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Springer eBooks

How eBooks enhance research and study

Leon Bolivar, Marketing Manager Mimi Hendricks, Licensing Manager February, 2011 Curacao

February

2011

2 Dutch Caribbean Libraries Seminar, Curacao, 2011

Agenda

•  Who is Springer?

•  SpringerLink

•  eBooks

•  10 Steps to Implementing a Collection

•  Key Benefits & Pricing

•  Summary


What is Springer Science+Business Media?

•  Formed in 2003 by a merger between Kluwer Academic and Springer Verlag

•  What is today known as Springer SBM was founded in 1842 in Berlin by Julius Springer

•  Headquartered in Heidelberg Germany & Dordrecht, Holland. The Americas’ home office in New York City.

•  70 Publishing Companies in 16 countries with 5,000 employees

•  The worlds largest STM Book publisher

•  The second largest publisher in all STM media types


Leading Publishers: Number of eBooks Published

(Data from www.puballey.com; if a book is published simultaneously in hard- and paperback editions, only the hardback edition was included)

3,959

3,408

2,459

1,260

1,274

1,201

1,566

779

327

Number of English-Language Titles Published


eBooks: market positions

#1 Publisher #2 Publisher #3 Publisher

Clinical Medicine Lippincott W&W Elsevier Health McGraw-Hill #4/5

Biomedical & Life Sciences Wiley-Blackwell Elsevier

Earth & Environmental Science CUP Wiley-Blackwell

Chemistry & Materials Science Wiley-Blackwell Taylor & Francis

Physics & Astronomy CUP Wiley-Blackwell

Engineering Wiley-Blackwell Taylor & Francis

Computer Science (research-level) IEEE IGI Global

Mathematics & Statistics Wiley-Blackwell Taylor & Francis

Business & Economics Taylor & Francis Palgrave Macmillan Edwin Elgar #4/5

Social Sciences & Humanities Taylor & Francis OUP Palgrave Macmillan #8/10

SpringerLink


•  SpringerLink is our online digital content platform:

Http://SpingerLink.com

•  A Powerful central access point for researchers in science, technology and medicine consisting of high quality:

–  Online Journals

–  Online Book Series

–  Online Reference Works

–  Online e-Books


SpringerLink


SpringerLink Functionalities

•  Related documents for every article or eBook chapter

•  PDF Preview for eBook chapters

•  Enhanced browsing features

•  View abstracts without leaving search results

•  Improved search functionality – including searching by citation

•  Easy filters for Online First and Open Access articles

•  Showing Contemporary and Archival Journals Content


SpringerLink in Figures

•  The powerful central access point for researchers in Science, Technology and Medicine, containing more than 4.9 million high quality documents:

–  More than 2,400 eJournals (including digitized backfiles – 1996 and going back, English-language titles back to Issue 1, Volume 1)

–  More than 40,000 eBooks with 4,000 new titles added annually

–  More than 170 eReference Works

–  More than 1,100 Book Series

–  More than 21,000 Protocols

•  Divided in 12 topical subject collections

eBooks


•  Digital representation of printed material

•  Available in PDF and/or HTML, etc.

•  Can be fully indexed

•  Can be fully searchable (OPAC, Google, publisher platform, etc.)

•  Readable on any PC, eReader or PDA

•  Can have extra features, such as audio, video, etc.

•  Potentially unlimited amount of copies = users

•  eBook chapters are findable because of metadata!

What is an eBook?


eBook Collection •  Springer’s eBook Collection includes the following content types:

–  eBooks

•  Textbooks, Monographs, Atlases, and more

–  eReference Works

•  Handbooks and Major Reference Works

–  eBook Series

•  Organized into 12 Subject Collections ~ Available on

SpringerLink


eBooks vs Print Books – some differences

Print book eBook

Availability depending to library opening hours Available 24/7

1 copy can have 1 user at a time 1 “copy” can have multiple users at a time

Title can be found through catalog Content can be found through fulltext search AND catalog

Easy for reading cover to cover Reading from computer screen sometimes perceived as difficult


Springer eBook Features

•  No DRM (Digital Rights Management)

•  Critical content in 12 subject collections (Monographs, Major Reference Works, Book Series, Textbooks)

•  Perpetual access & ownership

•  Unlimited concurrent users

•  All on one platform, available 24/7

•  More than 40,000 eBooks available

•  Chapter level approach (DOI)

•  Fully searchable PDF‘s and HTML

•  Semantic linking

•  Linking to OPAC systems (Free MARC 21 records)

