1 E-Resources Access & Management with EBSCO: The Integrated Future Sabine Teichert Budapest, March 2004

2 EBSCO Information Services The market‘s leading subscription agency, 60 years of operating history 31 offices worldwide in 19 countries 2 major areas of activity: –EBSCO Subscription Services = Subscription Agency –EBSCO Publishing = Full Text and I&A Databases International Headquarters in Birmingham, USA EBSCO Information Services GmbH, Berlin: –German Speaking Europe: Germany, Austria and Switzerland –Central and South-Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS Main consolidation centres: –Birmingham, USA –Aalsmeer, Netherlands Financially solid, privately owned

3 What kind of services do we offer: Comprehensive services for print journals: –Ordering and renewals –Payments to publishers –Invoicing –Claiming –Title information –Consolidation services: JETS –EBSCONET ® : Internet based subscription management tool for librarians –Pricing analysis and other management reports

4 What kind of services do we offer: Comprehensive services for online journals: Information about new available online journals Information about publisher pricing models and their changes Access information and registration Assistance in setting up the journals on the publisher site and on EJS Renewals Negotiation of site licences Negotiation of consortia licenses Electronic platforms for online journals –A-to-Z list –EBSCOhost: Electronic Journals Service

5 Electronic Platforms EBSCO’s E-Content Solutions A-to-Z List: Web based journal list of all journals to which the library has access EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS): One portal for managing the access to all electronic journals to which a library subscribes EBSCOhost Databases: more than 100 own and third party full text and Abstracts & Index databases Business Source Premier; Academic Source Premier Inspec, CINAHL, Environmental Policy, CAB Abstracts, RILM TOC Premier: Table of Contents database with 23,000 + titles LinkSource: OpenUR-compliant linking server. “Resolves” the available validated content resources and links the end-user to the appropriate copy of the article.

6 Librarians’ Needs in the Electronic World Harmonize electronic Platforms (e-journals and databases) as much as possible Independence from any particular publisher Centralized administration of access rights and creation of tailored user groups, yet decentralized access and use Streamline purchasing of electronic resources, print with online and possibly print journals

7 Librarians’ Needs in the Electronic World Availability of a variety of features including personal profiles, branding for library visibility, usage statistics and Pay-per-View Hosted solutions: no hardware to purchase and manage Increase cross access: introducing linking technologies Reduce costs by reducing ILL and document delivery charges Continuous product development from a financially stable and reputable supplier

8 EBSCO‘s A-to-Z Service SM

9 EBSCO‘s A-to-Z Service Provides library patrons with a single, comprehensive list of titles to which they have access. Users can quickly locate and link to journals of interest. Users can search for journals by keyword or browse an alphabetical list by title or subject. The master A-to-Z title database provides link and coverage information to more than 40,000 unique titles from more than 525 database and e-journal packages from approximately 100 different providers.

10 EBSCO‘s A-to-Z Service A-to-Z is a Web-based service –provides a single comprehensive list of all e-journals in your collection An easy-to-navigate and searchable list of journals – allows your end users to find easily any journal, even if “buried” in a database Simple, effective administrative tools –allow you to customize the list for your library Library can also include print journals and other local resources in their customized list

11 NEW on EBSCO‘s A-to-Z Service EBSCO A-to-Z SM Provides Access To Nearly 1,000 Free Journals EBSCO A-to-Z SM now offers access to hundreds of free online journals, such as those found in the Directory of Open Access Journals ( PubMed Central ( Sciel( and other portals.

12 EBSCO‘s A-to-Z Service Two main sites: –Reader site: used by patrons to find and link to titles –Admin site: used by librarians to set up and manage the list

13 A-to-Z Reader Site Index –Index of providers for all titles contained in your list, like databases and publisher sites Title –Alphabetical list of all titles integrated in the list Subject –List of all subjects and the according number of titles in that category Search –Search for titles by title name, publisher or ISSN

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25 A-to-Z Admin Site Password-protected A-to-Z Admin site provides convenient online tools for list management Selection of journals to include in your list Download your list any time you want Modify your list using your own software Upload your list for real-time updating Schedule automatic list downloads (coming soon)

26 A-to-Z Admin Site EBSCO CustomLinks™ that point to your OPAC or other services Manage proxy settings Select only the fields that you want to be displayed in your list Choose from a variety of display templates Brand your list View usage reports

27 A-to-Z Admin Features Title list Management –Download and upload your title list Link and Proxy Management –Custom links and proxy settings List Customization – Branding –Select only the fields that you want to be displayed in your list –Manage logo and custom text –Manage display templates Usage Reports –Comprehensive usage reports –E.g. Link out reports

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35 A-Z Linking Out of and into your A-to-Z list To link out of A-to-Z to other services –to your OPAC via a linking server (such as LinkSource or SFX) or anywhere else you want –Pass title metadata (such as ISSN) to other services –Allows users to find extended information about a title of interest in other services by simply following a link from A-to-Z

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38 A-to-Z Core Values A library‘s unique list of all journals to which it subscribes a visitors guide for your library „where do I find which journal?“ One single platform for all your journals Autoamtic list updates for EBSCO orders Diplays all sources as publisher sites, gateways and databases Comprehensive usage reports Branding: your own logo and your own settings Perfect combination with other products from EBSCO –Full text databases –EJS enhanced –LinkSource

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40 EBSCO's A-to-Z service provides library patrons with a single, comprehensive list of titles to which they have access. With A-to-Z, users can quickly locate and link to journals of interest. Users can search for journals by keyword or browse an alphabetical list by title or subject. Built-in administrative tools allow customization of the list including extensive branding options that allow the list to match the colors and style of the library's other Web-based services. The master A-to-Z title database provides link and coverage information to more than 40,000 unique titles from more than 525 database and e-journal packages from approximately 100 different providers. All major database vendors and publishers are represented. A library's print titles can also be included.

41 EBSCO Contacts for Hungary More Information on the Web: EBSCO Berlin, Germany: Cary A. Bruce, General Manager / +49/30/ Sabine Teichert, Sales Manager / Tel Vojislav Milovanovic, EBSCO Sales Representative South Eastern Europe / Tel Katrin Schipke, EBSCO Customer Service Representative, Berlin / Tel Sonja Zielinski, EBSCO Customer Service Representative, Berlin / Tel Marina Milovanovic, Regional Sales & Marketing Manager EBSCO Publishing, Prague, / Tel (604)

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