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Living in the Future April 8, 2006. Presenter David H. Bass ebrary. Overview. Who is ebrary™ ebrary’s Products The Information Business Where Next? ebrary’s Perspective Q/A. Our Company.
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Living in the Future April 8, 2006 Presenter David H. Bass ebrary
Overview • Who is ebrary™ • ebrary’s Products • The Information Business • Where Next? • ebrary’s Perspective • Q/A
Our Company • Mission “To become the global standard for the secure delivery and viewing of electronic documents” • Technology Products • Dynamic Content Platform (DCP)™ • ebrary Reader™ featuring InfoTools™ • OnDemand™ (Hosted IR Software) • Content Products • 230+ leading publishing partners • 88,000 STM and Scholarly Titles • Curriculum Oriented Subscription eBook Database Products (Pre-Configured) • Perpetual Access eBook Database Products (Pick and Choose Ownership) • 950+ library customers in 100 countries • 5.7M+ licensed end-users
Living in the Future… • What are the 3 critical opportunities for libraries and vendors that we must pay attention to in the next 5 years? • Extensibility and Interoperability on Campus • “Beyond the Walls” to the Consumer • Delivering “Organized” Mixed-Media • What are the characteristics of strategies that libraries and suppliers need to learn in order to be successful? • Learn “New Role” for the “post Google” Learner • Partnership – The Vendor is Not the Enemy • Build Products for the Digital Native • What are the risks we all need to be ready to take? • Implement New Business Models for the Library’s End-User • Change the Way in Which People Access and Archive Information