U SAGE S TATISTICS FOR S PRINGER P RODUCTS T RIAL IN H UNGARY, F EBRUARY – M ARCH 2013 Tiberius Ignat and Peter Szanto Scientific Knowledge Services

About this trial  Scientific Knowledge Services as a group started distributing printed books and journals in Although now over 80% of its turnover is made from electronic sources in information, SKS still continue supplying organizations with print materials, at their choice.  In January 2013, Scientific Knowledge Services (SKS), a subscription agency registered in Switzerland, having more than 20 years of experience in distributing journals, books and other academic materials, in any format and the global publishing company Springer Science + Business Media (formerly known as Springer Verlag), working in close contact with a selected number of academic institutions from Hungary decided to run a trial for two months (February and March) for Springer eBooks

I NSTITUTIONS  Central European University  Corvinus Budapest University  Debrecen University  Eötvös Lorand University  Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science  Miskolc University  Pannon University  Pecs Univeristy  Szeged University  Szent István Egyetem  University of Technology and Economics

Springer eBooks  Available through SpringerLink, libraries and can offer their patrons online access to the most worthwhile books instantly from multiple locations.  Springer’s eBook Collection uses the portability, searchability and unparalleled ease of access of PDF and HTML data formats to make access for researchers, as convenient as possible. Springer eBook Collections offer high quality Springer book publications, together with all the added benefits of an online environment, including exceptional search capabilities and bookmarks

SKS Trial Related Activities  In a joint effort with Hungarian institutions, Scientific Knowledge Services organized a number of presentations across Hungary. Institutions in Budapest, Debrecen and Pecs have been visited and more than 70 librarians took benefits of a custom introduction to these information products. Hungarian translation was available and professionals had the chance to interact in open Questions and Answers Sessions.  SKS policy is to become a trusted partner of libraries in Hungary, exceeding the role of a vendor. We are open to propose a partnership in which our customers gain not only access to high impact scientific information at decent prices, but also balanced information about products, transparent negotiations and our commitment to work togather in promoting, make efficient use and continously evaluate these academic resources.

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Monthly Usage Indicator No. of visits % Usage Feb 110,89629% Usage Mar 275,07371% TOTAL 385,969100%

Usage per institution

The Usage Statistics corellated with FTE Name of university Usage Feb-Mar FTEUsage / FTE Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science 29,407 5, Eötvös Lorand University 93,917 21, University of Technology and Economics 109,215 25, Corvinus Budapest University 41,732 15, The Average 35,088 16, Debrecen University 39,135 22, Pannon University 13,047 7, Central European University 1,935 1, Pecs Univeristy 25,826 26, Szeged University 23,114 30, Miskolc University 5,792 11, Szent István Egyetem 2,849 13,

The use of Springer titles Name of university No. Ebooks (titles) % University of Technology and Economics 6,871100% Eötvös Lorand University 5,20676% Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science 2,67939% Corvinus Budapest University 2,61138% Debrecen University 2,52137% Szeged University 2,36434% Pecs University 1,85827% Pannon University 1,25018% Miskolc University 6219% Central European University 4186% Szent István Egyetem 3014% Total 26,700

Usage Statistics per eBook Packadges eBook packageUsage% Biomedical and Life Sciences 48,97113% Mathematics and Statistics 47,47912% Computer Science 43,49011% Business and Economics 38,08210% Medicine 37,01810% Engineering 36,67310% Earth and Environmental Science 29,4748% Physics and Astronomy 21,3576% Chemistry and Materials Science 21,1715% Humanities, Social Science and Law 18,9645% Others* 43,29011% Total 385,969100%

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