ScienceDirect
An Overview
Nazim Mohammedi
Senior Account Manager
African – Middle East - Turkey
Topics
 Solution of Choice
 Subject Field Coverage
 Full-text Content
 Supplementary Files
 Journals – Early Access
 Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect
 Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect
 Backfiles
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Solution of Choice
Content
 Critical mass of world’s leading peer-reviewed, full-text scientific,
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technical and medical information
Over 1,800 journals on one platform
A&I databases, Book Series and Reference Works also available
Usability
 Integrated searching covers journals, abstract databases,
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Book Series and Reference Works
Links via CrossRef connect to full text of over 300 other vendors’
platforms
Reliability
 Elsevier’s significant investments over years ensure
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ScienceDirect is a stable platform
At ScienceDirect, users can access information they need
when they need it
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Subject Field Coverage
Agricultural and Biological
Sciences
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Engineering
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Environmental Science
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Arts and Humanities
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Immunology and Microbiology
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Biochemistry, Genetics and
Molecular Biology
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Materials Science
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Mathematics
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Medical and Dentistry
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Neuroscience
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Nursing and Health Professions
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and
Pharmaceutics
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Business, Management and
Accounting
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Chemical Engineering
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Chemistry
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Computer Science
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Decision Sciences
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Physics and Astronomy
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Earth and Planetary Sciences
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Psychology
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Economics, Econometrics and
Finance
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Social Sciences
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Veterinary Science and
Veterinary Medicine
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Energy and Power
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Full-Text Content
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Includes over 6.5M full-text articles
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Offers growing program of back issues
to volume 1, issue 1
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Offers HTML and PDF
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Includes journals, A&I databases,
Elsevier Reference Works on
ScienceDirect, and Book Series
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Supplementary Files
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Rich functionality unavailable in print
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Color images
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Building from January 2003, as submitted by authors
Supplementary and multimedia components
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Video (mpeg files)
Audio (au files)
Spreadsheets (xls files)
Supplementary data (doc files)
Widely accepted, standard formats only
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Supplementary Files, continued
Use links following Article
Outline in Summary Plus
or HTML full-text articles
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Supplementary Files, continued
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Links appear at
• End of SummaryPlus and HTML full-text articles
• Within HTML full-text content
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Journals – Early Access
Early visibility
Peer-reviewed
and accepted for
publication, but
not yet published
in print
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Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect
Where to find ScienceDirect’s growing
program of Reference Works
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Reference Works on ScienceDirect, continued
Features
 Browsing by subject classification
 Browsing the subject index
 Searching the subject index
 Reference linking
Currently Available
 Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II
 Comprehensive Clinical Psychology
 Comprehensive Composite Materials
 Comprehensive Structural Integrity
 Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences
 Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd Edition
 Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases
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Reference Works on ScienceDirect, continued
Currently Available
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Encyclopedia of Energy
Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences
Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
Encyclopedia of Genetics
Encyclopedia of Hormones
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy
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Reference Works on ScienceDirect. continued
Currently Available
 Encyclopedia of Separation Science
 International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
 Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
 Encyclopedia of Vibration
 Encyclopedia of Virology
 Treatise on Geochemistry
Next Titles Available (end-2004)
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Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Science
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences
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Reference Works on ScienceDirect. continued
Next Titles Available (end-2004)
 Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology
 Encyclopedia of Grain Sciences
 Encyclopedia of Immunology
 Encyclopedia of Information Systems
 Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication
 Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences
 Encyclopedia of Rose Science
 Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
Titles Currently Expected (early-2005)
 Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II
 Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
 Encyclopedia of Geology
 Encyclopedia of Modern Optics
 Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
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Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect
Where to find ScienceDirect’s
growing program of Book Series
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Book Series on ScienceDirect function like journals
Quick Search
Sign up for new volume/issue alerts
Browse by volume / title of volume
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Book Series on ScienceDirect
Features
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Publish regularly, usually at least once per year
Offer content and structure similar to those of journals
Are highly cited and often have high usage per article
Present more lengthy examination of subject areas than is
possible in journal articles
Offer articles that can stand alone and do not need the
context of a volume to be meaningful
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Chemistry (12 titles)
Business, Management & Economics (54 titles)
Life Sciences (33 titles)
Methods in Enzymology (1 title)
Methods in Enzymology Backfiles (1955-1999)
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Backfiles
Features
 Offer coverage from volume 1, issue 1
 Offer critical mass of content
 Comprise ‘’The Minutes of Science’’
Available Now
 Agricultural and Biological Sciences
 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
 Business, Management and Accounting
 Cell Press Titles
 Chemistry (4 packages)
 Computer Sciences
 Decision Sciences
 Earth and Planetary Sciences
 Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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Backfiles, continued
Available Now
 Energy and Power
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Technology
Environmental Sciences
FEBS Letters
High Energy/Nuclear
Physics and Astronomy
Immunology and
Microbiology
The Lancet
Materials Science
Mathematics
 Medicine and Dentistry
 Neuroscience
 Nursing and Health
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Professions
Pharmacology,
Toxicology and
Pharmaceutics
Physics General
Psychology
Social Science
Veterinary Science and
Veterinary Medicine
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Backfiles Supplements
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Organic Chemistry Supplement 1
Inorganic Chemistry Supplement 1
Chemical Engineering Supplement 1
Physical and Analytical Chemistry Supplement 1
Mathematics Supplement 1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance Supplement 1
Business, Management and Accounting Supplement 1
Psychology Supplement 1
Social Science Supplement 1
Physics General Supplement 1
High Energy/Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Supplement 1
Pharmacology , Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Supplement 1
Immunology and Microbiology Supplement 1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Supplement 1
Neuroscience Supplement 1
Earth and Planetary Sciences Supplement 1
Computer Science Supplement 1
Environmental Science Supplement 1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences Supplement 1
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Backfiles Supplements
Backfiles Supplements are:
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Newly acquired titles from Harcourt & societies
Approximately 1- 1.5 million additional articles
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Future Plans
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More Elsevier Reference Works on ScienceDirect
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~30 additional titles in 2004/2005
More Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect
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200 more titles planned for 2004/2005 in social sciences, mathematics,
and physics
Cell Press
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Since 2004, all newly-published Cell Press journal articles appear on
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect has also added Cell Press backfiles
Access to the online archive (not the most recent year and back to 1995
only) of Cell and the other premier journals of the Cell Press collection will
be freely available as of January 2005, on ScienceDirect
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ScienceDirect and Consortia
What are the Criterias
•Number of participating members
•Size of members (FTE)
•Existing Elsevier Subscriptions per members
•What content is required for
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Consortium
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Individual Members
•Licensing and Invoicing: Single or Individual
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ScienceDirect and Consortia: Debate
Floor is open for Questions!!!!
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Thank you!