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NetLibrary Update Libraries in the Digital Age 2005 Vivien Cook Regional Account Manager OCLC PICA. Directions for NetLibrary. To become the premier eContent provider of choice for digital versions of full-text electronic content in ways that best serve and support libraries worldwide.
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NetLibrary Update Libraries in the Digital Age 2005 Vivien Cook Regional Account Manager OCLC PICA
Directions for NetLibrary To become the premier eContent provider of choice for digital versions of full-text electronic content in ways that best serve and support libraries worldwide.
eContent Update eBook Overview • Over 1 million NetLibrary eBooks in circulation • Over 82,000 titles in the NetLibrary catalogue • Adding 18,000 per year • 90% of incoming content is front list • Across all subject disciplines • Nearly 200 ejournals • Approximately 800 audio books • Subject Centers & Databases
eContent Update eBook Publisher Relations 517 450 385 315
eContent UpdatesLibraries with access to eBooks Library TypeCount Academic Research Library 94 Academic 3,055 Public 3,475 School 4,891 Corporate, Special Government, Other 1,205 Total 12,720 Non U.S. 805 Countries Represented 46 The market’s experience with eBooks is the NetLibrary experience.
eContent Update eBook Search Activity (Thousands of searches ) 1,600 1,527,757 1,284,224 1,200 1,077,944 828,829 899,895 615,247 800 400 0 2002 2003 Jan-Oct 2004 Average Searches per Month Highest Number of Searches in a Single Month
eContent UpdateeBook Page Views(Millions of Pages per Month) 9,000,000 8.2 7.9 8,000,000 7,000,000 6.4 6,000,000 Average/Mo Highest in Mo 5.1 4.7 5,000,000 4,000,000 3.1 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 2002 2003 Jan-Oct 2004
New business models. . . . New content…
New business models & content • Traditional – one copy/one reader, publisher dictates content price, NetLibrary determines access charge Minimum first-time purchase 100 copies • Alternatives IT Center, 1200 titles – technology subject areas Traditional purchase option plus new subscription and simultaneous access model available Minimum purchase 50 titles • McGrawHill Business Management collection 150 titles, new content added quarterly Unlimited access available
New business models & content • Kluwer – 550 titles Unlimited access permitted • InfoSci – Online full-text literature in the fields of information science, technology and management Updated annually with approximately 1300 new book chapters, 250+ journal articles & case studies, 250+ conference proceedings Subscription pricing based on FTE • eBook essentials – unlimited access to 1000’s of business, technology & humanities titles, pricing based on FTE