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“Seek and Ye Shall Find” Researching across Multi-Disciplinary Content

Explore the history and trends of researching multi-disciplinary content at the Bielefeld 2002 Conference. Learn about aggregator roles, the Ingenta services, and the future of accessing online content. Discover the evolution from traditional to hosting aggregators and the business implications of digital presses.

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“Seek and Ye Shall Find” Researching across Multi-Disciplinary Content

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  1. “Seek and Ye Shall Find”Researching across Multi-Disciplinary Content Bielefeld 2002 Conference Thursday 7 February Dianne Miles Richard Smart

  2. Agenda History Routes to content Roles and types of Aggregators Ingenta services to Publishers and Libraries Searching across Multi-Disciplinary Content Online Searching, the Ingenta experience Future Trends

  3. History BIDS service established 1991 Ingenta formed 1998 now combines UnCover CatchWord Dynamic Diagrams PCG

  4. The Information Environment Direct access Online delivery Remote access supported Less centralised access Simple searching process

  5. Electronic Journal Access Direct from publisher Via an aggregator Traditional aggregators Gateway aggregators Hosting aggregators

  6. Access via Traditional Aggregators Examples: ProQuest/Ebsco Publishing/Gale Group Hold all full text (but changing) Offer publishers access to new markets Sold as package to Libraries Recent material may be embargoed

  7. Access via Gateway Aggregators Examples: Subscription agent gateways SwetsNet Navigator/Ebsco Journals Online New gateways The Scientific World/TDNet Point at full text (predominantly) One stop shop for libraries Bundled with subscriptions

  8. Access via Hosting aggregators Examples: Project Muse/Allen Press/HighWire/Ingenta/CatchWord Host full text Technology and distribution services One stop shop for libraries “Digital Presses” Platform for non-aggregator services

  9. Ingenta: Proposition to Researchers Comprehensive multi-disciplinary content 5400+ full text electronic journals 180+ publishers Freely searchable bibliographic database 26000 titles Access via subscription rights or pay-per-view or document delivery

  10. Ingenta Services for libraries • Creating, maintaining and resolving reference links • Free access to TOCs and abstracts • Free searching and browsing • TOC alerting services • Related article searching • New ConsortiaLink Service

  11. ConsortiaLink • ConsortiaLink • A consortia service of small and medium publishers • 40% discount on print price for electronic only • Single licence • One point of negotiation • 12 Publishers • 171 titles • Multidisciplinary and growing

  12. ConsortiaLink • Single interface and point of access and authorisation • Allows electronic ILL • Allows electronic reserve • Do not need to take the whole package of 12 publishers and 171 titles • Individual publisher packages are available, with a minimum commitment per publisher

  13. Arnold The Royal Society The Royal Society of Medicine ADIS British Psychological Society CABI Rodopi Urban and Fischer Transaction Publishers BIOS Multiscience Management Audit ConsortiaLink Participating Publishers

  14. Ingenta: Proposition to Publishers Content conversion From typesetting files if required Distribution To wherever their readers are Supports subscription model E-commerce facilities Subscription purchase Article purchase Article bundling

  15. Why Search Multi-Disciplinary Content? Ease of access Breadth and richness Search not discipline specific Reference linking Related material

  16. “Online Search is not Enough” Online search engines Plus Customised alerting services Plus URL based linking Plus Browsing All drive traffic/readership

  17. Future Functionality Trends Increased use of the abilities of electronic media Multimedia, large data sets, gene mapping Increased customisation My Contents (Cornell Uni), personalised alerting service.

  18. Changes in User Behaviour • Decreasing visits to libraries & increased delivery to desktop • Need for libraries to maintain relationship and visibility with users -Branding of all services paid for, if not provided by library

  19. Business Implications • Decreasing use of paper • Move by publishers to sell the electronic with the paper as an ancillary and heavily discounted product. • Liberal Licensing vs Transactional delivery • Usage stats as a guide to value • Usage stats as a means of negotiating the price of a journal

  20. Thank you for your attention Richard Smart Regional Manager Library Services – Germany & Scandinavia Ingenta Email: richard.smart@ingenta.com Mobile: +44 (0)7733 101159

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