Presentation Kluwer Online e-books and e-reference works By Walter Montenarie Licensing Manager [email protected]

Presentation Kluwer Online

e-books and e-reference works http://www.kluweronline.com

By Walter Montenarie

Licensing Manager

[email protected]

http://www.kluweronline.com/

Kluwer Online eBooks

http://ebooks.kluweronline.com/

• Features

• Subject areas

• How does it work?

• Pricing

Kluwer Online eBooks - Featureshttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Features:

• Over 750 titles available

• 1,000 new titles in 2004

• Powered by netLibrary provides:– Online viewing

No large downloads Saving storage space on computers No software installation

– Usage statistics/reporting– Full-text search of the entire book content– IP Authentication and remote access for

individuals via username/password– Multilingual support (English, Spanish and

Chinese) for the site

Kluwer Online eBooks - Featureshttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Features:• Digital rights management (DRM) permissions

– Display of a single page at a time in the browser

– The text of that page can be copied and pasted, and printed

– Everything has to be done one page at a time

• Free trials available• Front list and classic titles • Build your own e-book Library

– allow UNLIMITED concurrent users– are co-branded with each institutions

name– Librarian Admin portal lets you manage

your account, order titles– MARC Records available

Kluwer Online eBooks – Subject areas http://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Six subject areas:

– Biology & Medical Sciences– Chemistry– Environmental and Plant Sciences– Computer Science and Electrical Engineering– Social & Behavioral Sciences– Physics & Material Sciences

Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work? http://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Subjects:

• Login

• Reading an eBook Online

• Navigation Bar

• Contents navigation

• Searching an eBook

• Using the dictionary

• Printing and copying

• Using notes


This is the screen that people who are authorized will see.

The main thing on this page is the search box, which is the primary means of finding an eBook to read.

Login


• When you are out of the office:

http://ebooks.kluweronline.com

• Create your own Login ID and Password

• Once you are in do a Search on any common word and make sure that you indicate you would like to search the “Full Text” to get the most hits.

Login


The results are displayed. Click on the title that you want to access or perform a new search e.g. by using the advanced search option

Login


Reading an eBook online

Select the eBooks you want to access by clicking “view this title”.


The tools located in the reader navigation bar can be used to control display options or navigate the eBook

Navigation Bar


Contents Navigation

The table of contents can be used to navigate in the book by clicking on the chapters or paragraphs.


Search for a word or a phrase in the full text

Search an eBook


The disctionary tab allows you to look up any term in the disctionary while you are viewing an eBook

Using the Dictionary


You may print or copy one page at a time using your browser’s print or copy functions. Or you may print by clicking the printer icon at the top of the navigation bar.

Printing and Copying


The Notes tab allows you to mark a page or add a note to a page for future reference and lists all notes you have added for the title you are currently viewing

Using Notes

Kluwer Online eBooks – Pricing model http://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Pricing model

100-199

Discount

eBooks Purchased

20%25%

30%35%

40%

200-299 300-399 400-49950-99 500+25-49

15%10%

• When the Print price (P) is 100, then the E-only price (E) is 100 and E + P = 120

• When a customer already owns a print (value = 100), the price for E-access is 20

• Extra discounts available for consortia/multiple institutions

• Volume discount structure:

Kluwer Online eReference Works

http://reference.kluweronline.com/

• Features

• Titles

• How does it work?

• Pricing

Kluwer Online eReference Works - Featureshttp://reference.kluweronline.com

Providing the Best Features of Interactivity:– Powerful Search Capability– Frequent Updates – Multi-volume Links – Campus-wide IP verification– MARC records– Excellent Course Pack

Applications

Users can:– Save searches for future

reference– Make notes in the text for

reference– Refer information to colleagues – Bookmark specific references or

pages

Co-branded with your institution’s name

Functionality toolbar allows individuals to customize the platform with their notes, searches, etc.

Powerful “Refers to” and “Referred from” links allow for non-linear research that follows a subject/topic

Highlighted items indicate index terms

All entries are rendered in HTML, equations are rendered as images

Kluwer Online eReference Works - Featureshttp://reference.kluweronline.com

Kluwer Online eReference Works – Titleshttp://reference.kluweronline.com

Currently 4 Subject Areas

– Computational and Mathematical Sciences• Encyclopaedia of Mathematics• Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science• Encyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing Management• Encyclopedia of Optimization• Computer Science and Communications Dictionary• The Complete Handbook of the Internet

– Biomedical Sciences Computational Methods in Biophysics….Volume 1-4

– Physical Sciences Concise Encyclopedia of Supersymmetry and Noncommutative…. Handbook of Nanophase…..Volume 1-4 Magnetism Polymer Blends Handbook Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry

Kluwer Online eReference Works –Titleshttp://reference.kluweronline.com

– Earth and Environmental Sciences Applied Geology Beaches and Coastal Geology Climatology Environmental Geology European and Asian Regional Geology General Geology Geochemistry Geomorphology Geophysics Hydrology and Lakes Mineralogy Paleontology Petrology Planetary Science Soil Science Structural Geology and Tectonics World Regional Geology

Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work? http://reference.kluweronline.com

• Site Tour Available from homepage

• Topics covered:– Navigation– Advanced Search– Search Results– Internal linking– Reference features– Additional features

Site tour


• http://reference.kluweronline.com

• IP recognition

• Display of subject areas

• Display of all titles

• Choose your title by clicking

Logging in - Homepage


From there you can browse by alphabet or perfrom a basic search or click “advanced search”

Searching and browsing


Advanced searchIn the advanced search area you can look:

– for a specific author– for a specific title– within the full-text of the entry– within captions– within references or bibliographies– within equations– any combination of the above

Functionality toolbar


– Previous/next entry– Print article– Bookmark article– E-mail article– Making notes– Article referred to/from

Kluwer Online eReference Works – Pricinghttp://reference.kluweronline.com

Single institute

• When the Print price (P) is 100, then the E-only price (E) is 100 and E + P = 120

• When a customer already owns a print (value = 100), the price for E-access is 20

• Same package discounts:– 10% for entire subject area– 20% for entire package

• Extra discounts available for consortia/multiple institutions

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Presentation Kluwer Online e-books and e-reference works By Walter Montenarie Licensing Manager [email protected]