Desktop access to ’s ScienceDirect journals, and citation database (Jan. – Dec. 2018)

Life Science Intelligence at NCBiotech works to provide the broadest level of access to useful information tools for the biosciences community. By partnering with Elsevier, we are able to offer value and ease of access to scientific literature and other products that small research companies may not otherwise be able to afford.

Through this program, eligible companies are able to obtain special rates on desktop access to:

 ScienceDirect full-text scientific journals  Press journals  ScienceDirect Corporate Edition for Books  Scopus citation database

Join this program of over 485 researchers from 9 different North Carolina companies, and get the information you need to make critical decisions.

For the purpose of this agreement, the term “researcher” is defined as any scientist, biologist, biochemist, chemist, clinician, physician, etc. employed by participating companies and actively engaged in research and development.

ScienceDirect full-text journals This unlimited-use subscription at the broadest level of access comes at the remarkably advantageous price of $1,650 per individual company researcher per year. Since the usual price is over $50,000 per company for a minimum of 50 researchers, we are extremely pleased to offer you this option.

For the Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018 licensing opportunity, the cost will be $1,650 per individual researcher license. A minimum of three researcher licenses per company, for an annual cost of $4,950, is required by Elsevier.

Cell Press journals Each company that subscribes to ScienceDirect® through the NCBiotech program may also subscribe to journals at a reduced rate by signing a separate license with Elsevier.

Prices for a package of all 16 Cell Press Journals and individual titles are discounted for ScienceDirect® subscribers.

 Up to 2 Cell Press Journals: 5% off the combined subscription cost  3 to 4 Cell Press Journals: 10% off the combined subscription cost  5 to 7 Cell Press Journals: 15% off the combined subscription cost  8 to 16 Cell Press Journals: 20% off the combined subscription cost

ScienceDirect Corporate Edition for Books Sometimes researchers need book resources in addition to journal articles. To meet this need, Elsevier has compiled over 14,000 electronic books into this collection, spanning all scientific and medical disciplines. The collection includes book series, reference works, handbooks and other books, back to 1995.

The normal starting point for this product is $11,620 (for 1 to 50 researchers). Through this program, North Carolina companies can subscribe to the Books package for only $200 per researcher, with a 20 researcher, or $4,000 minimum, per company.

Scopus Citation Database Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. The database indexes 22,800 journal titles from more than 5,000 publishers (including 400 trade publications), 69 million records, more than 150,000 books, 39.3 million patent records, 8.0 million conference papers, articles-in-press from 8,000 journals and more! Scopus covers over four times as many journals as PubMed with more international scope. The citation tracking feature can be set up to track new research from specific authors, organizations, or subject areas. For more details, see www.elsevier.com/online- tools/scopus or talk to the Elsevier Account Representative.

The normal starting point for this product is $22,250 (for 1 to 25 researchers). Through this program, program, North Carolina companies can subscribe for only $690 per researcher, with a 10 researcher, or $6,900, minimum.

Subscribe through NCBiotech To participate in the Jan. 1, 2018 start date the following deadlines must be met:

 Nov. 20, 2017 – Return a signed Memorandum of Understanding to NCBiotech to subscribe at discounted rates.  Nov. 30, 2017 – Return a signed license agreement to Elsevier B.V.  Dec. 30, 2017 – Pay Elsevier B.V.

Companies who are already part of this program are welcome to add new products to their subscription, and new companies can purchase subscriptions to any combination of the three products (ScienceDirect journals, ScienceDirect books, and Scopus).

Contact Lori Melliere Patrick Lundy Outreach & Client Services Librarian Elsevier Account Representative 919-549-8855 | [email protected] 908-432-1881 | [email protected]