IEEE Online Collections Seminary of Combined Italo-Ibero-American Libraries (SCIBIILA) Judy H. Brady, IEEE September 2007
About the IEEE A not-for-profit society World’s largest technical membership association with over 370,000 members in over 160 countries Four core areas of activity –Publishing –Conferences –Standards –Membership
IEEE Mission IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession
Universities worldwide All of the top US universities subscribe to an online IEEE collection Consortia in 30 countries subscribe to an IEEE collection –In Latin America many subscribe to IEL Brazil: 122 universities Argentina: 54 universities Mexico: 34 universities (including several Tec campuses) Chile: 3 universities
The Most Innovative Companies Subscribe to IEEE Business Week’s “2007 Most Innovative Companies” 15 of the top 25 of overall list subscribe to IEEE –60% despite the fact that the overall list includes retailers (Target, Walmart, Starbucks) & Pharmaceutical In the technology category, all 10 of the top 10 most innovative technology companies are IEEE subscribers Source: Business Week Most Innovative Companies 2007
We provide the world’s leading sci-tech solution… IEEE/IET Electronic Library 1.6 million full-text articles 131 IEEE journals & magazines 22 IET journals & magazines 600+ annual IEEE conferences 20+ IET annual conferences 1,600+ IEEE standards Inspec index records for all articles Monthly COUNTER-compliant usage statistics Backfile to 1913…at NO extra charge –IET backfile to the 1800s be added by year end 2007 In 2008 – Open URL, personalized usage options, enhanced search result display options, saved searches, and more.
Innovation Capacity Country Innovation Capacity* R&D as % of GDP** GDP per Capita UNITED STATES 12.63$41,800 FRANCE $29,900 CANADA $34,000 KOREA $20,400 CZECH REPUBLIC $19,500 MALAYSIA $12,100 CHINA $6,800 CHILE $11,300 BRAZIL $8,400 RUSSIA $11,100 INDIA 44N/A$3,300 COSTA RICA $11,100 THAILAND $8,300 MEXICO $10,600 ARGENTINA $13,100 PANAMA $7,200 COLOMBIA $7,900 PERU $5,900 VENEZUELA $6,100 * Innovation Capacity Rank: Defined as "the degree to which a nation offers a favorable environment at the world technology frontier." The rankings are derived from the following metrics: U.S patents per million people; proportion of scientists and engineers; innovation policy; number and size of technology hot spots and other institutions; GDP per capita; business competitiveness; sophistication of marketing; and correspondence between pay and productivity. (Technology Review, May 2004) GDP per Capita source – CIA World Factbook (2006) **Source: National Science Board’s Science & Engineering Indicators
IEEE supports local efforts in many ways Country Authors in IEEE Xplore IEEE Members 2007 IEEE Conferences IEEE Student Branches Italy35,9103, Spain15,5503, Brazil10,8002, Mexico5,9603, Portugal4, Argentina Chile Venezuela
IEEE supports local efforts in many ways Country Authors in IEEE Xplore IEEE Members 2007 IEEE Conferences IEEE Student Branches Colombia2691, Uruguay Peru Ecuador Costa Rica Paraguay Cuba91400
Something new in Brazil IEEE volunteer officers want to discuss local technology issues within the country Opportunity for a dialogue between researchers and libraries Helping library resources be understood and used
Beta of free federated “vertical” search portal to digital libraries of 15 leading worldwide science and technology societies Open to the general public, but designed for researchers Focused on the fields of technology, including engineering, physics, mathematics and computer science A collaborative effort among scholarly societies
Who is collaborating? 15 leading sci-tech societies --a cross-section of scholarship Acoustical Society of America American Geophysical Union (AGU) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) American Institute of Physics (AIP) American Physical Society (APS) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Vaccuum Society (AVS) Electro Chemical Society (ECS) IEEE Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP) Optical Society of America (OSA) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) SPIE And more to come…..
Targeted, Authoritative Content More than 3 million peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings The content most often cited in patents and scholarly works 50 million worldwide patents –USPTO –Japan Patent Office –European Patent Office Full text available via publisher’s digital products; no new subscriptions to purchase
Consortia models differ ….we need to be creative Traditional model –1 payment source, 1 renewal date, 1 invoice Open consortia –Multiple payment sources, begin small and add on with discount Multiple year agreements –Helps universities go from $0 to $X over time INASP PERI – serving several countries in Africa Something new…… –Private corporation funding
Among IEEE Xplore Usage Leaders Average Worldwide downloads per month, per university: 3,346 Source for population figures is CIA Factbook ConsortiumPopulation Number of universities Monthly Avg Usage (2006) Italy58,147, ,000 Spain40,448, ,000 Brazil189,010, ,000 Portugal10,642, ,000 Argentina40,301,927548,000
18 out of Top 20 journals in Electrical Engineering 9 out of Top 10 in Telecommunications 7 out of Top 10 in Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture 8 out of Top 20 in Computer Science, Software Engineering 8 out of Top 20 in Computer Science, Information Systems # 1 in Imaging Science # 1 in Robotics # 2 in Artificial Intelligence # 3 in Biomedical Engineering # 3 in Remote Sensing # 3 in Nuclear Science & Engineering # 6 in Aerospace Engineering IEEE = Leader in Technology 2005 Journal Citation Report Results, by Impact Factor Source: Thomson 2005 Journal Citation Report “presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals”
IEEE cited 4x more than nearest competitor Source: 1790 Analytics 2005 IEEE is 1st! U.S. Patent References to Top 20 Publishers Based on top 25 patenting organizations USPTO patents in Patent References to STM Publishers Source: 1790 Analytics 2007 IEEE
IEEE offers extraordinary value One of the best values in your digital collection According to Library Journal the average price of an engineering journal is $1,756 But the price of the average IEEE journal is just $593 – 67% lower than the competition Source: Library Journal, April 2006
IEEE Meets the Needs of Today’s Engineers Information you can trust –Peer reviewed –IEEE is the most highly cited in the field –IEEE is cited in patents more than anyone else Saves time = greater productivity –Convenient desktop access 24/7 –Don’t waste time sifting through unproven clutter on the Net –IEEE users save time and money by not “reinventing the wheel” Search any way you want –Simple search or advanced options or just search Google! Access options for any size organization –One of the best values in your digital collection
IEEE Digital Collections IEEE Xplore interface delivers all IEEE collections but you can get to it in many ways. Servers and headquarters in New Jersey, USA. Duplicate hot site backup live July Dark archive arrangement with Portico. Perpetual access solution in discussions with Portico Representation of IEEE outside the US with local agents. Ebsco is our partner in Brazil. Full list of local representatives at Judy H. Brady, International Customer Development and Area Manager for Latin America, Thank you for your time today
2008 IEEE Collections Compare Collection Elements IEL Journals, Conferences, Standards ASPP Journals POP Select Conferences POP All All IEEE Conferences Journal Titles onlineNA Annual Conferences 600+NA Active IEEE Standards 1600+NA IET Journals22NA IET Conferences20NA Backfile 1988 plus selected titles to *Exact journal counts are preliminary and will be confirmed by December 2007
2008 IEEE Collections Compare Collection Features IELASPPPOPPOP All Full-text docs 1,600, , , ,000+ Search features Multiple options to search entire IEEE Xplore database A&I Records Inspec bibliographic records Simo Users PDF download limit Unlimited 2008 Online Subscription Price $120,995$41,995$27,295$51,495