SpringerLink Recent and new content Focko Robbert van Berckelaer Licensing Manager Central/Eastern Europe

SpringerLink Redesign2 Introduction New Interface Downloading download statistics Ebooks Coffee Break Springer Materials Springer Images

SpringerLink Redesign3 Quick Search Box is now in the same location on EVERY page of the site. Users no longer have to go looking for it!   Searching on SpringerLink

SpringerLink Redesign4 Advanced Search The advance search box drops down from any page. The advance search now includes the option to “Search by Citation” to find a specific article or chapter.    

SpringerLink Redesign5 Subject Collections now expand to show detailed subfields.   Browsing Subject Collections   Institutional branding is now visible on every page.

SpringerLink Redesign6 SpringerLink Home Page Login Box Available From Every Page. No need to return to home page to login. New A-Z List reduces the need for scrolling. Easy Access To Admin functions and Librarian Links.   

SpringerLink Redesign7 Browsing within Content Type Search within Journals or eBooks allows for easy searching within specific content types.  

SpringerLink Redesign8 Journal Features Articles can be filtered to show Open Access articles only. The journal history notes indicate any title changes, mergers or title splits.    

SpringerLink Redesign9   All journal content available is immediately visible, including archival content. Browsing Journal Content

SpringerLink Redesign10 Journal information is clearly visible. Volume and issue number also clearly noted.     The Issue Page

SpringerLink Redesign11 Click the “Show Summary” button to reveal the abstract. The abstract can be reviewed without leaving the search results.     Revealing the Abstract

SpringerLink Redesign12 Related Documents The new SpringerLink shows researchers the most closely related documents.  

SpringerLink Redesign13 Mousing over Related Documents   “Mousing” over a Related Document causes a mini-abstract page to pop up, so researchers can review an item without leaving the original article!

SpringerLink Redesign14 Export Citation tool is easily visible and supports the most popular citation programs   Export Citations

SpringerLink Redesign15 References & “Cited By” Article references are easily viewed from the abstract page Links to articles which cite the article being viewed can be found under the “Cited By” button.    

SpringerLink Redesign16 “Look Inside” puts chapter-level PDFs back together, bringing the “book” experience back into eBooks! No special software is required! Controls are contained within the site! Some part of each chapter (and all frontmatter) is accessible even for non-subscribers!   eBooks

SpringerLink Redesign17 Always know where you are in the eBook. The bar at the top of the content area shows the chapter titles.    Viewing Chapters in PDF Preview

SpringerLink Redesign18 PDF Preview in Full Screen View

SpringerLink Redesign19 PDF Preview with hidden Thumbnails

SpringerLink Redesign20   Select “Details” in the table of contents to see references and related documents. Viewing Related Documents and References in PDF Preview

SpringerLink Redesign21 Related Documents cross all content types on SpringerLink!   Related Documents also for eBooks

SpringerLink Redesign22   Download PDF of the related document or move back to the “Look Inside” view. Download from the Mini-Abstract Window

Downloading SpringerLink usage stats

SpringerLink Redesign24 Go to Login with your administrator username/password

SpringerLink Redesign25 On the left side of your screen you will see your institution and all consortia your institution is a member of. Click the institution or consortium / multi-site account for which you need the usage report, and you have administrative rights for.

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SpringerLink Redesign28 SpringerLink Fulltext Chapter Downloads (in mio) eBook Usage In 2009 nearly 4 million chapter downloads by month!

SpringerLink Redesign29 Usage Development at four selected customers (1) SpringerLink Fulltext Downloads Oct 2007 YTD HEAL-LinkHong Kong Consortium University of Münster Journals ArticleseBooks Chapters University of Chicago

SpringerLink Redesign30 Usage Development at Four Selected Customers (2) SpringerLink Fulltext Downloads Jan-Sep 2008 HEAL-Link Greece University of Hong Kong Libraries Journals ArticleseBooks Chapters University of Chicago University of Münster

