EconBiz Open: Open Access Material for Business and Economics

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The presentation describes the ZBW and EconBiz services. EconBiz searches several databases simultaniously. EconBiz Open only covers Open Access content (about 1 million documents). The EconBiz Open International Partner network connects users from different parts of the world.

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The ZBW is a member of Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

EconBiz Open

Tamara Pianos Information Provision and Access Balkan Libraries Union 3rd Annual Meeting Kirklareli 27.03.2013

Open Access Material for Business and Economics

Overview

• About the ZBW • About EconBiz • EconBiz for your Needs: Open, mobile etc. • Partner-network:

• Partners • EconBiz Competition

• Conclusion

The ZBW

• Founded in 1919

• One of three big special libraries in Germany

• 4,8 Mio items in its database

• ~ 260 staff

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ZBW: largest library in the world for business & economics & related social sciences

Kiel &

Hamburg

Right next to Kiel Fjord and Hamburg Alster

About EconBiz

• Subject specific portal for business & economics & related social sciences

• Covers articles, books, full-texts, events etc.

EconBiz: Scope and Limitations

• The full version of EconBiz covers more than 8 million records • BUT: Access to licensed & printed material is sometimes difficult for

users outside German universities

Easy Access EconBiz Open

• Open Access material only • easy access to PDFs • ~ 1 million documents

EconBiz Open What to expect?

Searching EconBiz Open

List of results with filters and help desk

Access to full-texts

Free Apps for iPad, iPhone and Android Phones

What the EconBiz Apps Offer

• Search a number of databases simultaneously • Direct access to open access PDFs • Access to licensed material depends on location • Additional feature: map of libraries that can be used to find a library • Basic information on library location and opening hours, contact info

etc. • Helpdesk

EconBiz4iPad

Phone-Apps

• Basically the same • many functions

behind the „more options“ icon or button (Android)

• + Barcode-scanner to start search

Facebook App

Facebook App: Recommend Publication

Facebook App: Ask a Librarian!

Twitterbot: EconBot

@econbot #economy…

Visual Event Search

EconBiz Open Partner Network

First International EconBiz Open Competition

Questions on search strategies etc.

First Partner Meeting in Kiel September 30th

Other useful links

• EconStor: Repository for publishing open access material: https://www.econstor.eu/?langselector=en

• PPT and Prezi-Introductions for EconBiz: http://open.econbiz.de/en/helpopen/

Conclusion

• EconBiz Open offers: • open access documents • personal support

• EconBiz meets users where they are • Facebook etc. • Google • On tour mobile

Thank you!

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Please contact me if you have questions

DR. TAMARA PIANOS Head of Information Provision and Access ZBW - German National Library of Economics Kiel T: +49–431–8814–365 E: t.pianos@zbw.eu www.zbw.eu www.econbiz.de/en/

http://zbw.eu/e_about_us/e_profile/e_tamara-pianos.htm

http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/tamara-pianos/

EconBiz & EconBiz Mobile Links

• EconBiz-Prezi • EconBiz-Open-Prezi • http://www.econbiz.de/en/ext/econbiz-mobile/ • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBZjK0pe-iE

Apps for iPad, iPhone und Android

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/econbiz/id419108453?mt=8

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zbw.econbiz&hl=en