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Jennifer Kemp
Wouter van der Velde
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Springer References are heavily used!
5,969
2,191
2,071
1,523
1,318
1,292
973
MRW (N=118)
Textbook (N=1,681)
Reference Work (N=844)
Proceedings (N=4,842)
Professional book (N=1,801)
Average (N=22,026)
Monograph/Contributed volume (N=11,598)
Average Chapter Downloads 2010
by Title and Book Type
(Only major categories are shown; Reference Works include Encyclopedia, Handbooks, and Reference
Works; data adjusted for abnormal usage spikes due to massive downloading)
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What is…SpringerReference?
• Database consisting of all Springer Reference Works
• Reference works that are ‘in production’ – article-by-article publishing
– Most up to date content – constantly updated by authors
– Quality controlled by editors (peer-reviewed)
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Traditional STM
publishing modelPure Wikipedia
publishing model
Continuous spectrum
Editorial
Board
hand-picks
n authors
1 author
writes
1 manuscript
Spri
ng
er
Springer
appoints
Editorial
Board
Any n authors
write/edit
any m manuscripts
SpringerReference.com
hybrid model
Spri
nger
Springer
appoints
Editorial
Board
Editorial
Board
hand-picks
n authors
n pre-selected authors
write/edit
m manuscripts
STM Publishing Paradigm
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SpringerReference.com: Figures
136 eReferences ~ 185,000 entries / articles
~ 169 volumes ~ 220,000 pages ~ 36,000 figures
~ 50,000 new entries / articles per year
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The Benefits
• A World-Class Collection of Living eReferences
• Top Quality, Constantly Updated and Peer Reviewed
• All of the Latest & Forthcoming eReferences on one Platform
• All copyright years
• All subject areas
• No access boundaries for licensees – No DRM, no limited concurrent users
• Annual subscription based on institution size
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The Platform
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Home Page
Featured articles are
available for free. Periodically
updated and if needed
adjusted to trends/hypes.
Leads to individual titles.
Based on most downloaded
Automated, and changes
with every site visit.
Leads to contact
information and FAQ.
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Browse
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Article Level
Author(s) to the article.
Editors of the entire
Live Reference.
Based on article
connectivity
Here all previous versions of the
article are stored for citations.
Only registered people can
leave comments.
Automatically generated
Inserted by the author(s)
Turn the automatically
generated links off or on
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Search results
Level of relation to the search query
indicated by the following symbols:
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What you see when you have no access
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Who is who
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Thank you! – Questions?
Wouter van der Velde
eProduct Manager eBooks
Jennifer Kemp
eProduct Manager eBooks