Cairn.info Electronic entente: Francophone e-books in the humanities and social sciences for Anglophone readers FSLGP Annual meeting – July 18th, Cambridge Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 1 }

Cairn.info – Genesis (1/2) An atomized publishing landscape Composed by small and medium-sized public structures as well as independent privates ones Whose economy is globally jeopardized by the decline of library subcriptions and the disappearance of traditional bookshops Where noone had the sufficient size to constitute alone an efficient and convincing digital offer, as international publishers did since long Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 2 }

Cairn.info – Genesis (2/2) A platform : www.cairn.info Founded in 2005 by Belgian and French publishers Joined in by the BnF (French national Library) To constitue a online comprehensive collection in French language, in the fields of humanities and social sciences Foccussed on journals as first step, with 3 main principles Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 3 }

1. Open to all publishing structures Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 4 }

1. Open to all publishing structures Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 5 }

2. Agnostic in terms of access conditions Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 6 }

3. Focused on most current publications Generally from 2001 onward Without any embargo period Each issue proposed in XML / HTML and PDF formats Progressively implementing crosslinking policies with other platforms distributing publications in French: 'I, Gallica 'I, Persée 'I, Revues.org 'I, JSTOR Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 7 }

So far, around 4.000 eBooks currently available on Cairn.info Following steps 2011: Pocket Encyclopedias (1.200 eBooks) Magazines (8 titles) 2010: Collective Works of Research (1.200 currently) 2012: Research Monographs (1.200 currently) So far, around 4.000 eBooks currently available on Cairn.info Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 8 }

Offer for Libraries Annual licenses to « Bouquets» of publications, i.e. pre-set collections of journals or eBooks of various sizes Unlimited access, be it in terms of usage, print and download possibilities, simultaneous users, etc. Available for all members of the subscribing institutions, be that through IP recognizing or remote access solutions Title-by-title purchases of Research eBooks Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 9 }

And now ? An English interface : « Cairn International Edition» Strong parterships with major French publishers to distribute their whole catalog on Cairn.info Discussions started with JISC, to work on a reference list of non-english eBooks, from Cairn’s offer, but also Italian and Spanish reference services with whom we’ve launched the discussion at this level Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 10 }

Let’s have a look... www.cairn.info Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 11 }

Thank you for your attention ! To keep in touch : thomas.parisot@cairn.info @tparisot www.cairn.info @cairninfo / @cairnint Cairn.info Chercher : Repérer : Avancer July 18th, 2014 12 }