STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the expanded development and offering of electronic book content, with initial stages rolling out in 2008 and the complete programme in place by 2009.
In 2007, Elsevier launched more than 4,000 books electronically on ScienceDirect as well as other third-party platforms. The response has reportedly been overwhelmingly positive, with a significant increase in usage of Full Text Book Chapters for Major Reference Works, E-Books, and Handbook Series. In 2008, the global publisher will publish 10 major reference works, including the 'Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development'; the 'Niels Bohr 13-volume Limited Edition Collector's Set'; and the 'Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict.' Among these, the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, edited by Larry R. Squire, and the second edition of Encyclopedia of Ocean Science, edited by John H. Steele, Steve A. Thorpe, and Karl K. Turekian, will be available exclusively in electronic format. Elsevier will continue to publish print MRWs as the market and customer require it.
Elsevier continues to monitor market trends, and survey customers. In recent surveys conducted by Elsevier, 83 percent of librarians requested major reference works in electronic format, citing ease of use, search ability and usage reports as the primary reasons for this preferred format. Researchers and academics alike are utilising this information in their daily work.
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