netlibrary update libraries in the digital age 2005 vivien cook regional account manager

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NetLibrary Update

Libraries in the Digital Age 2005

Vivien Cook

Regional Account Manager

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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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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

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eContent UpdateeBook Publisher Relations

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FY 01/02 FY 02/03 FY 03/04 FY05 YTD Oct 2004

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517

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eContent UpdatesLibraries with access to eBooks

Library Type CountAcademic Research Library 94Academic 3,055Public 3,475School 4,891Corporate, Special Government, Other1,205Total 12,720

Non U.S. 805Countries Represented 46

The market’s experience with eBooks is the NetLibrary experience.

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eContent UpdateeBook Search Activity

(Thousands of searches )

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Average Searches per Month Highest Number of Searches in a Single Month

615,247

828,829 899,895

1,284,224

1,077,944

1,527,757

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eContent UpdateeBook Page Views(Millions of Pages per Month)

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2002 2003 Jan-Oct 2004

Average/MoHighest in Mo

3.1

4.7 5.1

7.9

6.4

8.2

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Lets take a brief look. . . .

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New business models. . . .

New content…

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Traditional – one copy/one reader, publisher dictates content price, NetLibrary determines access charge

Minimum first-time purchase 100 copies

AlternativesIT Center, 1200 titles – technology subject areasTraditional purchase option plus new subscription

and simultaneous access model availableMinimum purchase 50 titles

McGrawHill Business Management collection150 titles, new content added quarterlyUnlimited access available

New business models & content

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New business models & content

Kluwer – 550 titlesUnlimited access permitted

InfoSci – Onlinefull-text literature in the fields of information

science, technology and managementUpdated annually with approximately 1300 new

book chapters, 250+ journal articles & case studies, 250+ conference proceedingsSubscription pricing based on FTE

eBook essentials – unlimited access to 1000’s of business,

technology & humanities titles, pricing based on FTE

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