RLG Signs Distribution Agreement with Infoestratégica

Infoestratégica is set to distribute RLG databases throughout Latin America.

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) November 23, 2005 -- RLG announced today that it has signed an agreement with Infoestratégica, one of the largest distributors of information services in Latin America and the Caribbean. Infoestratégica will distribute RLG databases throughout 24 countries in these areas.

Karen Carbonnet, director of marketing and sales for RLG, says, "We are delighted to be reaching this new audience for the RLG Union Catalog. It is particularly exciting to offer new image databases such as CAMIO™ (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online), RLG Cultural Materials, and RLG Archival Resources."

Carbonnet also notes that this agreement will allow RLG to reach an entirely new audience for its products. This is the first time that RLG will be represented throughout the Latin American market.

Claudio Pinto, director of partnership services for Infoestratégica, says, "There is a great deal of interest in RLG resources in Latin America. Academic and research libraries there welcome the opportunity to have access to new tools for cataloging and reference."

RLG, www.rlg.org, is an international, not-for-profit membership organization of over 150 research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. Founded and incorporated in 1975 by the New York Public Library and Columbia, Harvard, and Yale universities, RLG provides solutions to the challenges presented by information access and management in the digital era. In addition to collaborative activities that address members' shared goals, RLG develops and operates databases and software to serve the information needs of member and nonmember institutions and individuals around the world.

Infoestratégica Latina S.A. de C.V, www.infoestrategica.com, is a value-added information integration consultancy headquartered in Mexico City, with offices across Latin America. The company is dedicated to the presentation and development of information services solutions for academic, corporate, and government organizations. As an independent organization, it establishes both best prices and best practices for its clients in the execution of information projects and institutional knowledge programs.

Infoestratégica's focus on methodologies of workflow, knowledge management, and business processes management creates efficiencies and value for their client organizations.

For more information:
Jennifer Hartzell
(01) 650-691-2207

Claudio Pinto
(01) 925-398-2067

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