EBSCO EDS and eBooks on EBSCOHost: high value content and access solutions for the library of the future Piraeus, Hellas - October 18 th 2012

Why did EDS take longer to develop / release than other discovery services? EBSCO has 17 advisory boards made up entirely of librarians Years ago, we explained to our board members that “platform blending” was possible, but would require “unprecedented development” Board members urged us not to simply release a service dependent almost solely on full-text searching Members favored delayed release over quick release without integration of subject indexes EBSCO took the advice knowing that we would be last to market, suffer short-term losses, and not be able to offer a fully featured API until May 2012

EBSCO’s Discovery Definition Fast, simple access to all of the library’s full-text content (electronic and print) in a single search box –Journals –Magazines –Newspapers –Books –Library Catalog –And any other important source type…

The Library Catalog is Loaded Real-time availability checks Daily updates for catalog changes Everything indexed in the catalog will be available for discovery searching

EDS is different from other discovery services because it offers superior full-text searching AND superior indexing of journals & magazines

More Complete Full-Text Searching for Journals & Magazines Than Any Other Discovery Service

Much More Complete Subject Indexing for Journals & Magazines Than Any Other Discovery Service Due to “Platform Blending”

How Does Platform Blending Work? A fast, direct & smart line of communication between EDS and EBSCOhost Fast=All resources loaded locally on EBSCO systems Direct=A fully-enabled, dedicated open interaction between EDS and high-end indexes on EBSCOhost Smart=Technology developed to leverage relevancy ranking from EDS, facet utilization & fully integrated results

Discovery (for almost everything)

Optional Integrated Federation for Anything Else

EBSCOhost designed for usability on small devices Optimized for SmartPhones (iPhone, Blackberry, Treo, etc.) Focused on core searching and viewing functions Now available on ALL EBSCOhost databases No additional charge EBSCO Discovery Service Mobile

Languages Handled by EDS Arabic Bahasa Indonesian Bahasa Melayu Bengali Bulgarian Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Farsi Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hindi Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tagalog Turkish Welsh Yiddish Hungarian Irish Gaelic Italian Japanese Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Nigerian Norwegian Pashto

eBooks on EBSCOhost Large and rapidly growing collection of quality content –Over 320,000 eBooks from more than 800 publishers –Over 16,000 Audiobooks from more than 70 publishers Multiple options for selecting and ordering eBooks –Predefined collections, custom collections, title by title; PDA –ECM, GOBI, TitleSource Multiple business model options, simple competitive pricing –1, 3, and unlimited user purchase; short-term lease; subscription Superior user experience with full EBSCOhost integration –Search eBooks alongside databases –Extensive search and browse options, flexible download and print, advanced citation support, permalink, search within, note taking

Academic eBooks – Sample Publishers  Taylor & Francis Routledge Taylor & Francis Routledge  John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons  ABC-CLIO ABC-CLIO  Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan  Facts on File Facts on File  Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing  Springer Science & Business Springer Science & Business  CRC Press CRC Press  I.B. Tauris I.B. Tauris  Elsevier  IGI Global  Greenwood Publishing Group  Springer Publishing  Continuum Publishing  Over 100 University Presses, including:  Oxford University Press  Cambridge University Press  MIT Press

Medical eBooks – Sample Publishers  Elsevier Health Elsevier Health  Taylor & Francis Routledge Taylor & Francis Routledge  CRC Press CRC Press  John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons  Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press  Springer Science & Business Springer Science & Business  Nursing Knowledge Intl Nursing Knowledge Intl  Humana Press Humana Press  Informa Healthcare  Demos Medical Publishing  F.A. Davis  Elsevier Science  Jones & Bartlett  American Psychiatric Publishing  IGI Global  Oxford University Press

Public Library eBooks Popular non-fiction content for public libraries Large collection of unlimited user titles More popular fiction coming along with ePub Thousands of non-English titles Popular publishers including: –Bloomsbury –A&C Black –Lerner Publishing –John Wiley & Sons –F&W Media –Chelsea House –Facts on File –Jessica Kingsley

Audiobooks Over 16,000 titles Complete Apple device compatibility Over 70 publishers, including: –Simon & Schuster –AudioGO (BBC) –Blackstone –Tantor –Scholastic Audio –Highbridge Audio –Phoenix Books & Audio –Naxos of America –Oasis Audio –Books in Motion

Business Models

eBook Business & IT Subscription Collections BusinessCore 6,616 titles Key subject areas include: Coaching & Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership & Management, Learning & Development, Personal Effectiveness, Sustainability, Teamwork BusinessIT 2,553 titles Key subject areas include: Content Management, Desktop & Office Applications, Enterprise Computing, Graphic Design & Multimedia, Internet & Web Development, Programming Languages, Telecommunications

Acquisition Options 1.Predefined Collections - Purchase, Subscription 2.Custom Collections - Purchase 3.Individual Titles - Purchase 4.Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) - Purchase

EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM) Streamlined title discovery, selection and ordering (with fund codes) 1U, 3U, UU purchase; PDA Title level detail – metadata and preview View owned titles Selector and Approver roles –Selector can create lists of books and submit for approval –Approver can approve lists and submit orders Online resource providing libraries with extensive collection development and management capabilities

User Experience – Highlights  Fully integrated into EBSCOhost Fully integrated into EBSCOhost  Strength of the EBSCOhost platform Strength of the EBSCOhost platform  Familiarity for existing EBSCOhost users Familiarity for existing EBSCOhost users  eBook browse eBook browse  Most relevant pages for search Most relevant pages for search  TOC in results and detail record  Permalink (page, chapter, title level)  Extensive citation support  Flexible download and print options  Streamlined audiobook experience

eBook Download Download / save a page, page range, or chapter as a PDF –Open PDF – watermarked and copyright stamped; compatible with anything that can read an open PDF, including traditional Kindle Download an entire eBook –Protected PDF – compatible with Adobe supported devices and applications (next slide) –Optional – library chooses whether to enable, no cost to do so –End users must have Adobe Digital Editions, a free application, to download to computer (not required to download direct to tablets, e.g. iPad, Kindle Fire)

Compatible Devices & Applications Sony, Nook, Kobo, Samsung, Toshiba iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire (via Bluefire Reader app) Droid (via txtr app) And more – for a complete list: Expanded Options Coming Continued support for Adobe solution, as well as: Apps for iOS and Android devices Optimized web site for eBook access from mobile devices

Consortia Purchase Each consortium member to purchases its own titles under its desired business model (1U, 3U, UU) All participants receive a discount More targeted collections, more flexibility and control for participants Note: Available for eligible content, orders must be placed together

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