SpringerLink Redesign31 Usage by Copyright Years Average eBooks Chapter Downloads 2008 by Title and Copyright Year Unlike for journals content, the age of book content seems not to play a very important role. Books from 2008 were less popular since they were uploaded on SpringerLink during the year and were not available in the whole year. These data are quite consistent with data we see at Google Book Search. (N = 12,953)

SpringerLink Redesign32 Distribution of Usage 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% # titles # full-text chapter downloads 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% Springer: Distribution Full-Text Downloads by number of titles journals eBooks Top 20% journals account for 82% of total chapter downloads Top 20% eBooks account for 55% of total chapter downloads

SpringerLink Redesign33 Full-Text Section Requests by Visitor Referral Full-Text Section Requests by External Referral (Source: Coremetrics, April 2008, excluding Direct Loads and Internal Referrals)

SpringerLink Redesign34 eReaders – the future of reading?

SpringerLink Redesign35 SpringerLink eBooks are compatible with mobile readers Find Browse and find content on SpringerLink.com Download Download the PDF documents you need Connect Connect your mobile device to USB port (Sony Reader, iLiad, Kindle, etc) Save Save the PDF files on your reader Read Read the content on your mobile device

SpringerLink Redesign36 Key Features Springer eBooks Collection is: – Over 3500 new eBooks every year – 12 subject collections (English / Intl) – 100% DRM Free – Unlimited use: available 24/7 – Fully Searchable – Full Ownership – Highly used – excellent ROI Available on SpringerLink

SpringerLink Redesign37 Key Benefits for Librarians Federated Search compatible Dramatically broader access to quality content from Springer More value for book budget Unlimited concurrent access and use Full archiving rights from day one Less shelf space needed No risk of damage and theft Higher usage of content No shipping and handling costs No Digital Rights Management (DRM)

SpringerLink Redesign38 Key Features for Librarians Interconnected to all Springer content (Online Journals and eReference Works) New books directly available for use: Springer Books are born digitally Fully integrated in your library catalogue: MARC 21 Records Allowances for digital ILL, inclusion in course packs, etc COUNTER compliant usage statistics Ownership business model

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SpringerLink Redesign40 Leading Publishers: Number of Books Published (Data from if a book is published simultaneously in hard- and paperback editions, only the hardback edition was included) 3,877 3,450 2,366 1,447 1,484 1,250 1, Number of English-Language Titles Published in 2008

SpringerLink Redesign41 eBooks can be purchased in 12 annual Subject Collections Subject Collections 2010 copyright yearnumber of books Behavioral Science40 Biomedical and Life Science340 Business and Economics215 Chemistry and Materials Science185 Computer Science780 Earth and Environmental Science175 Engineering445 Humanities, Social Science & Law260 Mathematics and Statistics365 Medicine325 Physics and Astronomy250 Professional Computing and applied Computing160 Total3540

SpringerLink Redesign42 Availability Springer eBooks are available through SpringerLink*. Subscriber access is gained through IP verification for institutions and passwords/usernames for individuals and society members. A la carte purchases can be made through any number of partners including Amazon, NetLibary, eBrary, MyiLibrary etc…. Packages can be purchased direct via your consortia and licensing manager; individual institutions can purchase via their book distributor, journal agent, or direct via Springer. * Local hosting/loading agreements are possible ~ Available on Springerlink.com

SpringerMaterials – The Landolt-Börnstein Database

SpringerLink Redesign44 Facts Landolt-Börnstein is a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of selected and critically evaluated data in all areas of physical sciences & engineering. It is available in printed volumes and electronic form (springerlink.com) H. Landolt and R. Börnstein founded the Landolt-Börnstein data collection more than 125 years ago in They recognized the need for selected and easily retrievable data at the scientists’ desk. Due to the current immense production rate of literature and data the idea is now more topical than ever. LB is of high interest to institutes, research-intensive companies, societies, universities and libraries which want to offer their employees, members, professors and students a unique, comprehensive and top-quality data collection in the physical sciences and engineering. Currently 19 printed volumes are published each year Fully international in scope and coverage, the contents have been written and quality- checked by thousands of top scientists Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign45 Figures Landolt-Börnstein is a data collection equivalent to – >190,000 pages in 70,000 online documents (extracted from 380 printed volumes) – >120,000 figures – >1 Mio literature references – 65,000 keywords – >150,000 chemical substances – >72,000 element systems – >530,000 substance-property pairs – nearly 1,5 Mio synonyms Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign46 We listened to our customer’s feedback (I) Findability, usability and interactivity One dedicated portal with a simple URL Offering easy advanced search functionalities: Google-like full-text search Table-of-content navigation and keyword search Search results enable direct link to Landolt-Börnstein data Sorting hits according to their relevance

