EBSCO EDS and e Books on EBSCOHost high

EBSCO EDS and e. Books on EBSCOHost: high value content and access solutions for the library of the future Piraeus, Hellas - October 18 th 2012

Why did EDS take longer to develop / release than other discovery services? • EBSCO has 17 advisory boards made up entirely of librarians • Years ago, we explained to our board members that “platform blending” was possible, but would require “unprecedented development” • Board members urged us not to simply release a service dependent almost solely on full-text searching • Members favored delayed release over quick release without integration of subject indexes • EBSCO took the advice knowing that we would be last to market, suffer short-term losses, and not be able to offer a fully featured API until May 2012

EBSCO’s Discovery Definition • Fast, simple access to all of the library’s full-text content (electronic and print) in a single search box – Journals – Magazines – Newspapers – Books – Library Catalog – And any other important source type…

The Library Catalog is Loaded • Real-time availability checks • Daily updates for catalog changes • Everything indexed in the catalog will be available for discovery searching

EDS is different from other discovery services because it offers superior full-text searching AND superior indexing of journals & magazines

More Complete Full-Text Searching for Journals & Magazines Than Any Other Discovery Service

Much More Complete Subject Indexing for Journals & Magazines Than Any Other Discovery Service Due to “Platform Blending”

How Does Platform Blending Work? A fast, direct & smart line of communication between EDS and EBSCOhost Fast =All resources loaded locally on EBSCO systems Direct =A fully-enabled, dedicated open interaction between EDS and high-end indexes on EBSCOhost Smart =Technology developed to leverage relevancy ranking from EDS, facet utilization & fully integrated results

Discovery (for almost everything)

Optional Integrated Federation for Anything Else

EBSCO Discovery Service Mobile • EBSCOhost designed for usability on small devices • Optimized for Smart. Phones (i. Phone, Blackberry, Treo, etc. ) • Focused on core searching and viewing functions • Now available on ALL EBSCOhost databases • No additional charge

Languages Handled by EDS • Arabic • Danish • Hungarian • Polish • Bahasa Indonesian • Dutch • Irish Gaelic • Portuguese • English • Italian • Romanian • Estonian • Japanese • Russian • Farsi • Korean • Finnish • Latin • French • Latvian • German • Lithuanian • Bahasa Melayu • Bengali • Bulgarian • Chinese, Simplified • Chinese, Traditional • Croatian • Greek • Czech • Hebrew • Hindi • Slovak • Slovenian • Spanish • Swedish • Tagalog • Nigerian • Turkish • Norwegian • Welsh • Pashto • Yiddish

e. Books on EBSCOhost • Large and rapidly growing collection of quality content – Over 320, 000 e. Books from more than 800 publishers – Over 16, 000 Audiobooks from more than 70 publishers • Multiple options for selecting and ordering e. Books – Predefined collections, custom collections, title by title; PDA – ECM, GOBI, Title. Source • Multiple business model options , simple competitive pricing – 1, 3, and unlimited user purchase; short-term lease; subscription • Superior user experience with full EBSCOhost integration – Search e. Books alongside databases – Extensive search and browse options, flexible download and print, advanced citation support, permalink, search within, note taking

Academic e. Books – Sample Publishers § Taylor & Francis Routledge § Elsevier § John Wiley & Sons § IGI Global § ABC-CLIO § Greenwood Publishing Group § Palgrave Macmillan § Springer Publishing § Facts on File § Continuum Publishing § Edward Elgar Publishing § § Springer Science & Business Over 100 University Presses, including: § CRC Press § Oxford University Press § I. B. Tauris § Cambridge University Press § MIT Press

Medical e. Books – Sample Publishers § Elsevier Health § Informa Healthcare § Taylor & Francis Routledge § Demos Medical Publishing § CRC Press § F. A. Davis § John Wiley & Sons § Elsevier Science § Cambridge University Press § Jones & Bartlett § Springer Science & Business § American Psychiatric Publishing § Nursing Knowledge Intl § IGI Global § Humana Press § Oxford University Press

Public Library e. Books • Popular non-fiction content for public libraries • Large collection of unlimited user titles • More popular fiction coming along with e. Pub • Thousands of non-English titles • Popular publishers including: – Bloomsbury – F&W Media – A&C Black – Chelsea House – Lerner Publishing – Facts on File – John Wiley & Sons – Jessica Kingsley

Audiobooks • Over 16, 000 titles • Complete Apple device compatibility • Over 70 publishers, including: – Simon & Schuster – Audio. GO (BBC) – Blackstone – Tantor – Scholastic Audio – Highbridge Audio – Phoenix Books & Audio – Naxos of America – Oasis Audio – Books in Motion

Business Models

e. Book Business & IT Subscription Collections Business. Core • 6, 616 titles • Key subject areas include: Coaching & Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership & Management, Learning & Development, Personal Effectiveness, Sustainability, Teamwork Business. IT • 2, 553 titles • Key subject areas include: Content Management, Desktop & Office Applications, Enterprise Computing, Graphic Design & Multimedia, Internet & Web Development, Programming Languages, Telecommunications

Acquisition Options 1. Predefined Collections - Purchase, Subscription 2. Custom Collections - Purchase 3. Individual Titles - Purchase 4. Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) - Purchase

EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM) Online resource providing libraries with extensive collection development and management capabilities • Streamlined title discovery, selection and ordering (with fund codes) • 1 U, 3 U, UU purchase; PDA • Title level detail – metadata and preview • View owned titles • Selector and Approver roles – Selector can create lists of books and submit for approval – Approver can approve lists and submit orders

User Experience – Highlights § Fully integrated into EBSCOhost § TOC in results and detail record § Strength of the EBSCOhost platform § Permalink (page, chapter, title level) § Familiarity for existing EBSCOhost users § Extensive citation support § Flexible download and print options § Streamlined audiobook experience § e. Book browse § Most relevant pages for search

e. Book Download • Download / save a page, page range, or chapter as a PDF – Open PDF – watermarked and copyright stamped; compatible with anything that can read an open PDF, including traditional Kindle • Download an entire e. Book – Protected PDF – compatible with Adobe supported devices and applications (next slide) – Optional – library chooses whether to enable, no cost to do so – End users must have Adobe Digital Editions, a free application, to download to computer (not required to download direct to tablets, e. g. i. Pad, Kindle Fire)

Compatible Devices & Applications • Sony, Nook, Kobo, Samsung, Toshiba • i. Pad, i. Phone, Kindle Fire (via Bluefire Reader app) • Droid (via txtr app) • And more – for a complete list: http: //blogs. adobe. com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices Expanded Options Coming • Continued support for Adobe solution, as well as: • Apps for i. OS and Android devices • Optimized web site for e. Book access from mobile devices

Consortia Purchase • Each consortium member to purchases its own titles under its desired business model (1 U, 3 U, UU) • All participants receive a discount • More targeted collections, more flexibility and control for participants Note: Available for eligible content, orders must be placed together

Questions?

Questions?

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