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Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean

SCIBILLA – CAPES São Paulo, September, 2007. Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean. EBSCO Industries is one of the 200 largest private companies in the United States EBSCO Industries has more than 5,000 employees

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Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean

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  1. SCIBILLA – CAPES São Paulo, September, 2007 Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean

  2. EBSCO Industries is one of the 200 largest private companiesin the United States EBSCO Industries has more than 5,000 employees EBSCO Information Services has served libraries for over seven decades EBSCO Information Services is the leading service provider of e-journal, e-book and e-journal package and print subscriptions, e-resource management tools, full-text and secondary databases, and related services for all types of libraries and research organizations In the current climate of great transition and buyouts among so many of the premiere players in the library automation market, EBSCO has maintained course, growing continually while remaining independent. The company has expanded its offerings—16,000 e-journals and ten million articles are now available to users—through partnerships and purchases. Library Journal, 9/1/2007 EBSCO Publishing Background

  3. EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc. EBSCO Publishing is the provider of EBSCOhost, the world’s most-used,for-fee online research service for libraries EBSCO Publishing was founded in 1984 by Tim Collins & Jerry Seamansand acquired by EBSCO Industries in 1987 EBSCO Publishing has nearly 800 employees and is headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts (near Boston) EBSCO Publishing is the provider of EBSCOhost, the world’s most-used,for-fee online research service for libraries EBSCOhost has multiple locations in the United States Each location is fully redundant EBSCO Publishing Background

  4. As the world’s most prolific aggregator of journals, EBSCO Publishing’s main objective is to balance the needs of publishers with the needs of its customers (libraries) The mission of the full-text database model is to complement university journal collections The value of a full-text database is not found in what it can replace in the library’s existing collection Instead, the value is found in what the full-text database can do to expand access for the library, providing access to journals previously unavailableto researchers at that institution EBSCO Publishing has established itself as the only full-text database vendor with whom most leading publishers will work and a major objective is to continue to protect and expand that position EBSCO Publishing Mission & Objectives

  5. Academic Search Business Source CAB Abstracts CINAHL with Full Text Communication &Mass Media Complete Computers & AppliedSciences Complete DynaMed EconLit with Full Text Education Research Complete Environment Complete Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text GeoRef Hospitality &Tourism Complete HumanitiesInternational Complete EBSCOhost Products

  6. Inspec International Bibliographyof Theatre & Dance withFull Text LISTA with Full Text Literary Reference Center MEDLINE with Full Text MLA International Bibliography PsycARTICLES PsycINFO RILM RIPM SocINDEX with Full Text SPORTDiscus with Full Text And…nearly 200additional databases EBSCOhost Products

  7. More Than 200 Academic Consortia Worldwide Rely on EBSCOhost Databases Academic Search and Business Source are the two most searched for-fee research databases in the world This is partially true because these are the two main databases purchased by most academic consortia in the world Examples of consortia subscribing to Academic Search and Business Source include the most prestigious consortia in the United States CARLI California State University System City University of New York (System) GALILEO MINITEX MOREnet NC LIVE OhioLINK State University of New York (System) TexShare And many others

  8. Examples of consortia subscribing to Academic Search and/or Business Source include the most prestigious consortia in Latin America ALTAMIRA AUPRIDES COBIMET CONACYT CONARE- CSUCA Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias CUDI SECyT SENACYT And many others

  9. News – 2008

  10. Academic Search Academic Search Complete September2008(projected) Academic Search Complete May 2007 Academic SearchElite Academic Search Premier Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-TextPeer-Reviewed Journals 2,010 4,485 5,341 6,000+ 1,154 3,720 4,479 5,000+ Academic Search Complete also containsnearly 250 books, monographs, encyclopedias, etc.

