Springer Workshop on eBooks February 2014 Tiberius Ignat Scientific Knowledge Services

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Springer eBooks Trial in Hungary, 2013 A Summary Of Results TIBERIUS IGNAT

INSTITUTIONS (alphabetic order) 1. Central European University 2. Corvinus Budapest University 3. Debrecen University 4. Eötvös Lorand University 5. Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science 6. Miskolc University 7. Pannon University 8. Pecs Univeristy 9. Szeged University 10. Szent István Egyetem 11. University of Technology and Economics

Usage per institutions Name of university Feb-Mar 2013 No. of visits % University of Technology and Economics 109,215 28% Eötvös Lorand University 93,917 24% Corvinus Budapest University 41,732 11% Debrecen University 39,135 10% Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science 29,407 8% Pecs University 25,826 7% Szeged University 23,114 6% Pannon University 13,047 3% Miskolc University 5,792 2% Szent István Egyetem 2,849 1% Central European University 1,935 Total 385,969 100%

Usage per institutions

Usage per institutions, amended by FTE

eBooks Usage In A Closed Comparison Name of university No. Ebooks (titles) % University of Technology and Economics 6,871 100% Eötvös Lorand University 5,206 76% Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science 2,679 39% Corvinus Budapest University 2,611 38% Debrecen University 2,521 37% Szeged University 2,364 34% Pecs University 1,858 27% Pannon University 1,250 18% Miskolc University 621 9% Central European University 418 6% Szent István Egyetem 301 4% Total 26,700  

eBooks Usage In A Closed Comparison

Usage per eBooks Packages eBook package Usage % Biomedical and Life Sciences 48,971 13% Mathematics and Statistics 47,479 12% Computer Science 43,490 11% Business and Economics 38,082 10% Medicine 37,018 Engineering 36,673 Earth and Environmental Science 29,474 8% Physics and Astronomy 21,357 6% Chemistry and Materials Science 21,171 5% Humanities, Social Science and Law 18,964 Others* 43,290 Total 385,969 100%

Usage per eBooks Packages

Usage During The Trial Period

Conclusions The conclusion of this report reveals great interest for Springer eBooks tested by a great number of academics and recommends a national approach. Individual purchases are possible, but better conditions will be obtained over EISZ Consortium.

TRENDS in eBooks

FACT: Current trend of eBooks usage

2013: Digitize everything Journals Books Journal articles: 146,000 articles/yr 1842 Springer-Verlag founded Journals Books 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 1860 2010 Journal articles: From 1996 to 2009 = 1.6 million published articles From 1842 to 1996 = 2 million published articles Online Journal Archive = 38 million EUR revenues

Scientific Knowledge Services Tiberius Ignat tiberius@scientificknowledgeservices.com Peter Szanto szanto.peter1@upcmail.hu THANK YOU!