1. ICOLC April 23, 2001 Newport, Rhode Island Barbara Cooperman, Chief Marketing Officer Darrell Gunter, Senior VP Sales & Services Americas The Art of Information Solutions

2. Agenda Vision Branding and Product Architecture More Choice of Content More Choice of Functionality More Choice of Platform Open Linking Technologies Usage Statistics & Tools Archive & Partnerships

3. The Art of Information Solutions Electronic Publishing Vision Largest database for STM on the Internet today (Essential Resource) Largest network of scientific researchers (Quality Resource) Price/performance leader for the delivery of STM information services (Value Resource) Create open information solutions - with content from all suppliers Create an environment for scientific discovery and insight Create value for our customers Market PositionMission

4. The Art of Information Solutions From one content product to a portfolio of information solutions Built around a unifying, market-driven brand concept Providing: –customers with choice and flexibility –end users with customized research solutions …The Art of Information Solutions

5. The Art of Information Solutions MARKETACADEMIC INDUSTRY

6. The Art of Information Solutions MARKET WEB EDITIONS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS NAVIGATORS LOCAL TOOLS PORTALS ACADEMIC INDUSTRY

7. The Art of Information Solutions MARKET WEB EDITIONS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS NAVIGATORS SD Navigator LOCAL TOOLS PORTALS ACADEMIC INDUSTRY

8. The Art of Information Solutions Providing More Choice of... Content Functionality Platforms LEADING TO MORE VALUE

9. The Art of Information Solutions More Choice in Content Web Editions Digital Collections –Limited –Complete –Freedom –Subject –Backfiles Navigators –ScienceDirect Navigator –Individual A&I Databases –BioMedNet Reviews –Engineering Village 2 Portals –Scirus.com –bmn.com

10. The Art of Information Solutions Web Editions Part of print subscription Proposition: –ScienceDirect format (HTML, Summary Plus, PDF) –12 Months rolling access –Simple searching WE text –Inward-linking from ES platforms and products

11. The Art of Information Solutions Digital Collections Content –Standard 4 year archive with current year building Standard full text subscription options –Limited: Selection of current print holdings –Complete: All of the current print holdings –Freedom: e-access to non-subscribed titles New options: Subject Collections and Backfiles

12. The Art of Information Solutions New Digital Collection Option - Subject Collections A subscription package consisting of pre-selected lists of titles per scientific field. 21 Subject Collections are now available Each Subject Collection is complemented with a Subject Home page on ScienceDirect

13. The Art of Information Solutions New Digital Collection Option - Backfiles Elsevier Science is committed to loading all titles on SD –back to Vol. 1 Issue 1, approximately 40 million pages in total! HTML abstracts and references, PDF body, full text searchable Organic Chemistry 6 titles/1 million pages, available now Chemistry programme will be loaded throughout 2001 – total of 4 million pages One-time purchase price, not annually recurring

14. The Art of Information Solutions Navigators ScienceDirect Navigator –A comprehensive STM abstracts database –Coverage of over 10,000 titles as selected and indexed in leading A&I databases from Elsevier plus Medline –Available in two options Core: 5 most recent years Complete: all available years back to 1974 Individual A&I databases –Elsevier Science databases: Embase, Biobase, Biotechnobase, Compendex, Fluidex, Geobase, Oceanbase, Beilstein, World Textiles –3rd party databases: Biosis, Inspec, EconLit, Medline, PsycINFO, GeoRef BioMedNet Reviews Engineering Village 2

15. The Art of Information Solutions Portals - Scirus.com

16. The Art of Information Solutions Portals - Scirus on ScienceDirect

17. The Art of Information Solutions More Choice in Functionality Author Tools Customization Personalization Linking Searching Browsing Complexity

18. The Art of Information Solutions ScienceDirect - Functionality Last year –Basic and advanced search of either journals or databases –Browse, personalization, alerts, linking Today –Search multiple sources with one interface –Cross database searching with normalized fields –Search by named database or by subject area –Search history/combine searches –Export to citation manager –Librarian banner/homepage Planned for the rest of 2001 –De-duplication of records –Cited by –Article by article publication –Improved personalization/alerts –Journal holdings information/links to local holdings

19. The Art of Information Solutions More Choice of Platforms On-LineOn-Site Access to full text, rich A&I navigation and robust functionality through the internet Local hosting of content from Elsevier and other publishers, powered by ScienceServer, Endeavor, or a proprietary Intranet platform Hybrid Seamlessly connect researchers to local and online content and services 1 st Hybrid: 2 nd Generation:

