Transcript Why buy MD Consult eBooks?

MD Consult eBooks
MDMLG Lunch ‘n Learn
9/16/10
Lori Winter
Midwest Account Representative
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Agenda
 Value of eBooks versus Print
 Value of eBooks on MD Consult
 Questions & Answers
The Value of eBooks versus Print
Conversion Criteria
Usage data
Cost
What are the Impact Factors for Librarians considering
eBooks, BEFORE investing in eBooks?
Source: 2009 SMS Research/Elsevier Survey Responses from 450 Librarians Worldwide
What are the main benefits reported by Librarians AFTER
investing in eBooks?
Benefits/Impact factor to increase eBook holdings
Percentage
Accessibility 24/7
69%
Multiple Simultaneous Users
Quick Browse & Search
Cost
Patron Preference for Online
Increased Discoverability & Usage
Ease of Use
26%
20%
19%
13%
13%
11%
Source: 2009 SMS Research/Elsevier Survey Responses from 450 Librarians Worldwide
eBooks – Higher Usage
*Source: ARL – Association of Research Libraries
**Source: Elsevier usage data, first year of acquisition
Higher Usage – eBooks versus Print
How can you Resist the Digital Revolution?
Yo u a r e h e r e
The Value of eBooks on MD Consult
Quality of the Content
Doody’s Core Titles
Doody’s 5 Star Reviews
MARC Records
Flexible Purchase Options
Elsevier: A Long Heritage of Publishing Leading Books
The Publishing House of Elzevir was first established in 1580 by Lowys Elzevir.
Jacobus George Robbers established the modern Elsevier Company in 1880
Galileo published his
“Discorsi e dimostrazioni
matematiche, intoro a due
nuoue scienze”—his last
work with Elzevir despite
being banned by the
Inquisition. Recognized as
the 1st important work of
modern physics.
Sir Alexander Fleming
edited a book about a
revolutionary new
antibiotic:
The publication of
“Gray’s Anatomy”
in 1858 was a
landmark for the
study of the human
anatomy and in
many ways for the
whole of medicine.
“Penicillin: Its
Practical Application”
in 1946.`
Anatomy” in 1858 was a
landmark for the study of the
human anatomy and in many
Nobel Prize winners published with Elsevier
Niels
Bohr Physics
Louis
Pasteur
(Chemistry)
Alexander
Fleming
Medicine
Albert
Einstein
Physics
George F.
Smoot
Physics
John C.
Mather
Physics
Roger D.
Kornberg
Chemistry
Craig C Mello
Medicine
Elsevier’s books division invests in the most rigorous commissioning and
publishing, guaranteeing accurate, leading-edge books
Publishing Strategy
Developed
Key Titles &
Authors/Editors
Solicited
Post-Publication
Peer Review—
Before, During, After Publication
Proposal Reviewed
& Approved
Project Produced
Product
Development
Over 450 eBooks on MD Consult!
Valuable Titles You Know & Trust!
10,600 online books &
integrated journal articles in a diverse range of
subjects
Doody’s Core Titles List
 Over 115 MD Consult eBook
titles have been recommended
on Doody’s Core Title List!
 eBook availability on MD
Consult is marked prominently
on book pages
Doody’s Review Service - 5 Star Reviews
Increase Discoverability with MARC 21
Official MARC 21 records
Ready to load into your
local library catalogs
Increases discoverability
of eBook titles
Best of all, the MD
Consult MARC 21 records
are free!
NEW! Flexible Purchasing Options to Meet Your Needs!
MD Consult eBook Specialty
Collections
MD Consult a la Carte Titles
SubscriptionBased
Perpetual
Access*
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 Subscription-Based – the most current clinical information
available, with automatic updates of new editions.
 Perpetual Access – one time purchase. Invest once, access
forever.
* Perpetual Access not available for Medical Education eBook Titles or MD Consult Standard Core Titles
eBook Specialty Areas
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Anesthesiology
Basic Science
Braunwald’s Heart Disease
Companions
Cancer Diagnosis
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiac Imaging
Cardiology
Critical Care
Dental
Dermatologic Surgery
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Foot & Ankle Surgery
Foundations in Diagnostic
Pathology
General Dentistry I & II
General Radiology
General Surgery
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Geriatric Medicine
Hand Surgery
Hematology/Oncology
Hospital Medicine
Infectious Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Neonatology
Neonatology Questions and
Controversies
Nephrology
Netter’s Orthopaedics
Neurology
Neuromuscular Disease
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports
Medicine
Otolaryngology
Pain Management
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Pathology
Pediatrics
Procedures in Cosmetic
Dermatology
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Pulmonary
Radiology Case Reviews
Requisites in Pediatrics
Requisites in Radiology
Rheumatology
Shoulder Surgery
Sleep Medicine
Surgery
The Knee
The Spine
Travel and Tropical Medicine
Urology
Why buy MD Consult eBooks?
 Cover-to-Cover access to
over 450 titles
 MARC Records for
increased discoverability
 More specialized content
to meet the needs of
more physicians
 No charge for remote
access – get info
anytime, anywhere
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Thank You!
For further information, please feel
free to contact me at any time:
Lori Winter
314-447-8335
[email protected]