An introduction to IOP ebooks Rhys Freshwater, Regional Sales Manager Holly Purcell, Senior Account Developer
IOP ebooks – an introduction
• The IOP ebook program was launched in 2014 • "Born Digital" - We are focused on the electronic delivery of books and all the additional multimedia advances this can bring
• All new content – No digitisation of archived titles or conference series
Book types Research and reference texts Valuable topic overviews that provide a way into the primary literature via extensive references. They include monographs, handbooks and edited collections.
Course texts Advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students, our course texts include a range of features such as reader exercises and interactive Q&A content for an enriched learning experience.
Broad-interest titles Accessible insights into the latest hot topics, often taking a multidisciplinary approach.
Leading authors
Impact of South African authors • Authors from South African institutions are represented in our collections
• An Introduction to Time-Resolved Optically Stimulated Luminescence – 593 Unique Item Requests since December 2018
• Photomedicine and Stem Cells – 1,287 Unique Item Requests since December 2017 • Experimental Particle Physics – 1,831 Unique Item Requests since August 2019
High demand from end-users at sites in South Africa
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Why are IOP ebooks relevant to your researchers? Top semantic search terms by researchers in South Africa with corresponding books
Why are IOP ebooks relevant to your researchers? Top journals by submissions in South Africa with corresponding books
Why are IOP ebooks relevant to your researchers?
Our delivery standards • Discoverable •
MARC records and extensive indexing
• Multiple formats • PDF, HTML, ePUB3 • High accessibility standards •
Our integrated book and journal platform is WCAG AA 2.1 compliant
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Compatible with screen readers, such as JAWS, NVDA and Apple’s VoiceOver
• Extensive features designed for an interactive experience
Enhanced reader experience
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Some examples include: • Transport in Semiconductor Mesoscopic Devices (embedded video) • Principles of Statistical Physics and Numerical Modeling • Lectures on General Relativity, Cosmology and Quantum Black Holes
Key features
Influenced by focus groups from the community • Small packages • Integrated search – all journal and book content on one
platform • One time purchase • No DRM • No limits on concurrent users • Acts like archive
What do our customers think? IOP ebooks are a great add-on and the topics of the titles are relevant. The usability is great, and to have different formats for the download, including the whole book, is really appreciated. Ida-Maria Maeder, Subject Librarian, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin IOP’s ebook collections present current topics and are appreciated by undergraduate and advanced students as well as the faculty’s research staff. An outstanding feature of the collections is their accessibility through a neatly designed user interface and useful access options. Brigitte Kromp, Head of Central Library for Physics and Chemistry, University of Vienna IOP have created a brand new reading experience for ebooks. Wang Li-Mei, Librarian, University of Science and Technology Beijing Our users appreciate having your books in formats that are compatible with their e-reading devices or are otherwise convenient to download and use (e.g. no DRM), so I’m sure the books will be a hit. Robin Dasler, Engineering & Research Data Librarian, University of Maryland I usually go to the IOP ebooks when I get questions about ebook formats, especially if it’s about ePub. IOP have good ePub files with nice illustrations and diagrams which are really good examples when it comes to showing mathematical content and more in e-format. Martina Karlsson, Book acquisitions, Chalmers University of Technology
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