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1 OpenGeoSci, eBooks, and Updates Marc Segers Director of Strategic Development October 2013

2 Agenda Journal Enhancements GSW eBook Collection OpenGeoSci

3 GeoScienceWorld Journals Continued to add to front and backfile content 45+ journals and AGI’s GeoRef data 120,000 articles in Millennium and Archive Collections (years 1905-present)

4 New Journals and Archives, 2013 Five new journals The European Association of Geochemistry’s GeoChemical Perspectives Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society Scottish Journal of Geology Journal of Micropaleontology Archive additions SEG’s Geophysics (launching soon) SSA’s Earthquake Notes, back to 1929 Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, back to 1985

5 Major Application Update Undergoing application redesign using Drupal –Open source –Responsive –Flexible

6 Search Enhancements Adopting latest search technology Introducing faceted search features Integrated searching for journals, ebooks, and GeoRef New page designs (non-final mock up on following slide)

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8 GSW eBook Collections Releasing in May 2014 1,050 titles 10 publishers Page turning eBook reader experience Integrated with journal platform Cross searching and recommendations Mobile access MARC records Chapter downloads Perpetual access license option

9 eBooks title list, pricing, and license inquiries: Lisa Larson, Head of North American Academic Sales, larson@geoscienceworld.org larson@geoscienceworld.org Keith Parent, Corporate and Special Library Sales, parent@geoscienceworld.org

10 eBook Reader View

11 Introducing OpenGeoSci Map-based discovery platform Includes more than 309,000 maps, cross- sections, charts, tables, and other data assets Resource for finding assets and linking back to publications of origin

12 Content in OpenGeoSci 309,000 data assets in OpenGeoSci sourced from GSW journals Representing content from more than 45 journals (years 2000-present) Adding assets from GSW ebook program in 2014

13 Among the 45 Journals Geology Geophysics AAPG Bulletin Petroleum Geology Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Journal of Sedimentary Research

14 Subject Category Coverage

15 Search Features Map-based searching Optimized for tablets Filter results geospatially or by journal, subject category, or date Center mapped results with your location Utilize layers for political boundaries and terrain

16 Discovery Features Locate figures and maps with pinpoints and shaded coverage areas View the figure and maps with caption information from the article Browse all the images from an article in scrollable discovery panel Link to the original source for reading the full article

17 Live Now for Free Use http://opengeosci.org Feedback and ideas, contact: opengeosci@geoscienceworld.org

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23 Next Steps for OpenGeoSci Adding GSW eBook Collections content in 2014 Seeking new strategic partners willing to share content Major feature enhancements may require grants, partnerships, or other funding sources

24 Thank you Presentation questions to: Marc Segers, segers@geoscienceworld.orgsegers@geoscienceworld.org


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