Post on 25-Dec-2015
Lidiette QuesadaEBSCO Publishing
Vice President of Sales,Latin America & the Caribbean
SCIBILLA – CAPESSão Paulo, September, 2007
EBSCO Publishing Background
• EBSCO Industries is one of the 200 largest private companiesin 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
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 Seamansand 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
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 unavailableto 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
EBSCOhost Products
• Academic Search
• Business Source
• CAB Abstracts
• CINAHL with Full Text
• Communication &Mass Media Complete
• Computers & AppliedSciences Complete
• DynaMed
• EconLit with Full Text
• Education Research Complete
• Environment Complete
• Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
• GeoRef
• Hospitality &Tourism Complete
• HumanitiesInternational Complete
EBSCOhost Products
• Inspec
• International Bibliographyof Theatre & Dance withFull 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 200additional databases
• 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
• 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
News – 2008
Academic Search
Total # of Full-Text Journals
Total # of Full-TextPeer-Reviewed Journals
Academic Search
CompleteSeptember
2008(projected)
2,010 4,485 5,341 6,000+
1,154 3,720 4,479 5,000+
Academic Search
CompleteMay 2007
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search
Elite
Academic Search Complete also containsnearly 250 books, monographs, encyclopedias, etc.
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
CompleteSeptember
2008(projected)
2 140 601 601+
10,120 10,120 10,120 18,000+
25 1,403 1,441 1,441+
0 5,028 17,491 17,491+
0 0 18,000 18,000+
0 426 2,249 2,249+
480 1,116 1,414 1,450+
580 1,190 1,449 1,500+
Business Source
CompleteMay 2007
Business Source Premier
BusinessSource
Elite
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Total # of Full-Text Journals
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in any version of Academic Search or Business Source
May2007
September2008
(projected)
639 750+
184 300+
EconLit with Full Text
Total # of Full-Text Journals
# of Full-Text JournalsNOT in Business Source Complete
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite
May2007
September2008
(projected)
421 500+
84 160+
157 230+
270 350+
EconLit with Full Text also containsmore than two dozen full-text books & monographs
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 viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
876 1,000+
71 100+
220 220+
325 450+
71 100+
220 220+
Environment Complete
Total # of Full-Text Journals
Total # of Full-Text Books
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in any versionof Academic Search or Business Source
# of Full-Text Books NOT in any versionof Academic Search or Business Source
May2007
September2008
(projected)
595 750+
102 125+
176 330+
97 120+
Hospitality & Tourism CompleteJournal Breakdown
Total # of Full-Text Journals
# of Full-Text JournalsNOT in Business Source Complete
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Premier
# of Full-Text Journals NOT in Business Source Elite
May2007
September2008
(projected)
125 165+
63 100+
66 100+
106 140+
Also includes 54 full-text books & monographs not availablein full text in any version of Business Source
Humanities International Complete
Total # of Full-Text Journals
Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs
# of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
670 800+
124 200+
309 440+
124 200+
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 viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
122 150+
128 150+
92 120+
128 150+
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 viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
70 100+
47 50+
57 75+
47 50+
FTLI with Full Text also includes full text of The Variety Film Reviews Databaseand images from The Motion Picture & Television Photo Archive
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 theNorth 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
May2007
September2008
(projected)
168 200+
75 100+
MEDLINE with Full Text
Total # of Full-Text Journals
# of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
1,204 1,265+
391 450+
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
CINAHL Plus with Full Text also contains evidence-basedcare 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 viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
622 800+
218 300+
315 500+
218 300+
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 viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Conference Papers NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
555 600+
736 750+
6,785 8,000+
268 300+
734 750+
6,785 8,000+
SocINDEX with Full Text
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Total # of Full-Text Journals
Total # of Full-Text Books/Monographs
# of Full-Text Journals NOT Available viaAny Version of Academic Search
# of Full-Text Books/Monographs NOT Available via Any Version of Academic Search
May2007
September2008
(projected)
380 430+
36 100+
248 300+
36 100+
Technology
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 awide range of users (novice to experienced),among many different features
User Centered Approach
EBSCOhost Interface Languages
Image Quickview
Bibliographic A&I DB Support via SmartLinking
Today we have DynaMed PDA and EBSCOhost Text-Only…EBSCOhost Mobile will be a true wireless access
interface for all EBSCOhost databases
EBSCOhost Mobile
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
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
Thank You