Part of the presentation at UfT in May 2008. This chart has the features that were available from different ebook content providers and publishers in May 2008.

1. E-Books Chart: Some features provided by Content Aggregators & Publishers
E-book LC Purchasing Broad subject Highlighting Wildcard Hyperlinks to Features Other Download as MARC Information
providers headings/Call Model coverage of terms of searches citations in features Records about new
--Print/Save --PDF Or
Number searched book or links to content
--translation HTML DOI availability
other books --Export to
Refworks --Dictionary
--Create notes
My iLibrary No Individual STM (Science, Yes * No Yes-One page at no One page Yes Website
Aggregator titles/ Technology and a time
yes HTML or No
Package Medicine)
Yes PDF
yes
Multidisciplinary
Books@Ovid- No Individual STM Yes No No One chapter at a No Copy & Yes Web site
Aggregator titles/Package time paste
Multidisciplinary Glossary No
No
No
RSC E-books No Package Chemistry Yes * No PDF No PDF No Web site
Publisher No No DOI for each RSS
chapter
No
Springer E- No Package STM Yes * Cross-ref to Yes No PDF Yes RSS
Books platform PubMed &
No No Yes Web site
Publisher Chemport
Yes
E-brary Yes Package STM Yes No No Yes- 5 pages Yes No Yes Web site
Aggregator download –
Multidisciplinary No Yes No
requires
Yes Reader
(InfoTools)
EBL- EBook No Individual STM No No No Yes No PDF Yes Catalogue
Library titles
Multidisciplinary No No No
Yes
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2. E-book LC headings Purchasing Broad subject Highlighting Wildcard Hyperlinks to Features Other Download as MARC Information
providers Model coverage of terms of searches citations in features Records about new
--Print/Save --PDF Or
searched book or links to content
--translation HTML DOI availability
other books --Export to
Refworks --Dictionary
--Create
notes
NetLibrary Yes Individual STM, Yes * No Yes: One page No PDF – Yes Web Site
Aggregator titles requires
Multidisciplinary No Yes No
reader
Yes
Oxford No Package STM- Yes * Yes Yes No HTML Yes Web Site
Scholarship
Multidisciplinary Yes No Yes Excel Chart
Online
(Literature, No
Publisher
Psychol., Pol. Sci.)
Synthesis- No Package Comp Sci., Yes * No Yes No PDF Yes Web Site
Morgan &
Engineering Yes No Yes RSS
Claypool
No
Publisher
Books 24/7 No Package IT/Business/ Yes * No Copy paste. No Copy paste Yes Web site
Aggregator Engineering No No No
No: Ability
to bookmark
Safari No Package with Comp Sci, IT, Yes No No Yes No Both Yes Web Site
ability to Business RSS
Aggregator No No No
select
No
Individual
titles
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