Lidiette Quesada EBSCO Publishing Vice President of Sales, Latin America & the Caribbean...

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