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Springer‘s Role in the World of Print & Elektronic Publishing

Springer‘s Role in the World of Print & Elektronic Publishing. Cem Üzüm Sales Manager. History about Springer Springer in STM Market Springer Link Benefits for Libraries. Agenda. History. Historical Overview. 1842 Founding of the scientific publisher Springer- Verlag in Berlin.

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Springer‘s Role in the World of Print & Elektronic Publishing

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  1. Springer‘s Role in the World of Print & Elektronic Publishing Cem Üzüm Sales Manager

  2. History about Springer Springer in STM Market Springer Link Benefits for Libraries Agenda

  3. History HistoricalOverview 1842Founding of the scientific publisher Springer-Verlag in Berlin. 1889 A. E. Kluwer founds his own publishing house in the Netherlands. 1946Office in Heidelberg opened. 1964Greater international focus and founding of Springer-Verlag New York. 1970sKluweracquires Martin Nijhoff and D. Reidel in the Netherlands. 1978 Founding of Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP). 1998 Kluwer acquires Plenum Publishers in USA. 1999Bertelsmann acquires the majority share in the scientific publishing house. Springer-Verlagfor its corporate division Bertelsmann Professional Information. Name of the new publishing group: BertelsmannSpringer. 2003 • The British financial investors Cinven and Candover acquire Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP) at the beginning of the year. • BertelsmannSpringer sold to Cinven and Candover in the spring. • As of October, BertelsmannSpringeris renamed Springer Science+Business Media. 2004 Merger of Springer Science+Business Media with KAP. The result is the second-largest publisher worldwide in the Science, Technology, Medicine (STM) field. 2005- Acquisitions include Current Medicine Group, Humana Press, Bohn Stafleu van Loghum and 2008BioMedCentral.

  4. Around 2000 journals More than 5.000 new book titles annually in STM About 100.000 articles per year 80% published in English 21% Nobel prize winners are Springer authors The largest publisher of STM books 6 main publishing fields: science, medicine, business, technology, architecture and transport Around 60 publishing houses in about 20 countries in Europe, Asia and the USA More than 5.000 employees around the world More than 45.000 backlist titles Springer in STM Market

  5. Springer Link • One of leading internet science portals • Includes more than 4 million documents • Springer ebook Collection with more than 30.000 titles • 134 million full text downloads in 2008 (incl. www.springerprotocols.com) • More than 17.000 protocols and 140 MRW • More than 15.000 institutions have access

  6. Unlimited use as much as user wants (and not … can carry) Always there – 24 hrs, 365 days – whenever needed Saving weeks formerly spent with print catalogs

  7. Benefits for Libraries • Ownership • More value for book budget • Unlimitedaccessanduse– 24/7 • Lessshelfspaceneeded • No risk of damage and theft • Higher usage and visibility of content • No shipping an handling costs • Dramatically broader access to quality contentfrom Springer

  8. Summary • Springer is the worldwide largest academic publisher • Springer will increase the print book programm • Springer has the worldwide most comprehensive ebook collection • Over 3000 new eBooks every year in • 13 subject collections (English) • 5 subject collections (German) • Full Ownership • 100% DRM Free • Fully Searchable • Unlimited use: available 24/7

  9. Спасибо Thank you. Cem Üzüm Sales Manager Science cem.uezuem@springer.com

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