group Publishing
T: +44 (0)1274 777700
E: apelle@emeraldinsight.com
Click on any of the questions below or scroll down the page to read all the Frequently Asked Questions:
- Why is Emerald undertaking this change?
- Why did Emerald choose Atypon’s Literatum platform?
- When will the change happen?
- Will access be interrupted?
- Will training be provided to assist with the transition?
- Will you get customer feedback on the new site before it is launched?
- Will the address of the website remain the same?
- Will existing links be redirected?
- How will my institution’s authentication details migrate?
- Will individual usernames and passwords change?
- Will you be communicating with aggregators and third party discovery tools?
- Will historical usage statistics be available?
- Will the new platform be fully compliant with industry standards?
- What are the enhancements of the new platform?
This document was last updated on 13 February 2013
Q: Why is Emerald undertaking this change?
A: Based on feedback and satisfaction surveys conducted with our librarian, researcher and author communities in 2012, Emerald is investing in a partnership with Atypon to bring you a range of useful performance enhancements to our web platform.
We are also aware that the demands from our customers and users are evolving rapidly. The developments we are undertaking now will provide the flexibility for development of service and functionality in the future.
Q: Why did Emerald choose Atypon’s Literatum platform?
A: We selected Atypon’s Literatum platform for its reputation as the leading digital solution provider within the scholarly publishing industry. This was based on our own extensive review and independent feedback from our communities.
Atypon has a proven track record of delivering publishing solutions that have improved the discoverability, access and usage of research, as well as a system designed for flexible development in the years ahead. This benefit to Emerald customers and researchers was a key factor in our decision.
Q: When will the change happen?
A: The new site is scheduled to go live in July-August 2013. We will communicate specific details on the date for transition and any preparation in the coming months.
Q: Will access be interrupted?
A: No. Every precaution is being taken to minimise any risk of disruption during the transition and to have no loss in access after the transition to the new site. These precautions include an extensive period of testing.
Q: Will training be provided to assist with the transition?
A: Yes, we will work with our customers to ensure that relevant training material is provided throughout the transition. User guides will be made available prior to the launch and online tutorials will be featured on the website.
Q: Will you get customer feedback on the new site before it is launched?
A: Yes, an extensive period of testing is scheduled to take place before the launch. As part of this process, a representative sample of customers from across the world will have the opportunity to use the new website in a live environment and provide their feedback.
Q: Will the address of the website remain the same?
A: Emerald Insight will remain at www.emeraldinsight.com and will continue to be the Emerald research platform; providing search, browse, and access to all Emerald content: journals, eBook series, bibliographic databases, case studies, and the bookstore.
To provide a cleaner research experience, other resources will be hosted at a newly designed corporate site, www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com. This includes details about the company, products, licensing solutions, support resources for authors, librarians and engineers, as well as a series of regional portals in local languages. This new site will be launched at the same time as the new platform and the two sites will be linked at all relevant points.
Q: Will existing links be redirected?
A: All current links for Emerald journals and book series will be mapped to the new website for a smooth transition so you don’t have to change anything.
Automatic redirects will be set up for all resources that are moving from www.emeraldinsight.com to www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com, meaning any existing links you may have saved will take you to the correct page on the new site.
Q: How will my institution’s authentication details migrate?
A: We will ensure that the data migration between the existing systems and the new platform is a seamless transition. For institutions using a username and password login, authentication details will change and will be communicated to your administrator prior to the launch. The migration of authentication details will be automatic for institutions using all other authentication methods, including IPs, Athens and Shibboleth.
Q: Will individual usernames and passwords change?
A: Yes, for security reasons the username and password for your individual profile will have to be reset. Your existing username will be replaced by your email address. We will contact you at your registered email address before the launch so that you can activate your account and reset your password.
Q: Will you be communicating with aggregators and third party discovery tools?
A: Yes, we will be communicating with third parties to ensure that the data distribution channels are operating as usual at the time of launch.
Q: Will historical usage statistics be available?
A: Yes, usage statistics will be available on the new platform, including the ability to download historical data.
Q: Will the new platform be fully compliant with industry standards?
A: Yes, the new platform includes Industry Production Standards, COUNTER, SUSHI, and W3C standards.
Q: What are the enhancements of the new platform?
A: The design and functionality of the new website is based on industry best practice and customer feedback. Each design and functionality decision has been adopted to improve the user experience, including an enhanced search and browse capability. We will be communicating more specific detail on improved functionality in the coming months.
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