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Springer Book Archives and Springer Journal Archives
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••170+ Years of Research at Your Fingertips today!
••Integrated on SpringerLink
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Springer Archives
Unlock Yesterday’s Minds Today
Springer Archives brings influential scientific works of the last centuries to today’s
researchers. The Archives currently includes over 2 million journal articles and the
Springer Book Archives adds around 100,000 previously hard to find titles. Delivered
alongside libraries’ existing online resources, Springer Archives provides a seamless link
If I have been able to see farther than from the great works and discoveries of the past to today’s leading scientific research.
others, it was because I stood on the
shoulders of giants. Springer opens another door to historical scientific research
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As part of our ongoing commitment to the scientific community, Springer has invested
in a major initiative: The Springer Book Archives > around 100,000 books dating back
to the 1840s. Springer is proud to offer the largest single collection of STM books in the
world.
2 million journal articles & around 100,00 eBooks
delivered anytime, anywhere on SpringerLink
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•• Around 100,000 STM eBooks, •• Over 7,500 titles dating back to 1902 •• More than 2 million articles
dating back from 2004 to the 1840s •• Back to Volume 1 dating back as far as 1854
•• Purchase model •• Purchase model •• Coverage from volume 1, issue 1
•• No Digital Rights Management •• No DRM •• Over 1,000 journal titles
(DRM) •• Free MARC Records •• Searchable PDF (OCR) format
•• Free MARC records •• MyCopy print on demand at 300 dpi
•• MyCopy print on demand •• English & German works •• XML headers and references
•• Primarily English & German works •• DOIs at titles and chapter level
•• Book series back to volume 1
•• DOIs at title and chapter levels
SpringerLink‘s functionality, including powerful semantic search, enables
simultaneous integrated navigation and discovery across all books and journals,
contemporary and historical.
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Benefits for Librarians
Librarians will instantly recognize the value of the Springer Archives as a major step
forward in the move toward secured electronic access of quality research content and
the true virtual library.
•• Complete collections and expand •• Ensure access for patrons Delivering critical
holdings without the burden of single •• Free MARC records
issue or copy purchases •• Reduce physical space requirements foundational knowledge
•• Enriched metadata available for search and staff time to manage physical
to 21st century users
and discovery services like Google collections
Benefits for Researchers
Enable today’s researchers to explore the scientific achievements of the past using
today’s technology, and all the advantages that it offers.
•• Uncover previously hard-to-find •• Discover and verify prior art
book chapters and articles •• Read anytime, anywhere on
•• Access historical precedents that SpringerLink
support current theories and inspire
new breakthroughs
...VERDICT: Most suitable for academic
libraries with strong STEM programs,
though since these titles were not
Springer Book Archives originally available as ebooks, there will
most likely be some duplication with an
springer.com/bookarchives existing print collection. This platform is
one of the most versatile and user-friendly
Scientific research of the past deepens foundational knowledge and supports
ebook platforms I’ve seen; I highly
today’s research
recommend it for libraries in need of this
The Springer Book Archives provide anytime, anywhere access to scholarly research content.
published in books dating back to the 1840s. It includes reference works, handbooks, Library Journal Reviews – Bonnie
book series, monographs and textbooks. Integrated on SpringerLink, researchers will J.M. Swoger, Science and Technology
have easy access to books by the finest minds in science, many previously unavailable in Librarian at SUNY Geneseo’s Milne
electronic format. Eminent authors in the collection include luminaries such as: Library
Rudolf Diesel, Marie Curie, Paul Ehrlich and more.
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The Springer Book Archives - around 100,00 eBooks in the following broad Expanding the scholarly
subject collections:
research landscape
•• Behavioral Science •• Earth and Environmental Science
•• Biomedical and Life Sciences •• Engineering
•• Business and Economics •• Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
•• Chemistry and Materials Science •• Mathematics and Statistics
•• Computer Science (includes •• Medicine
Professional and Applied Computing) •• Physics and Astronomy
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For a complete listing of titles go to springer.com/bookarchives or contact your Springer
representative.
Flexible licensing options, a user-friendly interface and integration with journals and
more recent books on SpringerLink make the Springer Book Archives a wise investment
for academic, medical, government and corporate libraries seeking to deliver critical
foundational knowledge to 21st century users.
Springer Book Series Archives
The Springer Book Series Archives is a cornerstone of our Archives program. These 16
series went online with our journal archives in 2004 and have since been highly used.
With the introduction of the Springer Book Archives, These titles are part of the larger
Springer Book Archives, integrated on SpringerLink with journals, protocols and more.
Series titles like Lecture Notes, Advances in and Topics in are available back to volume 1 and
include a number of award winning authors among the 7,500 volumes online. The Book
Series Archive is available for purchase on its own or as part of the Springer Book Archives
and shares the same robust, DRM-free features as all SpringerLink eBook content.
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The following 16 series make up the Book Series Archives:
•• Advances in Biochemical Engineering •• Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs
Biotechnology •• Mathematical Programming Studies
•• Advances in Polymer Science •• Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science
•• Advances in Solid State Physics •• Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry
•• Lecture Notes in Computer Science and Pharmacology
•• Lecture Notes in Control and •• Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
Information Sciences •• Structure and Bonding
•• Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences •• Topics in Applied Physics
•• Lecture Notes in Mathematics •• Topics in Current Chemistry
•• Lecture Notes in Physics
Springer Journal Archives
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Scientific knowledge of the past drives the innovation of the future
Via SpringerLink researchers have anytime, anywhere access to ground-breaking articles
by influential scientists including many Nobel Prize winners. The Springer Journal Archives
provide more than 2 million records for hundreds of journals from volume 1, Issue 1.
NON PRINTING AREA
Articles are fully searchable and robust metadata, including abstracts, are provided in
XML. With a link to the archives from a current publication homepage and integrated
cross-searching, users can easily obtain the results they need.
Over 2 million journal Springer Journal Archives offer more than 1,000 titles in the following
11 distinct subject disciplines:
articles & around
•• Behavioral Sciences •• Engineering
100,000 eBooks delivered •• Biomedical and Life Sciences •• Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
anytime, anywhere on •• Business and Economics •• Mathematics
•• Chemistry and Materials Science •• Medicine
SpringerLink •• Computer Science •• Physics and Astronomy
•• Earth and Environmental Sciences
Attractive licensing options and an integrated platform with powerful search
functionality make Springer Journal Archives a smart choice for libraries seeking to
expand the breadth and depth of their STM, social sciences and business collections.
Link the past, present and future
Researchers will be able to connect with the finest scientific minds of the 19th to 21st
centuries, including numerous Nobel Prize winners. They will be able to trace and
understand the path of scientific discovery and the work it has impacted – and use this
knowledge to advance their own research.
Springer Archives benefit from the features of SpringerLink:
•• Speed – SpringerLink delivers pages 3 times faster than before
•• Mobile optimized – web responsive design allows for optimal browsing from any
device without losing essential functionality
•• User focused interface – clean, simple and easy to navigate
•• Flexibility – development is ongoing and updates are rapidly released
•• Access anywhere, anytime
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•• Purchase selection of packages or the entire book and journal archives
•• Flexible license terms
•• Business models to suit academic, corporate and government libraries
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