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ICOLC meeting April 2005

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Agenda

Introduction – Darrell Gunter, Senior Vice President Americas

Scopus – Jaco Zijlstra, Director Scopus Scopus introductory offer & Scopus for consortia -

Darrell Gunter, Senior Vice President Americas Q&A

Scopus

“User centred; Librarian approved”Amy Knapp, University of Pittsburgh

Presented by:Jaco Zijlstra, Director Scopus

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Scopus’ aim

Support the scientific literature

research process - by finding relevant

articles quickly and investigating current

research relationships through citation

information

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Starting from the users’ needs

If we understand the

researcher workflow

we can design better

products

So we significantly

invest in user-based

design

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What is Scopus? Search and navigation tool across scientific literature

The world’s largest abstract & citation database

Covering 14,000 titles, from 4,000 publishers

Simultaneous web search of 180 Million scientific

web pages (including patent information)

Entitled full-text in one click

Advanced library integration and personalization

features

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Major tasks literature research process

Find new articles in a familiar subject field Stay up-to-date Get an overview or understanding of a new

subject field Find author-related information

articles by a specific author contact information information to help in evaluating a specific author

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Scopus content

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12,65012,650 academic journals 1,1001,100 Unique Medline journals (100% coverage) 465465 Open Access journals

750750 conference proceedings 600600 trade publications 2727 million abstracts from the last 40 years 230230 Million references added to all abstracts from 1996

onwards 180 180 million scientific web pages via Scirus

Content is updated dailydaily

Scopus covers 14,000 titles

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Scopus subject coverage

4,5004,500 Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics & Engineering

5,9005,900 Life and Health Sciences (100% Medline coverage)

2,5002,500 Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2,7002,700 Social Sciences, Psychology and Economics

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Current market roll out Over 130 customers have signed Some consortia

Austria consortium (16 universities) Andalusia consortium Spain (9 universities) South Korean Consortium (39 members) China consortium (25 members)

Individual institutions that are part of a consortium University of Toronto, University of Ottawa (OCUL) University of Alberta (COPPUL) University of Pittsburgh (NERL) New Jersey Institute of Technology (VALE) Chalmers University – Sweden (BIBSAM) Oxford University, Manchester University - UK (JISC)

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Scopus introductory offer

Presented by:

Darrell W. Gunter, Sr. Vice President Sales

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Scopus Subscription Model

Subscription fee based on Number of FTE’s – Academic institutions Number of Researchers – Government institutions

Access to the entire database including full back-file

All functionality included

No simultaneous user limits

Web-based COUNTER-compliant usage statistics

Training and Helpdesk support available

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Scopus Introductory Offer

Long period to evaluate Scopus Risk free: contracts can include an opt out clause

Access period 2005 – 2007 3 years access for payment of 1 year fee

Discount for early commitment Flexible payment plan

Payment of 2007 annual fee can be spread over the 3-year period

Payment options are: Full annual fee paid by 1st Jan 2007 Installments spread over 2005, 2006

Additional discount for early payment Roll out to all end-users

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Benefits of Scopus Introductory Offer

Evaluate Scopus alongside other products

Allow users to familiarize themselves with Scopus gradually

without taking existing products away

Make an informed buying decision Based on usage Based on users’ feedback Based on your own and your peers experience

Limited offer, expires August 31, 2005

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Population (broad) USD

< 5,000 Custom

5,000 - 10,000 50,000

10,000 - 15,000 70,000

15,000 - 25,000 100,000

25,000 - 40,000 150,000

> 40,000 Custom

Scopus Standard Academic Pricing

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Scopus for consortia

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Scopus for Consortia

Elsevier has 9 years of experience Principles built on experience Time tested and validated daily Flexibility; options:

All for one & one for all Tiered approach Early adopter benefit Administrative flexibility

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Key Principles

Size of Consortia # of Members Dollar Volume of Consortia

Term One year vs. multiple year agreements

Agreement One agreement vs. Multiple agreements

Invoicing One invoice vs. Multiple invoices

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“All for one” Approach

All for one & one for all Consortium guarantees 100% participation One agreement for entire Consortium One invoice for all Consortium Maximum financial benefit to Consortium

Benefits to Consortium Significant $$ savings off standard pricing Administrative savings

One agreement One invoice One procurement process team vs. the individual members

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“The Tiered” Approach

Consortium establishes price schedule based

on level of participation Benefits:

Flexibility and financial benefits More members higher discounts $$ Administration

No need to negotiate individual license and pricing Member approved agreement Invoicing flexibility

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“Hybrid” Approach

Starting point with a group of institutions Allows for initial Consortium discount Additional discount as size of Consortium grows

One agreement or multiple agreements One invoice or multiple agreements

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Scopus for Consortia

Early Adopter benefits Allows individual universities to adopt a new product Should consortium sign agreement, Elsevier will

match the agreement for the early adopter and

refund the difference Elsevier takes care of the admin work

Combines economy-of-scale and individual

flexibility

Your Questions Please

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