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ASM Press EBooks

ASM Press EBooks . Background and Book Program. About American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world.

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ASM Press EBooks

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  1. ASM Press EBooks

  2. Background and Book Program

  3. About American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world. Membership has grown from 59 scientists in 1899 to more than 39,000 members today, with more than one third located outside the United States. Members represent 26 disciplines of microbiological specialization plus a division for microbiology educators. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.

  4. ASM Journals ASM journals are the most prominent publications in the field, delivering up-to-date and authoritative coverage of both basic and clinical microbiology for over 90 years. Primary Research Titles Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Applied and Environmental Microbiology Clinical and Vaccine Immunology Eukaryotic Cell Infection and Immunity Journal of Bacteriology Journal of Clinical Microbiology Journal of Virology Molecular and Cellular Biology Open Access Titles mBio® Review Titles Clinical Microbiology Reviews Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

  5. ASM Press ASM Press publishes a broad selection of scholarly texts, references, monographs, and general interest titles in the microbiological sciences Used as the foundational texts in colleges and universities and as reference materials in laboratories around the world. Used as primary references by US governmental agencies Internationally renowned authors and editors Broad range of disciplines, from antimicrobial chemotherapy to microbial ecology Translated into more than a dozen languages

  6. Subject Coverage ASM Press offers over 240 microbiology titles in the following topic areas: Applied and Industrial Microbiology Bacterial Pathogenesis Clinical Microbiology Environmental Microbiology Food Microbiology Fungi and Fungal Pathogenesis Immunology Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology Viruses and Viral Pathogenesis General Interest History of Science

  7. Audience Scholars, professors, researchers, doctors, students, information managers and public officials at: Universities Hospitals R&D Departments Medical Schools Government Agencies Pharmaceutical Companies Colleges Non-Governmental Organizations

  8. Featured Titles

  9. EBooks

  10. Initial EBooks ASM Press began making a select number of its book titles available electronically in 2010. Over time more were digitized and made available via: Ebrary E-Books Library R2 Library 123 Library Knovel Google Editions iGroup STAT!Ref MyiLibrary Blio

  11. Development of Collection

  12. Key Features Scholarly Collection of eBooks – the largest, most concentrated selection of microbiology books available No DRM – users can bookmark, save, download and print ASM eBooks as needed Perpetual Access – purchase ASM eBooks once and own the content outright

  13. Other Features All eBooks in HTML format, with chapter PDFs Cross-searchable across different collections Save, download and print book chapters COUNTER-compliant usage statistics for all titles MARC records Simple, straightforward licensing

  14. Availability Available via subscription or perpetual access purchase Deep per-title discounts built into the collection price Pricing based on standard ASM institutional tiers: Tier Relevant FTE A 1-200 B 201-1,500 C 1,501-3,500

  15. 2012 Offer Special pre-launch discount of 40% available to all institutions

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