SpringerLink Redesign47 We listened to our customer’s feedback (II) Affordability New, flexible business model; highly attractive price Completeness Huge database, constantly updated Quality World-class content, provided by our authors and editors All this feedback has driven us to build a new online product: SpringerMaterials – The Landolt Börnstein Database

SpringerLink Redesign48 SPRINGERMATERIALS

SpringerLink Redesign49 What is SpringerMaterials? SpringerMaterials is a new one-stop web platform. It contains a systematic & comprehensive database of selected and critically assessed physico chemical data. Based on Landolt-Börnstein, the unique and top-quality data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering. It consists of 70,000 online documents, includes more than 120,000 figures, more than 1 million literature references and over 65,000 keywords. SpringerMaterials will replace the previous Landolt-Börnstein product as of January 2010 Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign50 Subject areas covered by SpringerMaterials Particles, Nuclei and Atoms Molecules and Radicals Electronic Structure and Transport Magnetism Semiconductivity Superconductivity Crystallography Thermodynamics Multiphase Systems Advanced Materials, Advanced Technologies Astro- and Geophysics Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign51 Number of PDF documents by subject area Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign52 Features and Benefits for Librarians Springer Materials has…So Librarians can... More than 120,000 figures, 1 Mio literature references, 65,000 keywords, 150,000 chemical substances, 72,000 element systems, 530,000 substance- property pairs, nearly 1,5 Mio synonyms and Increase their user productivity by offering one-stop shopping. Is the most comprehensive and timely resource of physical data on the market. Fully international in scope and coverage, the contents have been written and quality-checked by thousands of top scientists. Be confident SpringerMaterials provides useful and authorized information to end users. Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign53 Features and Benefits for Researchers Springer MaterialsSo researchers can Contains data equivalent to >190,000 pages in 70,000 online documents (extracted from 380 printed volumes) Find the right data all on one platform, pre-selected and evaluated by international experts for their specific research question so they don’t need to scan the primary literature themselves. Has the heritage of Landolt- Börnstein and contains the highest quality content Be sure that whatever data they choose will be the most reliable and most trusted for their work. Data is pre-selected and evaluated by thousands of international experts Find answers quickly for their specific research question and don’t need to scan the primary literature themselves. Has Google-like fullt-text search functionalities Easily find what they’re looking for Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign54 Business Model Institutional licenses – Database / access-only license – Annual subscription fee – Subscribe to the complete collection – Tiered pricing based on institutional size and type (FTE/FTR) Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign55 Homepage Advanced Search Google-like Full-text Search Navigate -Subject-Area - Periodic Table - Bookshelf Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign56 Advanced Search Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign57 Speed Typing Substance, Molecular Formula, CAS Numbers and Bibliography Search (Speed Typing offers dynamic list of potential search hits) Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign58 Navigate via Subject Area – Content Selection Page Navigation via subject: Select Semiconductivity Select Content Find your way back Via Bread-crumb trail Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign59 Search via Periodic Table – Search Result Page Select chemical elements Available content shown Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign60 Navigate via Bookshelf – Content Selection Page Navigation via Bookshelf offers search by volumes, sub-Volumes as in print Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign61 Search Result Page Number of relevant documents found in different subject areas Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information Total number of documents

SpringerLink Redesign62 Authentication SpringerMaterials.com supports following authentication methods – IP recognition – Off-campus/remote access possible. The administrator can give username/password access to individuals within his organization. The administrator needs to register within recognized IP ranges to create individual user accounts; the username for accessing the product off-campus. Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerLink Redesign63 Library Administrator Tools IP ranges will be administrated by our customer support center Download usage statistics: COUNTER BR 2 report Additional usage reports possible Landolt-Börnstein SpringerMaterials Siteguide of the Platform Comparable Products Additional Information

