Founded in 1974, Allied Publishers Subscription Agency (APSA)
is today the largest subscription agent in India. We service the information
needs of Indian Subscribers through worldwide Journals and Academic/ Scientific
Literature - whether in print or electronic format. Allied is the largest
Subscription agent in the country and one of the top 25 Subscription Agents in
the whole world.
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Proven credibility
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Access to current pricing information for all journals
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No service charges- Publishers actual prices charged
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Speedy processing of orders through computerized operations
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Blanket permit by Reserve Bank of India to obtain foreign drafts and cheques.
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Arrangements through our air frieght forwarders Schenkers (USA) and Activair
(UK) to ensure faster delivery of journal issues on publication at no extra
charge.
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Automatic generation of claim letters for gaps-in-receipt of journal issues
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Automatic renewal notices to plan budgets
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Besides being a subscription agent, APSA also represents leading scientific
publishers such as Butterworth, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Carl Hanser
Verlag, Elsevier, Kluwer, MEP, Walter de Gruyter, World Scientific and others.
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Direct Mail marketing
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Mailing of specimen copies on request
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Special promotional calls by sales representatives
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In tune with the specialized needs of Researchers, Allied serves as an
effective link between the sources of information on the one hand and the
availability of their products/ services to actual users on the other.
Allied offers Information Products under the following categories in a variety
of formats:
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Electronic Information Products
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Standards
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Special/ Technical Publications
Publications Allied has brought into its fold several CD-ROM database
publishers to keep pace with the changing trends. These are :
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UMI
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Knight Rider
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Silver Platter
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Janes
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OCLC
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Bowker
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Saur
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Elsevier
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McGraw-Hill |
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Dialog |
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Proquest |
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1. Abstracting and Indexing Databases
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2. Full text/ Full image databases
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3. Multi-volumes and Multimedia Encyclopedias |
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Workshops/Seminars for librarians and end-users |
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Special lectures on the concept and applications by resource
from publishers;
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Technological support (value-added services);
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Trial installation;
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Installation and after sales-service. |
Special/Technical Publications are offered:
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Reports |
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Thesis
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Dissertations
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Patents
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Conference Proceedings
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Technical Publications
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Handbooks
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The changing economic scenario and
policy of globalization have led our industries to compete
in the international market. As a result, there is an upsurge
in the demand for standards.
Realizing this need, the following International Standards Organizations and
some Specialized Agencies are represented
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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American Petroleum Institute (API)
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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American Society of Metals
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American Society of Non-Destructive Testing
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American Welding Society
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British Standards Institute (BSI)
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International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC)
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International Standards Organization (ISO)
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Institute of Electrical Engineers
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Instrument Society of America
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Institute of Materials
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Iron & Steel Society
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Materials Research Society
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Professional Engineering Publishing
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Mechanical Engineering Publications
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National Association of Corrosion Engineers
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National Technical Information Service
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Society of Automotive Engineers
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UMI
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