•  COUNTER-compliant usage statistics


Subject Collections Number of titles 2010

Projected number of titles 2011

Behavioral Science 40 55 Biomedical and Life Science 340 390 Business and Economics 215 250 Chemistry and Materials Science 185 170 Computer Science 780 825 Earth and Environmental Science 175 195 Engineering 445 575 Humanities, Social Science & Law 260 455 Mathematics and Statistics 365 365 Medicine 325 445 Physics and Astronomy 250 220 Professional Computing and Applied Computing

160 145

Total 3540 4090


eBook Benefits

Benefits

•  More content/service

•  More value for money

•  Save shelf space

•  Higher internal

• efficiency

•  Higher usage

•  Wider distribution

•  Increased usage

•  Global readership

Libraries Authors

•  Easier to search

•  Convenience to access

•  Easier to cite

Researchers


Unlimited access to eBooks

–  Every end user to have unlimited 24/7 access, when and where ever they want, to enhance the role scientific literature plays in the research process.

Paper subscription model Online database model

eBooks + print books = more research


MARC Records

•  Option 1: Basic Springer MARC Records (populated from own metadata)

–  Provided free –  Available on www.springer.com/marc in UTF8 format

•  Option 2: OCLC MARC Records for Springer eBooks –  Collection Sets freely available

–  Download records using OCLC control numbers


eReaders – the future of reading?


SpringerLink eBooks are compatible with mobile readers

Find •  Browse and find content on SpringerLink.com

Download •  Download the PDF documents you need

Connect

•  Connect your mobile device to USB port •  (Sony Reader, iLiad, Kindle, etc)

Save •  Save the PDF files on your reader

Read •  Read the content on your mobile device


Availability

•  Springer eBooks are available through SpringerLink*.

•  Subscriber access is gained through IP verification for institutions and passwords/usernames for individuals and society members.

•  Packages can be purchased direct via your consortia and licensing manager; individual institutions can purchase via their book distributor, agent, or direct via Springer.

•  A la carte purchases can be made through any number of partners including Amazon, NetLibary, eBrary, MyiLibrary etc….

* Local hosting/loading agreements are possible

~ Available on

Springerlink.com

Features & Benefits for Librarians


Key Features for Librarians

•  Interconnected to all Springer content (Online Journals and eReference Works)

•  New books directly available for use: Springer Books are born digitally

•  Fully integrated in your library catalogue: MARC Records

•  Allowances for inclusion in course packs, etc COUNTER compliant usage statistics

•  Ownership business model


Key Benefits for Libraries

•  Full archiving rights (ownership model)

•  Less shelf space needed

•  No risk of damage and theft

•  Higher usage of content

•  No shipping and handling costs

10 Steps to Implementing an eBook Collection


Key Steps to Getting Started

•  Determine Your Collection Development Strategy (Pick & Choose vs. Critical Mass)

•  Evaluate Different Business Models (DRM, Ownership, Flexibility, # of Users, etc.)

•  Gain Internal Support (Educate subject librarians).

•  Plan Policy Changes (Invite all relevant personnel to discuss changes to library procedures and policies for acquiring eBooks & how roles will change.)

•  Discuss implementation with technical staff (Enlist IT dept & reserve necessary hardware for initial, ongoing local loading)

•  Choose Collections and Vendors (Agent vs Publisher- weigh pros and cons of each)

•  Link eBooks to the OPAC (ie MARC Records)

•  Communicate to Users (Marketing, Marketing, Marketing)

•  Download Usage Statistics

•  Review / Renew

Pricing & Summary


Pricing •  Annual subject specific packages, available per package

(Subject Collection)

•  We have options for academic institutions and corporations with a single site or multiple locations.

•  Springer offers a number of tailored license options, based on research intensity and number of patrons.

•  Progressive discounts when more collections or copyright years are purchased

•  Consortia discount available


Springer Nobel Prize Winners 2010

•  MEDICINE Robert G. Edwards

•  PHYSICS Andre Geim

•  PHYSICS Konstantin Novoselov

•  CHEMISTRY Richard F. Heck

•  CHEMISTRY Ei-ichi Negishi

•  CHEMISTRY Akira Suzuki


Summary

Springer eBooks Collection is:

–  Over 4000 new eBooks every year

–  12 subject collections (English / Intl)

–  100% DRM Free

–  Unlimited use: available 24/7

–  Fully Searchable

–  Full Ownership

–  Highly used – excellent ROI

Available on

SpringerLink


Further information of interest to you

• All information about eProducts can be found on

•  Service page for librarians

www.springer.com/librarians or

•  www.springer.com/ebooks

•  www.springer.com/protocols

•  www.springer.com/images

•  www.springer.com/springermaterials

• All question regarding marketing can be directed to

[email protected]


Thank You! – Questions?

Leon Bolivar Marketing Manager

tel +1(212) 460 1515 [email protected]

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