  11. Business Source Business Source Complete September2008(projected) Business Source Complete May 2007 BusinessSourceElite Business Source Premier 2 140 601 601+ 10,120 10,120 10,120 18,000+ 25 1,403 1,441 1,441+ 0 5,028 17,491 17,491+ 0 0 18,000 18,000+ 0 426 2,249 2,249+ 480 1,116 1,414 1,450+ 580 1,190 1,449 1,500+ Full-Text Books/Monographs Full-Text Company Profiles Full-Text Country Economic Reports Full-Text Industry Reports Full-Text Interviews(Executive & Analyst) Full-Text Market Research Reports Full-Text Peer-Reviewed Journals Full-Text Trade Journals& General Business Magazines

  12. Computers & Applied Sciences Complete September2008(projected) May2007 639 750+ 184 300+ Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source

  13. EconLit with Full Text September2008 (projected) May2007 Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text JournalsNOT in Business Source Complete # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite 421 500+ 84 160+ 157 230+ 270 350+ EconLit with Full Text also containsmore than two dozen full-text books & monographs

  14. Education Research Complete September2008(projected) May2007 876 1,000+ 71 100+ 220 220+ 325 450+ 71 100+ 220 220+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books Total # of Full-Text Conference Papers # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search

  15. Environment Complete September2008(projected) May2007 595 750+ 102 125+ 176 330+ 97 120+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any versionof Academic Search or Business Source # of Full-Text Books NOT in any versionof Academic Search or Business Source

  16. Hospitality & Tourism CompleteJournal Breakdown September2008 (projected) May2007 Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text JournalsNOT in Business Source Complete # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite 125 165+ 63 100+ 66 100+ 106 140+ Also includes 54 full-text books & monographs not availablein full text in any version of Business Source

  17. Humanities International Complete September2008(projected) May2007 670 800+ 124 200+ 309 440+ 124 200+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search

  18. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text(IBTD with Full Text) September2008(projected) May2007 122 150+ 128 150+ 92 120+ 128 150+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search

  19. FTLI with Full Text(FTLI = Film & Television Literature Index) September2008(projected) May2007 70 100+ 47 50+ 57 75+ 47 50+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search FTLI with Full Text also includes full text of The Variety Film Reviews Databaseand images from The Motion Picture & Television Photo Archive

  20. LISTA with Full Text • Libraries should consider using funds from LLIS (Wilson) or LISA (CSA) toward an upgrade to LISTA with Full Text September2008(projected) May2007 168 200+ 75 100+ Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source • LISTA with Full Text also contains full text of books & monographs, such as: • Handbook of Electronic and Digital Acquisitions • Historical Aspects of Cataloging and Classification • Introduction to Serials Work for Library Technicians • Journals of the Century • Libraries and Google • The Future of Serials (Proceedings of theNorth American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) • The Practical Library Manager • The Practical Library Trainer • Library/Vendor Relationships

  21. MEDLINE with Full Text September2008(projected) May2007 1,204 1,265+ 391 450+ Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search

  22. CINAHL Plus with Full Text September2008(projected) May2007 622 800+ 218 300+ 315 500+ 218 300+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search CINAHL Plus with Full Text also contains evidence-basedcare sheets, quick lessons and other non-traditional sources

  23. SocINDEX with Full Text September2008(projected) May2007 555 600+ 736 750+ 6,785 8,000+ 268 300+ 734 750+ 6,785 8,000+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books Total # of Full-Text Conference Papers # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search NOTE: More than 6,000 of the full-text conference papers are from the American Sociological Association

  24. SPORTDiscus with Full Text September2008(projected) May2007 380 430+ 36 100+ 248 300+ 36 100+ Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search

  25. Technology

  26. Formed partnership with Kent State University’s usability lab, ScanPath Two tests so far: FMLT, General EBSCOhost health check More planned in 2007 Reports help us identify usage traits among awide range of users (novice to experienced),among many different features User Centered Approach

  27. User Centered Approach

  28. EBSCOhost Interface Languages

  29. Image Quickview

  30. Bibliographic A&I DB Support via SmartLinking

  31. EBSCOhost Mobile Today we have DynaMed PDA and EBSCOhost Text-Only… EBSCOhost Mobile will be a true wireless accessinterface for all EBSCOhost databases

  32. EBSCOhost 508/W3C Compliant for handicap accessibility University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility Hundreds of under-the-hood code changes to improve functional accessibility Separate Text Only interface antiquated, retiring by 12/31 Side benefit of changes… big reduction in page byte size,even faster page downloads than Text Only Accessibility – Going Beyond 508

  33. “As a JAWS screenreader user, I noticed [the changes]… I can now quickly navigate through the EBSCO site. You have my grateful thanks.” – Christie Gilson Doctoral Candidate University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility Accessibility – Going Beyond 508

  34. Thank You

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