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Chris James – Lund October 2006

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IntroductionIntroduction

Chris James

Speaker No. 8 out of 11

Person Talking Before Your Coffee Break!

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Why did libraries purchase books on ScienceDirect? Why did libraries purchase books on ScienceDirect?

What factors influenced the purchase of Books on ScienceDirect* :

- Simultaneous user access- Content Quality - Ease of use- Linking- Costs- Storage

* 2006 Results from research with 5 university libraries worldwide conducted by an external agency

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Simultaneous user accessSimultaneous user access

High demand one week and then unused the next.

Having Books on ScienceDirect means that no one misses out

on key information at these crucial times in the academic year.

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Benefits of e-books on ScienceDirect Benefits of e-books on ScienceDirect 24/7 multiple user desktop remote access No more lost or damaged copies, saving shelf space Linking and searching between volumes and between

other content types Usage reports for the different content

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Ease of UseEase of Use

Research also pointed out that: - users working in scientific disciplines are more

likely to be familiar with technology - they have higher expectations that books will be accessible electronically - most users are already familiar with ScienceDirect;

it is simple for them.

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Present ContentPresent Content

Reference works Sold per title One-time or subscription payment option

Book Series Sold per Package on Subscription only: 5 subject packages available: Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ,

Social Sciences, Psychology 100 titles available individually as Pick and Choose including Methods in

Enzymology Methods in Enzymology backfile for all volumes 1955-1999 also available Price includes all new volumes coming out annually per series

Handbooks Sold per Series: 7 series available Price includes all new volumes and titles being published per series in that

calendar year Upfront and / or subscription payment option

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Quality Content – Award winning titlesQuality Content – Award winning titles

Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2005: Robert Aumann – Handbooks in Economics Series

Choice 2004-2005 Outstanding Academic Titles AwardsEncyclopedia of Energy Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

Library Journal Best Reference 2005 Encyclopedia of Geology

Library Journal Best Reference (previous years) Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences

Encyclopedia of CancerChoice Outstanding Academic Titles Award

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition Winner of Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award

Treatise of Geochemistry

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Features on ScienceDirect Features on ScienceDirect

Online access to features not available in print, such as cross-publisher linking via CrossRef, and multimedia features, such as video, audio and supplementary spreadsheet files.

Usage reports Set up email alerts on relevant topics or titles Full text HTML and PDF

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Books on ScienceDirect

Book Series Reference Works eBooks(new for 2007!)

• Are part of an ongoing series.

• 7 series available

• Volume one to current issue

• Regularly updated as research work is cutting edge.

• Subject packages available: Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ, Social Sciences, Psychology

• Other individual titles available including Methods in Enzymology

• A compendium of definitive summaries, references and glossaries that act as an introduction to a subject area

• E.g. Encyclopaedias or Comprehensive Reference Works

Handbooks

• Nearly all of Elsevier’s academic book titles are included like: Academic and professional reference books, Text reference books and Monographs

Available Books on ScienceDirectAvailable Books on ScienceDirect

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Elsevier continues to build on ScienceDirect key strengths and will add nearly all S&T academic books on ScienceDirect

Apart from growing the current book portfolio ScienceDirect launches additional books: April 2007 : 500 Books on Trial September 2007: 4000 Books Adding Yearly 500 – 800 Frontlist titles

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                            

Future of Books on ScienceDirectFuture of Books on ScienceDirect

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Online DemoOnline Demo

http://www.sciencedirect.com

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Promote book titles on ScienceDirect in your libraryPromote book titles on ScienceDirect in your library

Emails available to send to library users to make them aware of a new titles

Posters, bookmarks and stickers to promote the books on ScienceDirect in your library

Brochures and other informational material Printed and online user guides

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