20. The Art of Information Solutions Voyager – state-of-the-art integrated library management system –Supplemental modules: Citation Server - will include full Open Linking Technologies suite July 2001 Image Server Interlibrary Loan Media Scheduling Universal Catalog Universal Borrowing Geospatial Searching ENCompass - the only single, fully-integrated tool for managing, searching, linking, and providing access to the vast and varied collections of libraries –single user interface for discovery, linking, and access –unified tool incorporating all of a library’s collection; flexible, customizable –will include full Open Linking Technologies suite December 2001

21. The Art of Information Solutions Open Linking Technologies Vision Provide users with seamless navigation on and between platforms Goal To link together the entirety of scientific information regardless of location or availability How Through a suite of Open Linking Technologies jointly developed by Elsevier and Endeavor

22. The Art of Information Solutions Open Linking Technologies Rich, Internal Links –Within a platform between abstracts, articles and references CrossRef –From ScienceDirect to other external information collections –From other external services to ScienceDirect-hosted content LinkFinder –From references to known sources with high probability (Bibliographic databases, document delivery services, patent databases, e-books, etc.) LinkFinder Plus - customized linking and link to local holdings –From references to both local and remote resources –Appropriate copy resolution

23. The Art of Information Solutions ScienceDirect Electronic Usage Reports Features Electronic access to data HTML printable graphs and tables Down-loadable text files 13-month rolling calendar that supports trends analysis

24. The Art of Information Solutions Access and Availability For security reasons access requires 3 components – URL + UserID + Password Supplied monthly via email Stats available September 2000 (July 2000 soon)

25. The Art of Information Solutions Access and Navigation System is case sensitive !!! Eventually, users will be able to customize/ change password - currently not enabled.

26. The Art of Information Solutions Statistical Data Display Downloadable Files –Overall Usage – Subscribed Titles –Unsubscribed Titles

27. The Art of Information Solutions Graphical Reports General Overview Users and Sessions Daily Activity Articles by Type Non-subscribed Articles Articles Access Routes Search Activity Searches by Database Personal Profile Usage Number of Alerts (active or new) Personal Profile Activity Other Pages Accessed

28. The Art of Information Solutions Reports Page ES Links 3 Text Files Options

29. The Art of Information Solutions Graphical Reports Click Here for Report Descriptions

30. The Art of Information Solutions General Overview Report

31. The Art of Information Solutions Users and Sessions Report

32. The Art of Information Solutions Daily Activity Report

33. The Art of Information Solutions Requests for Full-Text Articles by File Type

34. The Art of Information Solutions Search Activity by Subscribed Database

35. The Art of Information Solutions ARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS EES SDOS LOCAL ARCHIVE –1995 SDOL Launched December 1998 –1995 1999 Archive Policy Established –Trusted Third Party –Data Provided via Tape/ CD-ROM or LAT 1996

36. The Art of Information Solutions ARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS Current Developments Feb 2001 Yale Univ. & Elsevier Partnerships (Funded by the Mellon Foundation) Development of “Digital Archive”1,100 ES titles Initial 12 month planning period Scope: –What it means to be an archive –What metadata is required to describe that archive. –How an archive might be used.

37. The Art of Information Solutions ARCHIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS Other Developments & Discussions (No Formal Agreements Agreements) –US Library of Congress – The Royal Library of the Netherlands –OCLC –Several Libraries in Japan –Some SDOS customers

38. The Art of Information Solutions PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA Understanding The Needs (Consortia vs. Institution) Developing A Super User Group –Evaluate its Needs –Review & Evaluation of e-products –Develop Strategic Marketing Plans –Leverage Your Investment

39. The Art of Information Solutions PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA Flexible Pricing Options! –Subject Collections –Freedom Packages Full Text Databases –Build Your Own Digital Library Program

40. The Art of Information Solutions PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA Strategies For Funding Strategies For Trials Strategies For Consensus

41. The Art of Information Solutions PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONSORTIA Achieve Goals & Objectives! Demonstrate Productivity Gains! Increase Share of Financial Funding within Your Institution!

42. The Art of Information Solutions FLEXIBILITY. CHOICE. VALUE. Flexible Product & Service Options Choices to fit the needs of your end users Buy what you need……...Value is maximized ……….”The Art of Information Solutions”

43. The Art of Information Solutions Thank you! Q & A