ICOLC April 23, 2001 Newport, Rhode Island Barbara Cooperman, Chief Marketing Officer Darrell Gunter, Senior VP Sales & Services Americas The Art of Information.

ICOLCApril 23, 2001

Newport, Rhode Island

Barbara Cooperman, Chief Marketing OfficerDarrell Gunter, Senior VP Sales & Services Americas

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Agenda• Vision

• Branding and Product Architecture

• More Choice of Content

• More Choice of Functionality

• More Choice of Platform

• Open Linking Technologies

• Usage Statistics & Tools

• Archive & Partnerships

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Electronic Publishing Vision

• Largest database for STM on the Internet today (Essential Resource)

• Largest network of scientific researchers (Quality Resource)

• Price/performance leader for the delivery of STM information services (Value Resource)

• Create open information solutions - with content from all suppliers

• Create an environment for scientific discovery and insight

• Create value for our customers

Market Position Mission

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• From one content product to a portfolio of information solutions

• Built around a unifying, market-driven brand concept

• Providing:

– customers with choice and flexibility

– end users with customized research solutions

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MARKET ACADEMIC INDUSTRY

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MARKET

WEB EDITIONS

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

NAVIGATORS

LOCAL TOOLS

PORTALS

ACADEMIC INDUSTRY

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MARKET

WEB EDITIONS

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

NAVIGATORS SD Navigator

LOCAL TOOLS

PORTALS

ACADEMIC INDUSTRY

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Providing More Choice of...

• Content• Functionality• Platforms

LEADING TO MORE VALUE

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More Choice in Content

• Web Editions

• Digital Collections– Limited– Complete– Freedom– Subject– Backfiles

• Navigators– ScienceDirect Navigator– Individual A&I

Databases– BioMedNet Reviews– Engineering Village 2

• Portals– Scirus.com– bmn.com

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Web Editions

• Part of print subscription

• Proposition:– ScienceDirect format (HTML, Summary Plus,

PDF)– 12 Months rolling access– Simple searching WE text– Inward-linking from ES platforms and products

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Digital Collections• Content

– Standard 4 year archive with current year building

• Standard full text subscription options– Limited: Selection of current print holdings– Complete: All of the current print holdings– Freedom: e-access to non-subscribed titles

• New options: Subject Collections and Backfiles

The Art of Information SolutionsNew Digital Collection Option -

Subject Collections• A subscription package consisting of pre-

selected lists of titles per scientific field.

• 21 Subject Collections are now available

• Each Subject Collection is complemented with a Subject Home page on ScienceDirect

The Art of Information SolutionsNew Digital Collection Option -

Backfiles

• Elsevier Science is committed to loading all titles on SD

– back to Vol. 1 Issue 1, approximately 40 million pages in total!

• HTML abstracts and references, PDF body, full text searchable

• Organic Chemistry 6 titles/1 million pages, available now

• Chemistry programme will be loaded throughout 2001

– total of 4 million pages

• One-time purchase price, not annually recurring

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Navigators• ScienceDirect Navigator

– A comprehensive STM abstracts database

– Coverage of over 10,000 titles as selected and indexed in leading A&I databases from Elsevier plus Medline

– Available in two options• Core: 5 most recent years• Complete: all available

years back to 1974

• Individual A&I databases– Elsevier Science databases:

• Embase, Biobase, Biotechnobase, Compendex, Fluidex, Geobase, Oceanbase, Beilstein, World Textiles

– 3rd party databases:• Biosis, Inspec, EconLit,

Medline, PsycINFO, GeoRef

• BioMedNet Reviews

• Engineering Village 2

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Portals - Scirus.com

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Portals - Scirus on ScienceDirect

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More Choice in Functionality

Author Tools CustomizationPersonalization

LinkingSearchingBrowsing

Complexity

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ScienceDirect - Functionality• Last year

– Basic and advanced search of either journals or databases– Browse, personalization, alerts, linking

• Today– Search multiple sources with one interface– Cross database searching with normalized fields– Search by named database or by subject area– Search history/combine searches– Export to citation manager– Librarian banner/homepage

• Planned for the rest of 2001– De-duplication of records– Cited by– Article by article publication– Improved personalization/alerts– Journal holdings information/links to local holdings

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More Choice of Platforms

On-Line On-Site

Access to full text, rich A&I navigation and robust functionality through the internet

