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Chris James – Lund October 2006

Chris James – Lund October 2006. Introduction. Chris James Speaker No. 8 out of 11 Person Talking Before Your Coffee Break!. Why did libraries purchase books on ScienceDirect?. What factors influenced the purchase of Books on ScienceDirect* : - Simultaneous user access

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Chris James – Lund October 2006

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  1. Chris James – Lund October 2006

  2. Introduction • Chris James • Speaker No. 8 out of 11 • Person Talking Before Your Coffee Break!

  3. Why did libraries purchase books on ScienceDirect? What factors influenced the purchase of Books on ScienceDirect* : - Simultaneous user access - Content Quality - Ease of use - Linking - Costs - Storage * 2006 Results from research with 5 university libraries worldwide conducted by an external agency

  4. Simultaneous user access High demand one week and then unused the next. Having Books on ScienceDirect means that no one misses out on key information at these crucial times in the academic year.

  5. Benefits of e-books on ScienceDirect • 24/7 multiple user desktop remote access • No more lost or damaged copies, saving shelf space • Linking and searching between volumes and between other content types • Usage reports for the different content

  6. Ease of Use Research also pointed out that: - users working in scientific disciplines are more likely to be familiar with technology - they have higher expectations that books will be accessible electronically - most users are already familiar with ScienceDirect; it is simple for them.

  7. Present Content • Reference works • Sold per title • One-time or subscription payment option • Book Series • Sold per Package on Subscription only: • 5 subject packages available: Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ, Social Sciences, Psychology • 100 titles available individually as Pick and Choose including Methods in Enzymology • Methods in Enzymology backfile for all volumes 1955-1999 also available • Price includes all new volumes coming out annually per series • Handbooks • Sold per Series: 7 series available • Price includes all new volumes and titles being published per series in that calendar year • Upfront and / or subscription payment option

  8. Quality Content – Award winning titles Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2005: Robert Aumann – Handbooks in Economics Series Choice 2004-2005  Outstanding Academic Titles Awards Encyclopedia of Energy Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences Library Journal Best Reference 2005 Encyclopedia of Geology Library Journal Best Reference (previous years) Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences Encyclopedia of Cancer Choice Outstanding Academic Titles Award Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition Winner of Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award Treatise of Geochemistry

  9. Features on ScienceDirect • Online access to features not available in print, such as cross-publisher linking via CrossRef, and multimedia features, such as video, audio and supplementary spreadsheet files. • Usage reports • Set up email alerts on relevant topics or titles • Full text HTML and PDF

  10. Available Books on ScienceDirect Books on ScienceDirect Handbooks Book Series Reference Works eBooks (new for 2007!) • Regularly updated as research work is cutting edge. • Subject packages available: Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ, Social Sciences, Psychology • Other individual titles available including Methods in Enzymology • A compendium of definitive summaries, references and glossaries that act as an introduction to a subject area • E.g. Encyclopaedias or Comprehensive Reference Works • Nearly all of Elsevier’s academic book titles are included like: Academic and professional reference books, Text reference books and Monographs • Are part of an ongoing series. • 7 series available • Volume one to current issue

  11. Future of Books on ScienceDirect • Elsevier continues to build on ScienceDirect key strengths and will add nearly all S&T academic books on ScienceDirect • Apart from growing the current book portfolio ScienceDirect launches additional books: • April 2007 : 500 Books on Trial • September 2007: 4000 Books • Adding Yearly 500 – 800 Frontlist titles

  12. Online Demo http://www.sciencedirect.com

  13. Promote book titles on ScienceDirect in your library • Emails available to send to library users to make them aware of a new titles • Posters, bookmarks and stickers to promote the books on ScienceDirect in your library • Brochures and other informational material • Printed and online user guides

  14. Thank You

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