1. Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean SCIBILLA – CAPES São Paulo, September, 2007

2. EBSCO Publishing Background EBSCO Industries is one of the 200 largest private companies in the United States –EBSCO Industries has more than 5,000 employees –EBSCO Information Services has served libraries for over seven decades –EBSCO Information Services is the leading service provider of e-journal, e- book and e-journal package and print subscriptions, e-resource management tools, full-text and secondary databases, and related services for all types of libraries and research organizations In the current climate of great transition and buyouts among so many of the premiere players in the library automation market, EBSCO has maintained course, growing continually while remaining independent. The company has expanded its offerings— 16,000 e-journals and ten million articles are now available to users—through partnerships and purchases. Library Journal, 9/1/2007

3. EBSCO Publishing Background EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc. –EBSCO Publishing is the provider of EBSCOhost, the world’s most-used, for-fee online research service for libraries –EBSCO Publishing was founded in 1984 by Tim Collins & Jerry Seamans and acquired by EBSCO Industries in 1987 –EBSCO Publishing has nearly 800 employees and is headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts (near Boston) EBSCO Publishing is the provider of EBSCOhost, the world’s most- used, for-fee online research service for libraries –EBSCOhost has multiple locations in the United States Each location is fully redundant

4. EBSCO Publishing Mission & Objectives As the world’s most prolific aggregator of journals, EBSCO Publishing’s main objective is to balance the needs of publishers with the needs of its customers (libraries) The mission of the full-text database model is to complement university journal collections –The value of a full-text database is not found in what it can replace in the library’s existing collection –Instead, the value is found in what the full-text database can do to expand access for the library, providing access to journals previously unavailable to researchers at that institution EBSCO Publishing has established itself as the only full-text database vendor with whom most leading publishers will work and a major objective is to continue to protect and expand that position

5. EBSCOhost Products Academic Search Business Source CAB Abstracts CINAHL with Full Text Communication & Mass Media Complete Computers & Applied Sciences Complete DynaMed EconLit with Full Text Education Research Complete Environment Complete Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text GeoRef Hospitality & Tourism Complete Humanities International Complete

6. EBSCOhost Products Inspec International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text LISTA with Full Text Literary Reference Center MEDLINE with Full Text MLA International Bibliography PsycARTICLES PsycINFO RILM RIPM SocINDEX with Full Text SPORTDiscus with Full Text And…nearly 200 additional databases

7. More Than 200 Academic Consortia Worldwide Rely on EBSCOhost Databases Academic Search and Business Source are the two most searched for-fee research databases in the world –This is partially true because these are the two main databases purchased by most academic consortia in the world Examples of consortia subscribing to Academic Search and Business Source include the most prestigious consortia in the United States –CARLI –California State University System –City University of New York (System) –GALILEO –MINITEX –MOREnet –NC LIVE –OhioLINK –State University of New York (System) –TexShare –And many others

8. Examples of consortia subscribing to Academic Search and/or Business Source include the most prestigious consortia in Latin America –ALTAMIRA –AUPRIDES –COBIMET –CONACYT –CONARE- CSUCA –Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias –CUDI –SECyT –SENACYT –And many others

9. News – 2008

10. Academic Search Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Peer-Reviewed Journals Academic Search Complete September 2008 (projected) 2,0104,4855,3416,000+ 1,1543,7204,4795,000+ Academic Search Complete May 2007 Academic Search Premier Academic Search Elite Academic Search Complete also contains nearly 250 books, monographs, encyclopedias, etc.

11. Business Source Full-Text Books/Monographs Full-Text Company Profiles Full-Text Country Economic Reports Full-Text Industry Reports Full-Text Interviews (Executive & Analyst) Full-Text Market Research Reports Full-Text Peer-Reviewed Journals Full-Text Trade Journals & General Business Magazines Business Source Complete September 2008 (projected) 2140601601+ 10,12010,12010,12018,000+ 251,4031,4411,441+ 05,02817,49117,491+ 0018,00018,000+ 04262,2492,249+ 4801,1161,4141,450+ 5801,1901,4491,500+ Business Source Complete May 2007 Business Source Premier Business Source Elite

12. Computers & Applied Sciences Complete Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 639750+ 184300+

13. EconLit with Full Text Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Complete # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 421500+ 84160+ 157230+ 270350+ EconLit with Full Text also contains more than two dozen full-text books & monographs

14. Education Research Complete Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books Total # of Full-Text Conference Papers # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 8761,000+ 71100+ 220220+ 325450+ 71100+ 220220+

15. Environment Complete Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source # of Full-Text Books NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 595750+ 102125+ 176330+ 97120+

16. Hospitality & Tourism Complete Journal Breakdown Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Complete # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier # of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 125165+ 63100+ 66100+ 106140+ Also includes 54 full-text books & monographs not available in full text in any version of Business Source

17. Humanities International Complete Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 670800+ 124200+ 309440+ 124200+

18. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text (IBTD with Full Text) Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 122150+ 128150+ 92120+ 128150+

19. FTLI with Full Text (FTLI = Film & Television Literature Index) Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 70 100+ 4750+ 5775+ 4750+ FTLI with Full Text also includes full text of The Variety Film Reviews Database and images from The Motion Picture & Television Photo Archive

20. LISTA with Full Text Libraries should consider using funds from LLIS (Wilson) or LISA (CSA) toward an upgrade to LISTA with Full Text LISTA with Full Text also contains full text of books & monographs, such as: –Handbook of Electronic and Digital Acquisitions –Historical Aspects of Cataloging and Classification –Introduction to Serials Work for Library Technicians –Journals of the Century –Libraries and Google –The Future of Serials (Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) –The Practical Library Manager –The Practical Library Trainer –Library/Vendor Relationships Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 168200+ 75100+

21. MEDLINE with Full Text Total # of Full-Text Journals # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 1,2041,265+ 391450+

22. CINAHL Plus with Full Text CINAHL Plus with Full Text also contains evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and other non-traditional sources Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 622800+ 218300+ 315500+ 218300+

23. NOTE: More than 6,000 of the full-text conference papers are from the American Sociological Association Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books Total # of Full-Text Conference Papers # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 555600+ 736750+ 6,7858,000+ 268300+ 734750+ 6,7858,000+ SocINDEX with Full Text

24. SPORTDiscus with Full Text Total # of Full-Text Journals Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs # of Full-Text Journals NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search # of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search May 2007 September 2008 (projected) 380430+ 36100+ 248300+ 36100+

25. Technology

26. User Centered Approach Formed partnership with Kent State University’s usability lab, ScanPath Two tests so far: FMLT, General EBSCOhost health check More planned in 2007 Reports help us identify usage traits among a wide range of users (novice to experienced), among many different features

27. User Centered Approach

28. EBSCOhost Interface Languages

29. Image Quickview

31. Bibliographic A&I DB Support via SmartLinking

36. Today we have DynaMed PDA and EBSCOhost Text-Only… EBSCOhost Mobile will be a true wireless access interface for all EBSCOhost databases EBSCOhost Mobile

37. Accessibility – Going Beyond 508 EBSCOhost 508/W3C Compliant for handicap accessibility University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility Hundreds of under-the-hood code changes to improve functional accessibility Separate Text Only interface antiquated, retiring by 12/31 Side benefit of changes… big reduction in page byte size, even faster page downloads than Text Only

38. Accessibility – Going Beyond 508 “As a JAWS screenreader user, I noticed [the changes]… I can now quickly navigate through the EBSCO site. You have my grateful thanks.” –Christie Gilson Doctoral Candidate University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility

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