SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Derycz Scientific, Inc. (OTC BB: DYSC) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc., has been awarded the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for document delivery services under a federal supply schedule contract in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development.
Document delivery services are commonly used by corporations, academic institutions, and government organizations, in order to retrieve full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals – often for research purposes. Document delivery is considered to be a top deliverable and "an integral part of content delivery that is crucial to satisfying a client need" for librarians and information professionals, according to a 2008 information industry briefing entitled 'Document Delivery - Best Practices and Vendor Scorecard,' by information industry analyst and advisory firm Outsell, Inc.
As the federal government's workplace solutions provider, the U.S. General Services Administration works to foster an effective, sustainable and transparent government for the American people. GSA's expertise in government workplace solutions includes leveraging the government's buying power through responsible acquisition of products and services, and providing innovative technology solutions to enhance government efficiency and increase citizen engagement.
Reprints Desk improves how journal articles and clinical reprints are accessed, procured, and legally used in evidence-based promotions and scientific, technical, and medical (STM) research. Reprints Desk earned the top ranking overall and in every category in the 2008 Document Delivery Best Practices and Vendor Scorecard by analyst and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., and scored a 97% customer satisfaction rating in Dun & Bradstreet's 2009 Open Ratings survey of existing Reprints Desk customers. Through Derycz Scientific, Reprints Desk was awarded a five-year General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Contract #GS-02F-0048W on November 16, 2009.
For more information about Reprints Desk, please visit the company's website online at www.reprintsdesk.com.
About Derycz Scientific®
Derycz Scientific, Inc. is an information logistics company. The company and its subsidiaries develop products, services and systems to facilitate the re-use of published content in a manner that helps organizations achieve their marketing, communication and research goals effectively and in compliance with copyright law and regulatory rules. Subsidiary companies include Reprints Desk, Inc., and Techniques Appliquees aux Arts Graphiques, S.p.A. (TAAG). For more information, please visit www.deryczscientific.com.
About Reprints Desk®
Reprints Desk improves how journal articles and clinical reprints are accessed, procured, and legally used in evidence-based promotions and scientific, technical, and medical (STM) research. Organizations based on intellectual property (IP) choose Reprints Desk because of its collaborative business approach, efficient article supply system and services, and commitment to quality post-sales support. Outsell Inc., an independent analyst and advisory firm, ranked Reprints Desk #1 in the most recent Document Delivery Vendor Scorecard.
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