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Panorama del Libro Electronico

This article explores how libraries are adapting to the rapidly changing digital landscape. It highlights the importance of electronic content, e-readers, and innovative research tools in saving researchers time and improving efficiency. The article also discusses different types of content and their relevance in the research workflow.

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Panorama del Libro Electronico

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  1. Panorama del LibroElectronico Presented by: Silvie Niedworok

  2. Facing the future “Libraries are attempting to face a future in which almost every fixed point has disappeared: Users are changing, content is changing, research is taking new forms.” Derek Law, Centre for Digital Library Research

  3. Today’s Libraries

  4. Today’s Users

  5. Going Digital, Going Mobile!

  6. Some Facts “It is certainly impossible for any person who wishes to devote a portion of his time to research, to read all the books and papers that are published in connection with his pursuit; their number is immense, and the labour of winnowing out the few of interest, is such that most persons who try […], pass by what is really good.” Year: 1826

  7. Facts Part II 1.4 Mio NEW Articles Every Year

  8. Researchers’ Reality Scientists spend on average 10.9 hours a week gathering and analyzing information – over a quarter of their time. But their search failure rate is almost 40% when using external internet searches such as Wikipedia. (Outsell STM End User Study, 2009)

  9. Access to Electronic Content Saves Researchers Approximately 2-4 Hours Per Use, Per Occasion Less time searching for information equals more time using information to achieve innovation! Hours per Week Key Finding: Respondents report that they spend at least 3.5 hours per week finding and accessing articles and books, and at least 9.8 hours reading articles/books. Source: University Investment in the Library, Phase II: An International Study of the Library’s Value to the Grants Process, 2010, Elsevier and 8 academic partners

  10. eReader app on SciVerse ScienceDirect

  11. Related Reference Works Direct Links from Books and Journals to Related Reference Works Articles

  12. Image Search Article PDF In Article Related Images

  13. BrainNavigator – A Book? BrainNavigator is an online 2D & 3D brain map based on work from leading brain cartographers, George Paxinos and Charles Watson and developed in partnership with the Allen Institute for Brain Science Using BrainNavigator neuroscientists • Improve research efficiency and accuracy • Save time spent on research • Reduce costs • Minimize laboratory errors

  14. Different content types are critical to the different stages in the research workflow. Latestshort news/ research findings R&D: Idea generation/Project conception Letters Journals R&D: In depth idea description. Patent applications Complete descriptions of current original research Research Accumulated results from different areas/SOTA of field/authoritative lengthy examination/deep insight & methodology R&D: project concept and familiarization. Experimentation: broaden knowledge base for further preparation and execution Grey Area Reviews & Series Pedagogical examination/didactic presentation of key subject area concepts/methods Textbooks Compendium of information/data sets for field or techniques. Provides quick answers on the job. Handbooks Books Complete, advanced and detailed description (breadth & depth) of subject area. R&D: in depth examination for advanced experimentation and preparation. Monographs/Single Volume References (1) First introduction to topic for beginner. Basic topic memory “jogger” (2) Advanced and detailed overview of topic containing coherent inter-disciplinary content navigation MRWs: (1) Encyc. (2) Comprehensives Relevance of Information over Time Publication Date

  15. Where to start.... OWNERSHIP – ACCESS PUBLISHER – AGGREGATOR COLLECTIONS – PICK&CHOOSE JUST IN CASE – JUST IN TIME PROACTIVE LIBRARY – REACTIVE LIBRARY ...and many more

  16. Monographs Collection Overview

  17. Monographs Business Models Option 1: Collections Additional Volume Discount: 5 – 9 Collections: 5% 10 – 14 Collections: 10% 15+ Collections: 15% Option 2: Pick & Choose - No Minimum Required if ordered via eCommerce (online order platform) • Option 3: Evidence Based Selection • Available across all Subjects and Publication Years • Option 4: Freedom Collection For Books • Providing Access to the complete eBook Frontlist Collection • Subscription will be completely converted into archival rights

  18. MRW – Business Models Clear Your Shelf: Do your printed Major Reference Works take too much shelf space? Replace them with the actual Online version and get 50% Discount on the Online Price! Buy Online and Get Print: You want to have the print version and online access? Buy any of the major Reference Works and get the print version for only 10% extra. Volume Discount: You want to get the best price? Buy more than 1 Major Reference Work at a time to maximize you Volume Discount. Introductory Discount: You want to have the latest Title and save money? Get 20% Discount in the first 3 month of publication on the NEW Major Reference Works.

  19. Join our Community – Over 35,000 Librarians & Researchers Collaborating Daily! www.facebook.com/elsevierlibrarians www.twitter.com/elsevierscience www.youtube.com/elsevierbooks

  20. MuchasGracias! “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” -Charles Darwin on Evolution

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