1. springer.com SpringerLink ebook Collection Pushchino 22 June 2006 No Limits! *Updated April 2006 Dr. Frans Lettenström Licensing Manager, Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe, Caucasus, Central & Northern Asia

2. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks2 Scientific Publishing Original reports of data/theory Assert priority Paper making technology (China 105) Movable-type printing (China 1040) ”Gutemberg” printing technology (Korea 1403) Silver & gold from America (1492-) The two first scientific journals (1665) – Philosophical Transactions (London) – Journal des Savants (Paris)

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4. 4 Scientific Journals Acceleration around 1760 Since then: doubling every 15-20 years (Springer 1842. Politics, agriculture, mathematics.) 1880: articles often 200-300 pages 1920: research split up in many short articles Now over 120.000 journals/report series Approx 19.000 peer reviewed 1.2M peer reviewed articles/year, by 2000 publishers, read by 12M scientists 1969 – Internet 1989 – WWW (SpringerLINK 1997)

5. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks5 www.springerlink.com FACTS over 1400 journals over 2.500.000 articles (approx 100.000 new per year) over 20.000.000 downloads yearly 200.000.000 hits per month over 10.000 ebook volumes now (over 3.000 new ebooks per year)

6. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks6 New Journal Collections Chinese and Russian Science Collections Will include 179 new peer reviewed journals from Russian and Chinese science – the very best articles from thousands of local scientific journals – translated to English China Growth article output 100-400% depending on research subject Growth impact factors even higher Growth research spending 20% per year 36 journals with the best of Chinese research Russia Maik Nauka/Interperiodica Russian Acad of Sci publisher Co-publishing agreement 143 titles (some previously published by Ebsco & Am Inst Phys)

7. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks7 www.springerlink.com Springer is the world’s largest STM book publisher, publishing more than 3,000 new titles each year Springer is the first STM publisher to offer the complete publishing program online and on one integrated platform Springer will introduce an interdisciplinary eBook Collection of more then 10,000 books online in June 2006 with 3,000 new titles added each year Access via SpringerLink

8. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks8 Springer is # 1 in STM books Springer‘s #1 Discipline Positions in: Life & Biomedical Science Physics & Engineering Mathematics & Computer Science Business & Economics (Source: www.puballey.com; company accounts; own analyses and estimates)www.puballey.com

9. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks9 eBook Collection Springer’s eBook Collection includes the following content types: – eBooks Textbooks, Monographs, Atlases, and more – eReference Works Handbooks and Major Reference Works – eBook Series (LNCS, LNM etc) Organized into 12 Online Subject Libraries ~ Available on SpringerLink

10. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks10 E-books backfiles Product at launch will consist of – 6,000 ebooks of copyright years 2005-2006 – 1,700 imprints transferred from NetLibrary – KAP Major Reference Works – 700+ German-language ebooks each year – Total over 10,000 titles Product Highlights – Chapter level approach (DOI) – Fully searchable PDFs & HTML/XML Formats (same as Journal environment) – Cross content linkage and references (content integration) – Linking to OPAC systems (MARC-21 records & OpenURL links) Accelerating the World of Research!

11. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks11 Key Features for Librarians More than 3,000 new ebooks every year Grouped in 12 fully indexed and searchable subject specific Online Libraries Interconnected to all Springer content (Online Journals and eReference Works) Fully integrated in your library catalogue MARC-21 Records + OpenURL links Usage statistics data

12. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks12 Key Features for Researchers Online access to more than 10,000 titles now, with over 3,000 new research book titles added each year More / linked content: seamless integration of eBooks with Online Journals and eReference Works on one integrated platform Simplified and improved browsing and search functionalities on the new integrated SpringerLink platform New guided navigation search engine

13. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks13 Key Benefits Faster searching, efficient browsing and easy to find content Book chapters searchable Supplemental resources, incl thesauri More value for book budget Unlimited concurrent access and use Full archiving rights from day one Less shelf space needed No risk of damage and theft Higher usage of content No shipping and handling costs

14. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks14 12 Online Subject Libraries or full eBook collection to purchase 2007 SpringerLink eBooks 2007 Springer eBook Collection# of Titles SpringerLink Online Subject Libraries Architecture, Design and Arts (new for 2006)25 Behavioral Science Library40 Biomedical & Life Science Library300 Business & Economics Library200 Chemistry & Material Science Library165 Computer Science Library800 Earth & Environmental Science Library150 Engineering Library320 Humanities, Social Science, & Law Library170 Mathematics Library325 Medicine Library266 Physics & Astronomy Library245 2007 Springer eBook Collection3,000

15. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks15 Availability Springer eBooks are available through SpringerLink*. Subscriber access is gained through IP verification for institutions and passwords/usernames for individuals and society members. Packages can be purchased direct via your consortia and licensing manager; individual institutions can purchase via their book distributor, journal agent, or direct via Springer. A la carte purchases can be made through any number of partners including Amazon, NetLibary etc…. * Local hosting/loading agreements are possible ~ Available on Springerlink.com

16. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks16 Ownership Business Model Springer eBooks, eReference Works and eBook Series are offered as an annual package based on copyright year. Libraries and institutions can either purchase the entire annual collection or may purchase any number of Online Subject Libraries. Full archiving rights with perpetual access to purchased content are free through SpringerLink as long as the subscribing institution’s account remains active with Springer.

17. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks17 Pricing Springer licensing options provide the flexibility you need to meet the demands of contemporary library administration: superior customer service, comprehensive management, and cost efficiency. We have options for academic institutions and corporations with a single site or multiple locations. Springer offers a number of tailored license options, based on research intensity and number of patrons.

18. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks18 Consortia pricing model Additional discounts if institutes group together “Size” of participating institutions combined with number of active participation (number of potential users) Each interested party within a consortium will receive pricing based on their “size” “Sizes” in Russian Federation will be in general Very Small

19. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks19 Academic Price Bands 1. Very Large Research Institution: this tier is based on the size 60,000 FTE or higher, nature, and scale of an institution's research activities, the degree to which an institution regards research as a fundamental aim the size of the research budget and activity in hard sciences. 2. Large Research Institution: this tier is based on the size 59,999 - 45,000 FTE +, nature, and scale of an institution's research activities, the degree to which an institution regards research as a fundamental aim the size of the research budget and activity in hard sciences. 3. Medium Research Extensive Institutions: this tier is based on the size 44,999 -30,000 FTE + nature, and scale of an institution's research activities, the degree to which an institution regards research as a fundamental aim the size of the research budget and activity in hard sciences as government laboratories and corporations. 4. Small Research Intensive Institutions: this tier is based on the size 29,999 - 15,000 +, nature, and scale of an institution's research activities, the degree to which an institution regards research as a fundamental aim the size of the research budget and activity in hard sciences. 5. Very Small Research Institutions: this tier is based on the size 14,999 - 100 FTE +, nature, and scale of an institution's research activities, the degree to which an institution regards research as a fundamental aim the size of the research budget and activity in hard sciences.

20. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks20 Pricing model based on size and type of institution is not linked to print Size of institution Type of institution Price # researchers and/or students SchoolUniversityR&D Institute MP = Mid price level of an average size of university

21. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks21 Online subject library discount Should the institution not be interested in the full collection the online individual library discount structure for purchasing more than one online subject library is as follows: – 1 Online Subject Library = 0 % – 2 - 4 Online Subject Libraries: 5% – 5 - 8 Online Subject Libraries: 10% – 8 – 11 Online Subject Libraries: 15% – Full Springer eBook collection = 20% ***** Online Subject Libraries contain zero overlap *****

22. 4/2006 | Springer eBooks22 Overview of rights ILL rights, incl ARIEL-like services Unlimited number of users Walk-in use Scientists can access outside campus (individual pw) OpenURL links (useful in library OPACs) MARC-21 records (for OPACs) Usage statistics for each ebook / per month Archival rights / Digital archiving plan

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