Books on ScienceDirect

Presented By: Menno NijssenDate: June 27th 2007

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Presentation Overview

Current Book products available on ScienceDirect

Handbooks, Book Series, Reference Works

Forthcoming eBooks

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A broader perspective on ScienceDirect

Offers over 8 million full text articles Contains more than a quarter of the world’s scientific, technical

and medical peer-reviewed articles Over 300 million article downloads per year

Users get a broad and deep perspective, all from one single easy-to-use interface, linking quickly and easily to and from: Book content Journal articles Reference work entries Other publishers' platforms via CrossRef

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Current Books on ScienceDirectElsevier Reference Works Elsevier Book Series Elsevier Handbooks

IESBSEncy. of Materials; Science & TechnologyEncy. of EnergyTreatise on GeochemistryComprehensive Coordination Chemistry Ency. of Physical Sciences & TechnologyEncy. of Analytical ScienceEncy. of Condensed Matter PhysicsEncy. of Language & Linguistics

Life SciencesMethods in EnzymologyInternational Review of CytologyProgress in Brain ResearchAdvances in Cancer Research

ChemistryAdvances in Heterocyclic ChemistryAdvances in Quantum Chemistry

Handbooks in Economics series, 21 sub-seriesHandbooks in Operations Research and Management Science, Handbook of Numerical Analysis, Handbook of Statistics, Handbooks on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

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Books on ScienceDirectElsevier Reference

Works

IESBSEncy. of Materials; Science & TechnologyEncy. of EnergyTreatise on GeochemistryComprehensive Coordination Chemistry Ency. of Physical Sciences & TechnologyEncy. of Analytical ScienceEncy. of Condensed Matter PhysicsEncy. of Language & Linguistics

Reference works (58 titles) Available in various subject areas Sold per title One-time or subscription payment option Post-termination rights:

Continued Access policy similar to journals at ScienceDirect ( solely one-time payment option),

or electronic tape or 80% discount on the print

New titles Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III Ency of Quaternary Science Evolution of Nervous system Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry II Ency of Gerontology

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Books on ScienceDirect Elsevier Book Series

Life SciencesMethods in EnzymologyInternational Review of CytologyProgress in Brain ResearchAdvances in Cancer Research

ChemistryAdvances in Heterocyclic ChemistryAdvances in Quantum Chemistry

Book Series (>150 series) 5 subject packages available:

Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ, Social Sciences &Psychology

Subscription option

Sold per discounted packages or per title (if publication schedule allows)

100 titles available individually as Pick and Choose including Methods in Enzymology

Methods in Enzymology backfile for all volumes 1955-1999 also available

Price includes all new volumes coming out annually per series

Post-termination rights: Continued Access policy similar to journals at ScienceDirect or electronic tape

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Books on ScienceDirectElsevier Handbooks

Handbooks in Economics series, 21 sub-seriesHandbooks in Operations Research and Management Science, Handbook of Numerical Analysis, Handbook of Statistics, Handbooks on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

Handbooks Available in various subject areas Sold per Series: 7 series available Upfront and / or subscription payment option Post-termination rights:

Electronic tape or 80% discount on the print

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New on ScienceDirect: eBooks

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eBooks imprints on ScienceDirect

Academic Press Butterworth-Heinemann (business, technology) Syngress & Digital Press (computing) Elsevier Science Gulf Professional Publishing

(petroleum/petrochemical processing) Morgan Kaufmann (computer science) Newnes (electrical/electronic engineering) North-Holland (mathematics) Pergamon

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Business model

eBooks Collection 2007 eBooks Collection 2008

eBooks Collection 1995-2006

Collections: Complete eBooks Collection 1995-2006 vs. Subject

Collections (18) Collection 1995-2006 and Frontlist Collections

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Quality content – Award winning titlesNobel Laureate in Economic Sciences

2005: Robert Aumann – Handbooks in Economics Series Choice 2004-2005 Outstanding Academic Titles Awards

Encyclopedia of Energy Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

Library Journal Best Reference 2005 Encyclopedia of Geology

Library Journal Best Reference (previous years) Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences

Encyclopedia of CancerChoice Outstanding Academic Titles Award

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition Winner of Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award

Treatise of Geochemistry

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Quality content - Award winning titles

Outstanding Reference Source from ALA's Reference & User Services Assoc. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

Commended Title in the Mental Health category by the BMAEncyclopedia of Stress

Highly Commended title in Basic and Clinical Sciences from the BMA Encyclopedia of Virology

Highly Commended title in the Basic and Clinical Sciences from the BMA Encyclopedia of Immunology

Library Journal Best Reference Sources Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Winner of the Best Reference Award 2004, American Society for Engineering Education, Eng Librarian's Division

Comprehensive Structural Integrity Honorable Mention in ALA Dartmouth Medal

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences

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18 Subject Areas – 3,630 titles in eBooks Collection 1995-2006

Agricultural and Biological Sciences ~ 186 books Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ~ 248 books Chemical Engineering ~ 315 books Chemistry ~ 270 books Computer Science ~ 466 books Earth and Planetary Sciences ~ 215 books Energy ~ 32 books Engineering ~ 834 books Environmental Science ~ 89 books Immunology and Microbiology ~ 109 books Material Sciences ~ 171 books Mathematics ~ 180 books Medicine and Dentistry ~ 65 books Neuroscience ~ 101 books Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sc. ~ 63 books Physics and Astronomy ~ 90 books Psychology ~ 178 books Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine ~ 18 books

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eBooks on ScienceDirect eBooks launch–PDF only; no abstracts. XML/HTML going forward in 2008. Authors being asked to include chapter

abstracts for new titles.

Keep in mind:

All PDFs can be searched with “Full text search”

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eBooks launch timeline

9th of May ‘07 Aug/Sept ‘07 Sept / Oct ’07 Dec ‘07

Introduction trial : ~ 500 books or Subject collection trials: - Physical Science and engineering – 25 books- Life Sciences – 25 books- Chemistry – 25 books

Commercial launch: eBooks Collection 1995-2006

Introduction trial

Subject collection trials continue

Launch eBooks Collection 2007

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ScienceDirect eBooks expansion summary 3,630 titles in Collection (1995 – 2006) in September 2007

500+ newly published titles added per year from September 2007

What’s In eBooks: Monographs Academic Reference Professional Reference Stand alone Handbooks Closed Series

What’s not in (just yet)? Atlases, Dictionaries,Textbooks

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New ScienceDirect Informative site books: May 2007

Features: - Subject area pages plus book title pages- Pricing will be available for all titles and collections - Top 10 books in each area - Collateral, emails and banners to help you promote to your users

www.info.sciencedirect.com/books

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