EBSCO Information Services Division of EBSCO Industries Umbrella that groups together EBSCO’s information-related services. –Print and electronic subscription management –Research databases –E-books –Integrated WEB-based services

Without an Agency Publisher Library

With an Agency Publisher Library Agency

Subscription Services Title file –More than 300,000 main entries –Representing 78,000 publishers world wide. 18,700 online-journals 51,000 standing order and continuation titles Support Services –Identification and procurement –Acquisitions support Electronic invoice Electronic claiming –Access services EJS AtoZ, LinkSource, WEBfeat

EBSCO Publishing More than 200 database products for academic, medical, school, public library and corporate markets –Academic database fulltext products Academic Search Premier Business Source Complete –Propriety subject based databases SocIndex Literary Reference Center CINAHL –Leading licensed secondary database platform PsycINFO MLA

The Three Questions Critical opportunities –E-journals – Packages Individual titles –E-books –E-resource management –Linking, linking, linking Characteristics of success –Vision –Diversity –Flexibility –Financial stability Risks –Investment Technology People