Ovid Partners with Global STM Publisher Springer Science+Business Media to Expand E-Book Offerings
More than 800 Titles Spanning Core Medical Specialties Will Be Available on Books@Ovid for Purchase or Subscription
New York, NY (May 22, 2007) — Ovid Technologies, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health and a global leader in electronic medical, scientific, and academic information research solutions, is pleased to announce at this year’s Medical Library Association Annual (MLA) Conference that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Springer Science+Business Media, one of the world’s leading publishers of science, technology, and medical literature, to offer more than 800 electronic medical and health sciences books from Springer on its industry-leading e-books platform, Books@Ovid. The MLA conference is taking place in Philadelphia, PA from May 10th to May 22nd.
"Springer is widely and rightly recognized the world over for its extensive publishing lists of books and journals in all medicine and health science specialties,” said Scott MacFarland, Ovid’s Vice President for Content Management. “Adding content from a publisher of this calibre greatly enhances the value of our Books@Ovid platform, expanding e-resource choice for our customers and end users in research, education, and clinical practice. This agreement underscores our position as the primary destination for comprehensive electronic medical resources."
As part of the agreement, Ovid will offer more than 800 medical and health sciences titles to medical organizations globally, including hospitals and hospital consortia, medical schools, and medical departments or entities within a higher education institution, government organization, or corporation. The books will be available via an annual renewable subscription or as a one-time purchase, which provides the institution the right to own the book in perpetuity. Key titles coming to Books@Ovid include AJCC Cancer Staging Atlas, Medical Informatics, and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, widely considered must-have, “core” resources in their respective disciplines. Content is expected to become available on the Books@Ovid platform beginning in the third quarter.
"The decision to partner with Ovid was an easy one. The Ovid brand is very strong among hospitals and medical institutions, two markets in which we’re eager to increase our global presence," said Dr. Kim Zwollo, Global Director Special Licensing & Rights for Springer. "This new initiative will go a long way towards bringing our product lines to new audiences all over the world."
Books@Ovid combines premium content with powerful search and discovery technology for a comprehensive, feature-rich information search experience. Natural language searching makes queries quick and easy. Since Books@Ovid is fully integrated with an institution’s e-resources, users can link directly to any other content resource referenced in a book. An expandable table of contents, back-of-the-book indexing, and recent platform enhancements simplify navigation. In addition, users always have access to a title’s most current edition. The addition of over 800 Springer titles more than doubles the total offerings currently on Books@Ovid. In addition to Springer, books from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, and other publishers are also available.
About Ovid Technologies
Ovid Technologies is a global information solutions provider offering clinicians, professionals, students, and researchers in the medical, scientific, and academic fields customizable solutions of content, tools, and services that make research smarter, faster, and more effective. Ovid is used by the world’s leading colleges and universities; medical schools; academic research libraries and library consortia; hospitals and healthcare systems; pharmaceutical, engineering and biotechnology companies; and HMOs and clinical practices.For more information, go to www.ovid.com
About Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media is one of the world’s leading suppliers of scientific and specialist literature. It is the second-largest publishing group in the science, technology, and medicine (STM) sector and the largest business-to-business publisher in the German-language area. The group publishes over 1,700 journals and more than 5,500 new books a year, as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide. Springer has operations in over 20 countries in Europe, the USA, and Asia, and some 5,000 employees. In 2006, it generated annual sales of around € 924 million.
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