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1. Presentation Kluwer Onlinee-books and e-reference works http://www.kluweronline.comBy Walter MontenarieLicensing Managerwalter.montenarie@wkap.nl

2. Kluwer Online eBooks http://ebooks.kluweronline.com/ • Features • Subject areas • How does it work? • Pricing

3. Kluwer Online eBooks - Featureshttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com Features: • Over 750 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 • 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

4. Kluwer Online eBooks - Featureshttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com Features: • Digital rights management (DRM) permissions • 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 • Free trials available • Front list and classic titles • Build your own e-book Library • allow UNLIMITED concurrent users • are co-branded with each institutions name • Librarian Admin portal lets you manage your account, order titles • MARC Records available

5. Kluwer Online eBooks – Subject areashttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com Six subject areas: • Biology & Medical Sciences • Chemistry • Environmental and Plant Sciences • Computer Science and Electrical Engineering • Social & Behavioral Sciences • Physics & Material Sciences

6. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com • Subjects: • Login • Reading an eBook Online • Navigation Bar • Contents navigation • Searching an eBook • Using the dictionary • Printing and copying • Using notes

7. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Login This is the screen that people who are authorized will see. The main thing on this page is the search box, which is the primary means of finding an eBook to read.

8. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Login • When you are out of the office: http://ebooks.kluweronline.com • Create your own Login ID and Password • Once you are in do a Search on any common word and make sure that you indicate you would like to search the “Full Text” to get the most hits.

9. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Login The results are displayed. Click on the title that you want to access or perform a new search e.g. by using the advanced search option

10. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Reading an eBook online Select the eBooks you want to access by clicking “view this title”.

11. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Navigation Bar The tools located in the reader navigation bar can be used to control display options or navigate the eBook

12. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Contents Navigation The table of contents can be used to navigate in the book by clicking on the chapters or paragraphs.

13. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Search an eBook Search for a word or a phrase in the full text

14. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Using the Dictionary The disctionary tab allows you to look up any term in the disctionary while you are viewing an eBook

15. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Printing and Copying You may print or copy one page at a time using your browser’s print or copy functions. Or you may print by clicking the printer icon at the top of the navigation bar.

16. Kluwer Online eBooks – How does it work?http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Using Notes The Notes tab allows you to mark a page or add a note to a page for future reference and lists all notes you have added for the title you are currently viewing

17. Kluwer Online eBooks – Pricing modelhttp://ebooks.kluweronline.com Pricing model • When the Print price (P) is 100, then the E-only price (E) is 100 and E + P = 120 • When a customer already owns a print (value = 100), the price for E-access is 20 • Extra discounts available for consortia/multiple institutions • Volume discount structure: 40% 35% 30% Discount 25% 10% 15% 20% 100-199 eBooks Purchased 25-49 50-99 200-299 300-399 400-499 500+

18. Kluwer Online eReference Works http://reference.kluweronline.com/ • Features • Titles • How does it work? • Pricing

19. Kluwer Online eReference Works - Featureshttp://reference.kluweronline.com Providing the Best Features of Interactivity: • Powerful Search Capability • Frequent Updates • Multi-volume Links • Campus-wide IP verification • MARC records • Excellent Course Pack Applications Users can: • Save searches for future reference • Make notes in the text for reference • Refer information to colleagues • Bookmark specific references or pages

20. Kluwer Online eReference Works - Featureshttp://reference.kluweronline.com Co-branded with your institution’s name Functionality toolbar allows individuals to customize the platform with their notes, searches, etc. Highlighted items indicate index terms 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

21. Kluwer Online eReference Works – Titleshttp://reference.kluweronline.com Currently 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 • Concise Encyclopedia of Supersymmetry and Noncommutative…. • Handbook of Nanophase…..Volume 1-4 • Magnetism • Polymer Blends Handbook • Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry

22. 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 • Soil Science • Structural Geology and Tectonics • World Regional Geology

23. Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work?http://reference.kluweronline.com Site tour • Site Tour Available from homepage • Topics covered: • Navigation • Advanced Search • Search Results • Internal linking • Reference features • Additional features

24. Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work?http://reference.kluweronline.com Logging in - Homepage • http://reference.kluweronline.com • IP recognition • Display of subject areas • Display of all titles • Choose your title by clicking

25. Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work?http://reference.kluweronline.com Searching and browsing From there you can browse by alphabet or perfrom a basic search or click “advanced search”

26. Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work?http://reference.kluweronline.com Advanced search In the advanced search area you can look: • for a specific author • for a specific title • within the full-text of the entry • within captions • within references or bibliographies • within equations • any combination of the above

27. Kluwer Online eReference Works – How does it work?http://reference.kluweronline.com Functionality toolbar • Previous/next entry • Print article • Bookmark article • E-mail article • Making notes • Article referred to/from

28. Kluwer Online eReference Works – Pricinghttp://reference.kluweronline.com Single institute • When the Print price (P) is 100, then the E-only price (E) is 100 and E + P = 120 • When a customer already owns a print (value = 100), the price for E-access is 20 • Same package discounts: • 10% for entire subject area • 20% for entire package • Extra discounts available for consortia/multiple institutions

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