EBSCO EDS and eBooks on EBSCOHost:high value content and access solutions for

the library of the futurePiraeus, Hellas - October 18th 2012

Why did EDS take longer to develop / release than other discovery services?

• EBSCO has 17 advisory boards made up entirely of librarians

• Years ago, we explained to our board members that “platform blending” was possible, but would require “unprecedented development”

• Board members urged us not to simply release a service dependent almost solely on full-text searching

• Members favored delayed release over quick release without integration of subject indexes

• EBSCO took the advice knowing that we would be last to market,suffer short-term losses, and not be able to offer a fully featured API until May 2012

EBSCO’s Discovery Definition

• Fast, simple access to all of the library’s full-text content (electronic and print)in a single search box

– Journals

– Magazines

– Newspapers

– Books

– Library Catalog

– And any other important source type…

The Library Catalog is Loaded

• Real-time availability checks

• Daily updates for catalog changes

• Everything indexed in the catalog will be available for discovery searching

EDS is different from other discovery services because it offers superior full-text searching

AND superior indexing of journals & magazines

More Complete Full-Text Searching for Journals & Magazines

Than Any Other Discovery Service

Much More Complete Subject Indexingfor Journals & Magazines

Than Any Other Discovery ServiceDue to “Platform Blending”

How Does Platform Blending Work?A fast, direct & smart line of communication between EDS and EBSCOhost

Fast =All resources loaded locally on EBSCO systems

Direct =A fully-enabled, dedicated open interaction betweenEDS and high-end indexes on EBSCOhost

Smart =Technology developed to leverage relevancy rankingfrom EDS, facet utilization & fully integrated results

Discovery(for almosteverything)

Optional Integrated

Federation for Anything Else

• EBSCOhost designed for usabilityon small devices

• Optimized for SmartPhones(iPhone, Blackberry, Treo, etc.)

• Focused on core searchingand viewing functions

• Now available on ALLEBSCOhost databases

• No additional charge

EBSCO Discovery Service Mobile

Languages Handled by EDS

• Arabic

• BahasaIndonesian

• Bahasa Melayu

• Bengali

• Bulgarian

• Chinese,Simplified

• Chinese,Traditional

• Croatian

• Czech

• Danish

• Dutch

• English

• Estonian

• Farsi

• Finnish

• French

• German

• Greek• Hebrew

• Hindi

• Polish

• Portuguese

• Romanian

• Russian

• Slovak

• Slovenian

• Spanish

• Swedish

• Tagalog

• Turkish

• Welsh

• Yiddish

• Hungarian

• Irish Gaelic

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

• Latin

• Latvian

• Lithuanian

• Nigerian

• Norwegian

• Pashto

eBooks on EBSCOhost

• Large and rapidly growing collection of quality content

– Over 320,000 eBooks from more than 800 publishers

– Over 16,000 Audiobooks from more than 70 publishers

• Multiple options for selecting and ordering eBooks

– Predefined collections, custom collections, title by title; PDA

– ECM, GOBI, TitleSource

• Multiple business model options , simple competitive pricing

– 1, 3, and unlimited user purchase; short-term lease; subscription

• Superior user experience with full EBSCOhost integration

– Search eBooks alongside databases

– Extensive search and browse options, flexible download and print, advanced citation support, permalink, search within, note taking

Academic eBooks – Sample Publishers

Taylor & Francis Routledge John Wiley & Sons ABC-CLIO Palgrave Macmillan Facts on File Edward Elgar Publishing Springer Science & Business CRC Press I.B. Tauris

Elsevier IGI Global Greenwood Publishing Group Springer Publishing Continuum Publishing Over 100 University Presses,

including: Oxford University Press Cambridge University Press MIT Press

Medical eBooks – Sample Publishers

Elsevier Health Taylor & Francis Routledge CRC Press John Wiley & Sons Cambridge University Press Springer Science & Business Nursing Knowledge Intl Humana Press

Informa Healthcare Demos Medical Publishing F.A. Davis Elsevier Science Jones & Bartlett American Psychiatric Publishing IGI Global Oxford University Press

Public Library eBooks

• Popular non-fiction content for public libraries

• Large collection of unlimited user titles

• More popular fiction coming along with ePub

• Thousands of non-English titles

• Popular publishers including:

– Bloomsbury

– A&C Black

– Lerner Publishing

– John Wiley & Sons

– F&W Media

– Chelsea House

– Facts on File

– Jessica Kingsley

Audiobooks

• Over 16,000 titles

• Complete Apple device compatibility

• Over 70 publishers, including:

– Simon & Schuster

– AudioGO (BBC)

– Blackstone

– Tantor

– Scholastic Audio

– Highbridge Audio

– Phoenix Books & Audio

– Naxos of America

– Oasis Audio

– Books in Motion

Business Models

Model Access Level Access Period

Purchase 1U, 3U, UU Ongoing

Subscription UU 1 year

Short-term Lease 1U 1/7/14/28 days

eBook Business & IT Subscription Collections

BusinessCore

• 6,616 titles

• Key subject areas include: Coaching & Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership & Management, Learning & Development, Personal Effectiveness, Sustainability, Teamwork

BusinessIT

• 2,553 titles

• Key subject areas include: Content Management, Desktop & Office Applications, Enterprise Computing, Graphic Design & Multimedia, Internet & Web Development, Programming Languages, Telecommunications

Acquisition Options

1. Predefined Collections - Purchase, Subscription

2. Custom Collections - Purchase

3. Individual Titles - Purchase

4. Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) - Purchase

EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM)

• Streamlined title discovery, selection and ordering (with fund codes)

• 1U, 3U, UU purchase; PDA

• Title level detail – metadata and preview

• View owned titles

• Selector and Approver roles– Selector can create lists of books and submit for approval

– Approver can approve lists and submit orders

Online resource providing libraries with extensivecollection development and management capabilities

User Experience – Highlights

Fully integrated into EBSCOhost

Strength of the EBSCOhost platform

Familiarity for existing EBSCOhost users

eBook browse Most relevant pages for

search

TOC in results and detail record

Permalink (page, chapter, title level)

Extensive citation support

Flexible download and print options

Streamlined audiobook experience

eBook Download

• Download / save a page, page range, or chapter as a PDF– Open PDF – watermarked and copyright stamped; compatible

with anything that can read an open PDF, including traditional Kindle

• Download an entire eBook– Protected PDF – compatible with Adobe supported devices and

applications (next slide)

– Optional – library chooses whether to enable, no cost to do so

– End users must have Adobe Digital Editions, a free application, to download to computer (not required to download direct to tablets, e.g. iPad, Kindle Fire)

Compatible Devices & Applications

• Sony, Nook, Kobo, Samsung, Toshiba

• iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire (via Bluefire Reader app)

• Droid (via txtr app)

• And more – for a complete list: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices

Expanded Options Coming

• Continued support for Adobe solution, as well as:

• Apps for iOS and Android devices

• Optimized web site for eBook access from mobile devices

Consortia Purchase

• Each consortium member to purchases its own titles under its desired business model (1U, 3U, UU)

• All participants receive a discount

• More targeted collections, more flexibilityand control for participants

Note: Available for eligible content, orders must be placed together

Questions?

Questions?

Coming soon:

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