Kluwer Onlinee-books and e-reference works

http://www.kluweronline.com

By Walter MontenarieLicensing Manager

walter.montenarie@wkap.nl

Kluwer Online eBookshttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com/

• Features• Subject areas• Pricing

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

Features:

• Over 1,200 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 on request– 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

Features:• Copyright protection

– 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

• Build your own e-book Library– Co-branding with each institutions

name – UNLIMITED concurrent users– Librarian Admin portal lets you

manage your account, order titles– MARC Records available

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

Kluwer Online eBooks – Subject areashttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Six subject areas:– Biology & Medical Sciences– Chemistry– Earth, Environmental and Plant Sciences– Computer Science and Electrical Engineering– Social & Behavioral Sciences– Physics & Material Sciences

Kluwer Online eBooks – Pricing modelhttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com

Pricing model

• One-off price: pay once and the book is yours• No maintenance, update, subscriptions fees• When the Print price (P) is 100, then the E-only price (E) is 100 and E +

P = 120• Shared pricing schedules available for consortia/multiple institutions• Free trials available• Volume discount structure:

100-199

Discount

eBooksPurchased

20% 25%30%

35%40%

10% 15%

25-49 50-99 200-299 300-399 400-499 500+

Kluwer Online eReference Workshttp://reference.kluweronline.com/

• Features• Titles• Pricing

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

Users can:– Save searches for future

reference– Make notes in the text for

reference– Refer information to colleagues – Bookmark specific references or

pages

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

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

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

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

Co-branded with your institution’s name

Highlighted items indicate index terms

Kluwer Online eReference Works – Titleshttp://reference.kluweronline.comCurrently 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● Computational Methods in Biophysics● 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● Sedimentology● Soil Science● Structural Geology and Tectonics● World Regional Geology

• Site Tour Available from homepage

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

Site tour

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

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

Single institute

• Subscription model: one-off payment for Reference Work, annual update fee

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

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

• Shared pricing schedules available for consortia/multiple institutions

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