Books on ScienceDirect
Presented By: Menno Nijssen
Date: 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
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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 easyto-use interface, linking quickly and easily to and from:
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Book content
Journal articles
Reference work entries
Other publishers' platforms via CrossRef
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Current Books on ScienceDirect
Elsevier Reference Works
IESBS
Ency. of Materials; Science & Technology
Ency. of Energy
Treatise on Geochemistry
Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
Ency. of Physical Sciences & Technology
Ency. of Analytical Science
Ency. of Condensed Matter Physics
Ency. of Language & Linguistics
Elsevier Book Series
Life Sciences
Methods in Enzymology
International Review of Cytology
Progress in Brain Research
Advances in Cancer Research
Chemistry
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry
Advances in Quantum Chemistry
Elsevier Handbooks
Handbooks in Economics series, 21 sub-series
Handbooks 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 ScienceDirect
Elsevier Reference
Works
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Reference works (58 titles)
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IESBS
Ency. of Materials; Science & Technology
Ency. of Energy
Treatise on Geochemistry
Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
Ency. of Physical Sciences & Technology
Ency. of Analytical Science
Ency. of Condensed Matter Physics
Ency. of Language & Linguistics
Available in various subject areas
Sold per title
One-time or subscription payment option
Post-termination rights:
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Continued Access policy similar to journals at ScienceDirect ( solely
one-time payment option),
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or electronic tape
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or 80% discount on the print
New titles
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Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III
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Ency of Quaternary Science
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Evolution of Nervous system
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Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry II
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Ency of Gerontology
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Books on ScienceDirect
Elsevier Book Series
Life Sciences
Methods in Enzymology
International Review of Cytology
Progress in Brain Research
Advances in Cancer Research
Chemistry
Advances in Heterocyclic
Chemistry
Advances in Quantum Chemistry
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Book Series (>150 series)
 5 subject packages available:
 Chemistry, Life Science, Business/Econ, Social Sciences
&Psychology
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Subscription option
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Sold per discounted packages or per title (if publication schedule
allows)
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100 titles available individually as Pick and Choose including
Methods in Enzymology
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Methods in Enzymology backfile for all volumes 1955-1999 also
available
Price includes all new volumes coming out annually per series
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Post-termination rights:
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Continued Access policy similar to journals at ScienceDirect
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or electronic tape
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Books on ScienceDirect
Elsevier Handbooks
Handbooks in Economics series, 21 sub-series
Handbooks 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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Handbooks
 Available in various subject areas
 Sold per Series: 7 series available
 Upfront and / or subscription payment option
 Post-termination rights:
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Electronic tape
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or 80% discount on the print
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New on ScienceDirect: eBooks
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eBooks imprints on ScienceDirect
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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
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Collections:
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Complete eBooks Collection 1995-2006 vs. Subject
Collections (18)
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Collection 1995-2006 and Frontlist Collections
eBooks Collection 2007
eBooks Collection 1995-2006
eBooks Collection 2008
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Quality content – Award winning titles
Nobel 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 Cancer
Choice 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 BMA
Encyclopedia 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
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Science
Immunology and Microbiology
Material Sciences
Mathematics
Medicine and Dentistry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sc.
Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
~ 186 books
~ 248 books
~ 315 books
~ 270 books
~ 466 books
~ 215 books
~ 32 books
~ 834 books
~ 89 books
~ 109 books
~ 171 books
~ 180 books
~ 65 books
~ 101 books
~ 63 books
~ 90 books
~ 178 books
~ 18 books
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eBooks on ScienceDirect
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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
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
9th of May ‘07
Aug/Sept ‘07
Sept / Oct ’07
Dec ‘07
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ScienceDirect eBooks expansion summary
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3,630 titles in Collection (1995 – 2006) in September 2007
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500+ newly published titles added per year from September
2007
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What’s In eBooks:
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Monographs
Academic Reference
Professional Reference
Stand alone Handbooks
Closed Series
What’s not in (just yet)?
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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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Questions?
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