ScienceDirect An Overview

1. ScienceDirectAn Overview Nazim Mohammedi Senior Account Manager African – Middle East - Turkey

2. Topics • Solution of Choice • Subject Field Coverage • Full-text Content • Supplementary Files • Journals – Early Access • Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect • Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect • Backfiles Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

3. Solution of Choice Content • Critical mass of world’s leading peer-reviewed, full-text scientific, technical and medical information • Over 1,800 journals on one platform • A&I databases, Book Series and Reference Works also available Usability • Integrated searching covers journals, abstract databases, Book Series and Reference Works • Links via CrossRef connect to full text of over 300 other vendors’ platforms Reliability • Elsevier’s significant investments over years ensure ScienceDirect is a stable platform • At ScienceDirect, users can access information they need when they need it Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences Arts and Humanities Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Business, Management and Accounting Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Decision Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Economics, Econometrics and Finance Energy and Power Engineering Environmental Science Immunology and Microbiology Materials Science Mathematics Medical and Dentistry Neuroscience Nursing and Health Professions Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Physics and Astronomy Psychology Social Sciences Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine Subject Field Coverage Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

5. Full-Text Content • Includes over 6.5M full-text articles • Offers growing program of back issues to volume 1, issue 1 • Offers HTML and PDF • Includes journals, A&I databases, Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect, and Book Series Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

6. Supplementary Files • Rich functionality unavailable in print • Color images • Building from January 2003, as submitted by authors • Supplementary and multimedia components • Video (mpeg files) • Audio (au files) • Spreadsheets (xls files) • Supplementary data (doc files) • Widely accepted, standard formats only Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

7. Supplementary Files, continued Use links following Article Outline in Summary Plus or HTML full-text articles Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

8. Supplementary Files, continued • Links appear at • End of SummaryPlus and HTML full-text articles • Within HTML full-text content Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

9. Journals – Early Access Early visibility Peer-reviewed and accepted for publication, but not yet published in print Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

10. Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect Where to find ScienceDirect’s growing program of Reference Works Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

11. Reference Works on ScienceDirect, continued Features • Browsing by subject classification • Browsing the subject index • Searching the subject index • Reference linking Currently Available • Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II • Comprehensive Clinical Psychology • Comprehensive Composite Materials • Comprehensive Structural Integrity • Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences • Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd Edition • Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

12. Reference Works on ScienceDirect, continued Currently Available • Encyclopedia of Energy • Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition • Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences • Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences • Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology • Encyclopedia of Genetics • Encyclopedia of Hormones • Encyclopedia of the Human Brain • Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition • Encyclopedia of Materials: Science & Technology • Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences • Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences • Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology • Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

13. Reference Works on ScienceDirect. continued Currently Available • Encyclopedia of Separation Science • International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences • Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry • Encyclopedia of Vibration • Encyclopedia of Virology • Treatise on Geochemistry Next Titles Available (end-2004) • Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Science • Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity • Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry • Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

14. Reference Works on ScienceDirect. continued Next Titles Available (end-2004) • Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology • Encyclopedia of Grain Sciences • Encyclopedia of Immunology • Encyclopedia of Information Systems • Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication • Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences • Encyclopedia of Rose Science • Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment Titles Currently Expected (early-2005) • Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II • Encyclopedia of Analytical Science • Encyclopedia of Geology • Encyclopedia of Modern Optics • Encyclopedia of Social Measurement Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

15. Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect Where to find ScienceDirect’s growing program of Book Series Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

16. Book Series on ScienceDirect function like journals Quick Search Sign up for new volume/issue alerts Browse by volume / title of volume Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

17. Book Series on ScienceDirect Features • Publish regularly, usually at least once per year • Offer content and structure similar to those of journals • Are highly cited and often have high usage per article • Present more lengthy examination of subject areas than is possible in journal articles • Offer articles that can stand alone and do not need the context of a volume to be meaningful Available Now • Chemistry (12 titles) • Business, Management & Economics (54 titles) • Life Sciences (33 titles) • Methods in Enzymology (1 title) • Methods in Enzymology Backfiles (1955-1999) Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

18. Backfiles Features • Offer coverage from volume 1, issue 1 • Offer critical mass of content • Comprise ‘’The Minutes of Science’’ Available Now • Agricultural and Biological Sciences • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology • Business, Management and Accounting • Cell Press Titles • Chemistry (4 packages) • Computer Sciences • Decision Sciences • Earth and Planetary Sciences • Economics, Econometrics and Finance Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

19. Energy and Power Engineering and Technology Environmental Sciences FEBS Letters High Energy/Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Immunology and Microbiology The Lancet Materials Science Mathematics Medicine and Dentistry Neuroscience Nursing and Health Professions Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Physics General Psychology Social Science Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine Backfiles, continued Available Now Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

20. Backfiles Supplements Available Now • Organic Chemistry Supplement 1 • Inorganic Chemistry Supplement 1 • Chemical Engineering Supplement 1 • Physical and Analytical Chemistry Supplement 1 • Mathematics Supplement 1 • Economics, Econometrics and Finance Supplement 1 • Business, Management and Accounting Supplement 1 • Psychology Supplement 1 • Social Science Supplement 1 • Physics General Supplement 1 • High Energy/Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Supplement 1 • Pharmacology , Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Supplement 1 • Immunology and Microbiology Supplement 1 • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Supplement 1 • Neuroscience Supplement 1 • Earth and Planetary Sciences Supplement 1 • Computer Science Supplement 1 • Environmental Science Supplement 1 • Agricultural and Biological Sciences Supplement 1 Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

21. Backfiles Supplements Backfiles Supplements are: • Newly acquired titles from Harcourt & societies • Approximately 1- 1.5 million additional articles Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

22. Future Plans • More Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect • ~30 additional titles in 2004/2005 • More Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect • 200 more titles planned for 2004/2005 in social sciences, mathematics, and physics • Cell Press • Since 2004, all newly-published Cell Press journal articlesappear on ScienceDirect • ScienceDirect has also added Cell Press backfiles • Access to the online archive (not the most recent year and back to 1995 only) of Cell and the other premier journals of the Cell Press collection will be freely available as of January 2005, on ScienceDirect Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

23. ScienceDirect and Consortia • What are the Criterias • Number of participating members • Size of members (FTE) • Existing Elsevier Subscriptions per members • What content is required for • Consortium • Individual Members • Licensing and Invoicing: Single or Individual Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

24. ScienceDirect and Consortia: Debate Floor is open for Questions!!!! Elsevier Account Development, February 2005

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