Local hosting of content from Elsevier and other publishers, powered by ScienceServer, Endeavor, or a proprietary Intranet platform

Hybrid

Seamlessly connect researchers to local and online content and services

1st Hybrid:

2nd Generation:

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• Voyager – state-of-the-art integrated library management system

– Supplemental modules:

• Citation Server - will include full Open Linking Technologies suite July 2001

• Image Server

• Interlibrary Loan

• Media Scheduling

• Universal Catalog

• Universal Borrowing

• Geospatial Searching

• ENCompass - the only single, fully-integrated tool for managing, searching, linking, and providing access to the vast and varied collections of libraries

– single user interface for discovery, linking, and access

– unified tool incorporating all of a library’s collection; flexible, customizable

– will include full Open Linking Technologies suite December 2001

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Open Linking Technologies

• VisionProvide users with seamless navigation on and between platforms

• GoalTo link together the entirety of scientific information regardless of location or availability

• HowThrough a suite of Open Linking Technologies jointly developed by Elsevier and Endeavor

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Open Linking Technologies• Rich, Internal Links

– Within a platform between abstracts, articles and references

• CrossRef– From ScienceDirect to other external information collections– From other external services to ScienceDirect-hosted content

• LinkFinder– From references to known sources with high probability (Bibliographic

databases, document delivery services, patent databases, e-books, etc.)

• LinkFinder Plus - customized linking and link to local holdings– From references to both local and remote resources– Appropriate copy resolution

The Art of Information SolutionsScienceDirect Electronic Usage

ReportsFeatures

• Electronic access to data

• HTML printable graphs and tables

• Down-loadable text files

• 13-month rolling calendar that supports trends analysis

The Art of Information SolutionsAccess and Availability

• For security reasons access requires 3 components – URL + UserID + Password

• Supplied monthly via email

• Stats available September 2000 (July 2000 soon)

The Art of Information SolutionsAccess and Navigation

• System is case sensitive !!!

• Eventually, users will be able to customize/ change password - currently not enabled.

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Statistical Data Display

• Downloadable Files

– Overall Usage

– Subscribed Titles

– Unsubscribed Titles

The Art of Information SolutionsGraphical Reports

• General Overview• Users and Sessions• Daily Activity• Articles by Type• Non-subscribed Articles• Articles Access Routes• Search Activity• Searches by Database• Personal Profile Usage• Number of Alerts (active or new)• Personal Profile Activity• Other Pages Accessed

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Reports Page

ES Links

3 Text FilesOptions

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Graphical Reports

Click Here for Report

Descriptions

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General Overview Report

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Users and Sessions Report

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Daily Activity Report

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Requests for Full-Text Articles by File Type

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Search Activity by Subscribed Database

The Art of Information SolutionsARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

• EES SDOS LOCAL ARCHIVE– 1995

• SDOL Launched December 1998– 1995

• 1999 Archive Policy Established– Trusted Third Party – Data Provided via Tape/ CD-ROM or LAT

1996

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ARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

• Current Developments• Feb 2001 Yale Univ. & Elsevier

Partnerships (Funded by the Mellon Foundation)

• Development of “Digital Archive”1,100 ES titles• Initial 12 month planning period• Scope:

– What it means to be an archive– What metadata is required to describe that archive. – How an archive might be used.

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ARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

• Other Developments & Discussions (No Formal Agreements Agreements)– US Library of Congress– The Royal Library of the Netherlands– OCLC– S everal Libraries in Japan – Some SDOS customers

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA

• Understanding The Needs (Consortia vs. Institution)

• Developing A Super User Group– Evaluate its Needs– Review & Evaluation of e-products– Develop Strategic Marketing Plans– Leverage Your Investment

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA

• Flexible Pricing Options!– Subject Collections– Freedom Packages

• Full Text• Databases

– Build Your Own Digital Library Program

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA

• Strategies For Funding

• Strategies For Trials

• Strategies For Consensus

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA

• Achieve Goals & Objectives!

• Demonstrate Productivity Gains!

• Increase Share of Financial Funding within Your Institution!

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FLEXIBILITY. CHOICE. VALUE.

• Flexible Product & Service Options• Choices to fit the needs of your end users• Buy what you need……...Value is maximized

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Thank you!

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