Wouter van der Velde
SpringerLink eBooks
Agenda
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Viewing eBooks on SpringerLink2.
MyCopy3.
Springer eBooks features4.
Mobile devices & Springer eBooks5.
Discovering Springer eBooks6.
Google Partnership + Library Link Program7.
Marc Records8.
Library Admin and Usage Reports9.
Alerting Services and Promotional Tools10.
Digital Preservation“Look Inside” puts chapter-level PDFs back together,
bringing the “book” experience back into eBooks!
No special software is required! Controls within the site!
A few pages of chapters (and all Frontmatter) is accessible even to non-subscribers!
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Related Documents cross all content types on
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MyCopy
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Citable POD copy for library patron (by eBook DOI)•
Service for library patrons•
Ordered via SpringerLink with credit card•
Only 24,95 Euro including shipping and handling•
Titles: CR2005 onwards, less than 832 pages, English-language•
Cover is color, content is black and white•
Currently over 40,000 eBooks−
12 (English / Intl) + 5 (German) Subject Collections−
Approx 5000 new titles annually−
Reference Works, Monographs, Proceedings, Textbooks−
Includes books belonging to Book Series•
Ownership model based on copyright year•
No Digital Rights Management (DRM)•
Books accessed on SpringerLink platform•
Springer closely works with Google and Discovery tools•
No limitations on concurrent usersBusiness Model
Mobile Device Support
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Amazon Kindle, iRex readers, Sony Readers, BeBook, Cybook, ( ie large screen – dedicated eBook readers):–
All support PDF–
Can be used with our content–
Simply connect them to a PC–
Go to SpringerLink–
Find and Download the eBook chaptersDiscovering Springer eBooks
Chapter Downloads by External Referral
(Source: Coremetrics, Jan-July 2009, excluding Direct Loads and Internal Referrals)
A&I databases include:
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Scopus•
World of Science•
PubMed Other:•
Summon (Proquest)•
Primo (ExLibris)•
Ebsco Host DiscoverySearch Engine include:
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Google (most)•
GoogleScholarLibrary OPACS:
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OPAC, some traffic from Google Scholar (start of search)Google Partnership
Search Engine Optimization Indexing of SpringerLink Content Participation with 31,000 TitlesHow Springer leverages the business opportunities with Google
Indexing of SpringerLink Content + Library Link Program Google Ads on SpringerLink Springer Ads on Google
Google - Library Links
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Patrons start their Search in Google Scholar•
If a search “item” is in library’s holdings, an SFX link automatically appears•
Direct link eliminates the need for an additional search in OPAC•
Participation in Library Links drives eBooks usage•
Library’s can activate Library Links across whole IP-ranges•
For off campus searches, patrons can easily configure Google ScholarMARC Records
Springer MARC records:
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Initial load via custom MARC batch from our Marc team, comes with purchase•
Marc Updates, email alerting on monthly basis, sign up•
MARC Newsletter, dedicated to catalogers, sign up•
Support: www.springer.com/marcOCLC records:
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Freely available, Springer covers costs for all libraries•
Enhanced records (LOG call nr. + advanced subject class. + 10 ISBN..)•
Download from www.oclc.org World Cat Collection Sets Service•
Records Available four weeks after Springer MARC recordsOCLC enhancements
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OCLC Approved Library of Congres Subject Headings•
Added tags to OCLC MARC records for Springer eBooks:–
Tag 050: LoC Call Number–
Tag 082: Dewey Classification Number–
Tag 300: Contains bibliographic information, e.g. number of pages–
Tag 856 with a link to ToC the LoC catalog (where available)Counter Usage Reports
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Need to have Administrator login, multiple admin possible1. Go to home page of institution or consortia – left side of navigation 2. Go to “Usage” – right side of navigation
Download Counter Report
How is a Springer eBook download counted?
If downloaded in PDF or HTML format, then counted
Front and backmatter is not counted
OR (new SpringerLink – in beta)
User previews an eBook. Once a user sees 1/3 of a page not freely
available for at least one second, then a download of that chapter is
counted.
Freely available pages, not counted
When a researcher goes beyond what is freely available, a full-text download is counted.
SpringerLink does not over-count!
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Scrolling quickly through thumbnails or content viewing area will NOT be counted•
Each chapter can be counted only once, so the maximum number of downloads possible for an eBook title in a single session is equal to the number of chapters in that eBook.•
So if a user slowly reads a few chapters on onscreen, then downloads the PDF version, the chapters are only counted once.User reads this chapter, a full-text download is counted.
User then decides to click “Download PDF button” No Additional Download Is Counted.
Alerting Services
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Monthly Marc Updates•
Monthly eBooks title updates•
Marc Newsletter for catalogers•
Library Zone newsletter for general news•
RSS feeds for new titlesPromotional Tools (Tips for driving usage)
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Announce new key titles on library website (subject pages, blogs, Twitter)•
Visit Library corner on Springer.com/librarians, “Tools & Services”•
Additional promo pieces to promote new eBook holdings, banners, emails templates.•
Participate in Google Scholar’s “Library Links” program•
Place Google Scholar search widget on library website•
http://libguides.bibl.hj.se/content.php?pid=23502&sid=202108Digital Preservation
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Springer arrangements with five vendors:•
Portico, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, GNL, KB•
Content is being continually added to vendors•
Reasoning for digital preservation:a. Ensure continued user access in case of “trigger event”: Publisher no longer exists
Specific content no longer hosted online Natural catastrophe hinders access
Thank You! – Questions?
Wouter van der Velde
eProduct Manager eBooks tel +31 (0) 78 657 6158
