1. The R2 Digital Library MCMLA Virtual Meeting 2015

2. The R2 Digital Library
Rittenhouse is leading distributor of scientific, technical & medical content
The R2 Digital Library is a market leading web based full-text eBook database

3. The R2 Digital Library Health sciences Full text, integrated eBooks
About The R2 Digital Library
Health sciences
Full text, integrated eBooks
Emphasis on clinical resources
DCT & Former Brandon Hill

4. The R2 Digital Library Specialized users require specialized content
Why R2?
Specialized users require specialized content
Multiple publishers – one platform
Optimized for tablet use
Have access to eBooks in health sciences…anyplace any time
Be where your users are…
“In the Cloud”

5. The R2 Digital Library
How is R2 Different?
eBooks from multiple publishers come together to form a database
Pay once – own content for life of the edition
Mediated PDA Model
Topic driven navigation

6. The R2 Digital Library 24/7/365 access Link-out to Primary Resources
Features
24/7/365 access
Link-out to Primary Resources
More than two million images
Deep Linking
Communication Tools
Optimized for tablet use

7. The R2 Digital Library
Content
One of the largest eBook collections in nursing and allied health –
Market leaders such as Elsevier Health Sciences, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, F.A. Davis, Cengage Delmar Learning and Pearson
And….

8. The R2 Digital Library
Unique Publishers
Cover Publishing (Dubin’s Rapid Interpretation of EKG’s)
AORN ( Standards in Perioperative Nursing)
American Nurses Association
ASPAN
LactNews Press
Scientific Publishing
Plural Publishing

9. The R2 Digital Library Reserve Shelf Easy Authentication
Administrative Features
Reserve Shelf
Easy Authentication
Access to free MARC records
Collaboration tools

10. The R2 Digital Library
OK – What’s it cost?
Purchase individual resources for the life of the edition –
No Annual Subscription for content
Archives for out of print titles
Select concurrent users you need
Annual Maintenance Fee for platform

11. The R2 Digital Library Patron Driven Acquisition How is R2 Different?
Select individual titles or disciplines to include in your PDA Collection
Full text access
Third full text access is the trigger event
You decide if you want to purchase

12. Questions? Wendy Bahnsen Executive Director Library Services
Thank You!
Wendy Bahnsen
Executive Director Library Services