SpringerImages Your Guide to the Essence of Research! Simplify research

SpringerLink Redesign65 What is SpringerImages? A database of over 1.5 million images and associated pieces of full-text from Springer publications and third-party scientific image sources Images Images include: drawings, photos, tables, charts, etc. biology image library Springer Journals Springer Books Open Access

SpringerLink Redesign66 Where SpringerImages adds value Traditional method of finding an image Search Scan article Scan results 14,726 results Image found? no Repeat to find more yes Download article Finding images via SpringerImages Search Scan images 14 results Get answer Reseachers…. Find more images Find them easier Get answers faster Reseachers…. Find more images Find them easier Get answers faster

SpringerLink Redesign67 Key Facts About SpringerImages - database 1.5 million+ scientific, technical and medical images – Images: photos, graphs, histograms, figures and tables Constantly growing database Variety of sources: SpringerLink, SpringerProtocols, images.MD, and more Peer-reviewed, trusted sources Unlimited concurrent users Availability: Entire collection or Medical and Life Sciences Permission to use images for personal, non-commercial use

SpringerLink Redesign68 All science image database Images*Subject Collection 181,000 Biomedicine 312,000 Life Sciences 481,000 Medicine & Public Health 2,000 Pharmacy 240,000 Chemistry 29,000 Computer Science 16,000 Economics/Management Science 6,000 Education 83,000 Engineering 34,000 Environment 3,000 Geography 100,000 Geosciences 15,000 Humanities/Art 18,000 Material Science 5,000 Mathematics 62,000 Physics 10,000 Psychology 10,000 Social Sciences

SpringerLink Redesign69 All science image database – purchase options Two purchase options SpringerImages: Medical & Life Sciences SpringerImages (Complete) SpringerImages: Medical & Life Sciences includes following subject collections: Biomedicine Life Sciences Medicine & Public Health Pharmacy

SpringerLink Redesign70 What may users do with the images Subscribers have unlimited personal use of the images for the life of their subscription. This covers lectures, presentations, research, et cetera - any non-commercial use. You cannot publish or use the images commercially, in print or online, without acquiring standard permissions through the Springer’s permissions departments.

SpringerLink Redesign71 Key Facts About SpringerImages - platform User-friendly interface Export image sets to PowerPoint and PDF – Includes caption, full image, source information Create Image Sets easily via a drag and drop function Link back to original source Context of images (on image details page) – Extracts from the full article, captions, bibliographic data High Resolution images (where available) – Users can choose size to view Save Searches , share, and bookmark images Administrator tool to easily manage access and to provide usage statistics

SpringerLink Redesign72 Home Page Register once and log in to use features like ’image sets’ and ‘save searches’ Logo of the institution – access is granted by IP Basic search – search through image captions or all text fields Advanced search - extend your basic search with advanced search options Browse for images by subject area

SpringerLink Redesign73 Search Results Page Refine your search results easily by: text, subject, source, publication date or image type Zoom in to have a closer look at the results. Click on one of the thumbnails to go to image details page Drag and drop your favourite images to one of your image sets (log in required) Save your search (login required)

SpringerLink Redesign74 Image Details Page Image tools: see full size image, download orginal article, , print or bookmark image or add image to a set Keywords – derived from orginal source or added by experts. Users can also add their own keywords Read the full caption of the image Extracts from the orginal article

SpringerLink Redesign75 Export Images Sets Easily browse through your favourite images Export your image sets to a PDF or PowerPoint file with just one click

SpringerLink Redesign76 Business Model Institutional licenses – Database / access-only license – No local loading – Annual subscription fee – Subscribe to one of the following packages: SpringerImages: Full Collection SpringerImages: Medical and Life Sciences collection – Tiered pricing based on Size (FTE/FTR)

SpringerLink Redesign77 Trial Trial (new customers only) – 60 days duration – With consent to market directly to end users during trial – Usage statistics available after trial

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