Amsterdam, 9 November, 2006 - Elsevier today announced the anticipated
launch of 4,000 scientific and technical books online in 2007. The program
represents a major expansion to the reference works, handbooks and book series
already available on ScienceDirect. At launch, the expanded program will
comprise high quality selected eBooks titles published from 1995 to the
present day. Approximately 50 titles will be added to the eBooks list on
ScienceDirect each month following the launch, offering researcher's
unparalleled integration and linking between the latest online book and
journal information.
"The success of Elsevier’s reference works, handbooks and book series on
ScienceDirect proves that librarians and researchers see huge advantages in
the availability of electronic book and journal content, fully linked and
cross-searchable from one platform," said Joep Verheggen, Director
ScienceDirect. "Our customers want ready, easy, electronic access to quality
content, to answer demand from their user communities and address their
growing concerns about declining shelf space. The addition of these eBooks is
a milestone in Elsevier’s delivery of premier scientific literature online."
Elsevier’s award winning book titles including imprints such as Pergamon and
Academic Press are widely consulted due to their quality and in-depth coverage
of a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Key bestsellers that will be made available online for the first time include: Principles
of Tissue Engineering, from Robert Lanza, Robert Langer, and Joseph
Vacanti; Handbook of Forensic Psychology, from William O’Donohue, and
Eric R. Levensky; and Marine Mammals from Annalisa Berta, and James L.
Sumich. The 
ScienceDirect
books program will render these and many other authoritative titles fully
searchable and linked not only with referenced book series, handbooks, and
reference works but also the world’s largest repository of full-text journal
content. This development offers researchers a significantly broader
perspective of their field of study, from a single industry leading interface.
For more information, please visit
www.info.sciencedirect.com/books
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About ScienceDirect
Over a quarter of the world’s full text
scientific, technical and medical (STM) articles – managed by renowned
editors, written by respected authors and read by researchers from around the
globe – are available in one place:
ScienceDirect.
Elsevier’s extensive and unique full-text collection covers authoritative
titles from the core scientific literature including high impact factor titles
such as THE LANCET, Cell and Tetrahedron. Over seven-and a half million
articles are available online, including Articles in Press which offer rapid
access to recently accepted manuscripts. The critical mass of information
available on ScienceDirect is unsurpassed. Coverage includes over 2000
journals published by Elsevier and dynamic linking to journals from
approximately 350 STM publishers through CrossRef. An expanding program of
online major reference works, handbooks and book series in all fields of
science seamlessly interlinks with primary research referenced in journal
articles.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of
scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working
in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier’s
7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals
and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative
electronic products, such as
ScienceDirect,
MD Consult,
Scopus,
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.
Elsevier is a global business
headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide.
Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group
plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the
science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed
Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users,
with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed
Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock
Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
Media Contact
Gertrude Hoogendoorn
ScienceDirect
+31
20 485-2517
g.hoogendoorn@elsevier.com
