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Springer Protocols
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Trusted.
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Contents
• What are protocols?
• Springer Protocols: content
• Springer Protocols: platforms
• Springer Protocols: business model
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What is a protocol?
• Step-by-step instructions, in a standardized format,
that help researchers recreate experiments in their laboratory.
• Predefined written procedural methods in the design and
implementation of experiments including:
–Bias
–Safety
–Equipment
–Statistical methods
–Reporting
–Troubleshooting
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What is a protocol?
Background info on the experiment
Materials needed to do the experiments
Methods – the how to’s
Notes
References
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Recreating experiments
• Protocols are used wherever scientific experiments are conducted
• Laboratory methods often first published in research literature –
these often lack details of what can go wrong, hints and
troubleshooting advise.
• Particularly for life sciences it’s important to document the
course experiments precisely, step-by-step, so that other
researchers can reproduce them.
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Which kind of organizations use protocols?
• All libraries supporting biological research
• Medical libraries with an affiliation to medical schools or research
institutions
• Hospital libraries with extensive research within their organization
• Pharmaceutical corporate libraries
• Biotechnology companies
• Governmental institutions with life science / health science research
departments
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Applications for protocols
• Biological science
–Stem cells
–Genomics
–Bioinformatics
–Neuroscience
–Nanobiotechnology
• Molecular medicine
–Cancer research
–Infectious disease
• Biotechnology
–Pharmaceutical manufacturing
–Nutrition
–Environmental monitoring
–Enzyme manufacture used for
human health
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SPRINGER PROTOCOLS
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High quality content
• Book Series (by Humana Press)
–Methods in Molecular Biology
Editor: Dr. John M. Walker
–Methods in Molecular Medicine
–Methods in Biotechnology
–Methods in Pharmacology and
Toxicology
–NeuroMethods
All protocols are peer-reviewed
• Hand Books
–The Protein Protocols Handbook
–Molecular Biomethods Handbook
And many more….
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High quality content – subject collections
•Biochemistry
•Biotechnology
•Cell Biology
•Imaging/Radiology
•Infectious Diseases
•Molecular Medicine
•Pharmacology/Toxicology
•Protein Science
•Bioinformatics
•Cancer Research
•Genetics/Genomics
•Immunology
•Microbiology
•Neuroscience
•Plant Sciences
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Discoveribility
Majority of Springer Protocols are available in other indexes:
• MEDLINE
• PubMed
• Embase.com
• Scopus
• ISI Web of Science
• Google and Google Scholar
And many more…
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Largest collection of protocols
protocols
2008 2009
18,000 20,000 Springer Protocols database adds
about 2,000 protocols every year
The Springer Protocols database keeps the alternative version, when a protocol is being updated. This allow labs without latest equipment to produce the same experiment with older equipment or methods
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PLATFORMS
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Search
Browse
Interactive tools
Account functionality
Inside SpingerProtocols
Popular searches
Popular protocols
New protocols
SP: Homepage
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SP: Full-text protocol
Table of content
Bibliographic info
Article tools
Abstract
Useful tools
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SL: Homepage
Filter by content type
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SL: Full-text protocol
Bibliographic info
Useful tools
PDF & HTML link
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BUSINESS MODEL
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Business model
• Institutional licenses only, no individual subscriptions
• Database access-only license
• Annual subscription fee
• Content:
–Subject packages – only access via SpringerProtocols
–Full collection - access via SpringerProtocols and SpringerLink
• Tiered pricing based on size of institution
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Availability
Access model
Protocols Collection Subject Packages
Target customer
Core academic & corporate
libraries
Small academic
Small corp. & specialty labs
Pricing strategy
Tiered by instit. size
Larger discount than purchasing
packages
Tiered pricing by institution
size
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Our main competitors
Publisher Product name Protocols Annual content
increase
Wiley Current
Protocols
10,644 500-700
(updated quarterly)
Nature Nature
Protocols
780 360
(updated monthly)
Cold Spring
Harbor
CSH Protocols 2000 n/a
Springer Springer
Protocols
18,000 2,000
(updated daily)
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Current Protocols Comparison
Protocol Amount 18,000 10,644
Subject Collections 15 16 (incl. 2 inactive)
Content Updated Daily Quaterly
Alternative Protocols All protocols availableOnly current protocols available
Indexed by Pubmed 78%6 out of 14 collections have been indexed
PlatformChoice of two. Integrated solution or end user optimized Interscience but not integrated
Interactive Community Features Upload a protocol, comments None
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Trial
• Trial (new customers only)
–60 days duration
–With consent to market directly to end users during trial
–Usage statistics available during and after trial
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Introductory offer for early adopters
• Early adopter launch offer (new customers only)
–For full package purchase only, customer receives 25% off the total
price
–For subject packages only, buy on subject collection; get one subject
collection free (limited to only one collection free, no matter how many
other collections are subscribed to)
• Offer is valid if until end of 2008
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The product in summary
• Trusted, quality content with the heritage of the prestigious Methods
in Molecular Biology series.
• Largest collection of protocols available online – 18,000 in 2008
with 2,000 added annually – including contemporary and alternative
versions
• Indexed by the most-used abstract and indexing databases an
search engines for life sciences: PubMed, Medline, Google,
available in Embase.com, Scopus, Web of Science.
• Integrated with SpringerLink
• User-friendly personalization features: email alerts, RSS feeds,
bookmarks, saved searches, export citations and discussion
forums.
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