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OpenGeoSci , eBooks, and Updates

OpenGeoSci , eBooks, and Updates. Marc Segers Director of Strategic Development October 2013. Agenda. Journal Enhancements GSW eBook Collection OpenGeoSci. GeoScienceWorld Journals. Continued to add to front and backfile content 45+ journals and AGI’s GeoRef data

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OpenGeoSci , eBooks, and Updates

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  1. OpenGeoSci, eBooks, and Updates Marc Segers Director of Strategic Development October 2013

  2. Agenda • Journal Enhancements • GSW eBook Collection • OpenGeoSci

  3. GeoScienceWorld Journals • Continued to add to front and backfile content • 45+ journals and AGI’s GeoRef data • 120,000 articles in Millennium and Archive Collections (years 1905-present)

  4. New Journals and Archives, 2013 Five new journals • The European Association of Geochemistry’s GeoChemical Perspectives • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society • Scottish Journal of Geology • Journal of Micropaleontology Archive additions • SEG’s Geophysics (launching soon) • SSA’s Earthquake Notes, back to 1929 • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, back to 1985

  5. Major Application Update • Undergoing application redesign using Drupal • Open source • Responsive • Flexible

  6. Search Enhancements • Adopting latest search technology • Introducing faceted search features • Integrated searching for journals, ebooks, and GeoRef • New page designs (non-final mock up on following slide)

  7. GSW eBook Collections • Releasing in May 2014 • 1,050 titles • 10 publishers • Page turning eBook reader experience • Integrated with journal platform • Cross searching and recommendations • Mobile access • MARC records • Chapter downloads • Perpetual access license option

  8. eBooks title list, pricing, and license inquiries: Lisa Larson, Head of North American Academic Sales, larson@geoscienceworld.org Keith Parent, Corporate and Special Library Sales, parent@geoscienceworld.org

  9. eBook Reader View

  10. Introducing OpenGeoSci • Map-based discovery platform • Includes more than 309,000 maps, cross-sections, charts, tables, and other data assets • Resource for finding assets and linking back to publications of origin

  11. Content in OpenGeoSci • 309,000 data assets in OpenGeoSci sourced from GSW journals • Representing content from more than 45 journals (years 2000-present) • Adding assets from GSW ebook program in 2014

  12. Among the 45 Journals • Geology • Geophysics • AAPG Bulletin • Petroleum Geology • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences • Journal of Sedimentary Research

  13. Subject Category Coverage

  14. Search Features • Map-based searching • Optimized for tablets • Filter results geospatially or by journal, subject category, or date • Center mapped results with your location • Utilize layers for political boundaries and terrain

  15. Discovery Features • Locate figures and maps with pinpoints and shaded coverage areas • View the figure and maps with caption information from the article • Browse all the images from an article in scrollable discovery panel • Link to the original source for reading the full article

  16. Live Now for Free Use http://opengeosci.org Feedback and ideas, contact: opengeosci@geoscienceworld.org

  17. Next Steps for OpenGeoSci • Adding GSW eBook Collections content in 2014 • Seeking new strategic partners willing to share content • Major feature enhancements may require grants, partnerships, or other funding sources

  18. Thank you Presentation questions to: Marc Segers, segers@geoscienceworld.org

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