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Overview

Electronic Collections Online makes it easy for your library to assemble, manage and archive large collections of full-text, full-image journal content on the Web. If you're facing a tight budget, Electronic Collections Online also offers low-cost options to make eContent available.

Far more than just a collection of eJournals, Electronic Collections Online represents an integrated, customized database of serials collections that link to WorldCat and other databases on FirstSearch, OCLC's online reference service. Accessible through the FirstSearch interface, Electronic Collections Online provides a bibliographic index to articles in nearly 6,000 electronic journals. It includes titles from more than 40 publishers, on a wide range of subjects.

Electronic Collections Online also provides archival rights to journal content you've paid for—even if you discontinue your subscription. It gives your library ongoing electronic access to your journal content in an uninterrupted, continuous run.

In addition to eJournals and online databases, OCLC offers other eContent through NetLibrary, including full-text eBooks, eAudiobooks and more.

Tools to grow your electronic collection

Electronic Collections Online makes it easy for your users to search for and find the articles they need. Features include: Full-text and full-image articles in a wide range of topics Electronic Collections Online provides journals from publishers worldwide, with abstracts, full-text and full-image articles. Topics go beyond the traditional science, medical and technical coverage to include education, social sciences, humanities and many more. Full-image articles are linked to corresponding citations in databases throughout FirstSearch, so your users have access to full content whenever possible.

Around-the-clock access to eJournals

For subscription journals, you have continuous access to full eContent in standard HTML and PDF formats. Your users can also see citations for the thousands of articles available through OCLC, regardless of their subscription status. That way, they see that resources exist and can request necessary materials on a per-article basis, or through interlibrary loan.

Powerful search capabilities

Electronic Collections Online supports both journal- and article-level searching to provide maximum finding power for your users. Basic, advanced and expert search options suit varied user skill levels. While FirstSearch is the typical way users search for and find journal articles, you can also provide direct access to articles through your local catalog or specific pages on your Web site such as a course syllabus, or through an OpenURL resolver.

Archival content stays available

Our archiving arrangement for eContent meets the specific needs of libraries. We've secured archival rights to journal content, so your library maintains ongoing access to journals you have paid for—even if you discontinue your electronic subscriptions to those journals.

Access: unlimited or by the article

Annual journal subscriptions offer unlimited access. An alternate way to provide access is per-article. Per-article-use purchasing gives your users "just-in-time" access to full-text articles in journals beyond your normal subscription. Many libraries mix the two access methods. They subscribe to heavily-used journals, and then purchase individual articles from lesser-used journals as they are needed.

Options to extend your collection

Expand your existing eJournal collection with a wealth of titles, subjects, publishers and access options.

Print subscriber advantages

You can start your eJournals collection at virtually no cost with the Print Subscriber program. A number of publishers have agreed to provide electronic versions of thousands of journals at no additional subscription cost. Open to libraries that currently subscribe to print versions, it's a simple and inexpensive way to add online access to your current print subscriptions. It also allows you to provide full access outside the physical library.

Statistics to drive collection development

Know what your users access. Web-based monthly reports provide statistical usage details at your fingertips. Journal usage information includes the number of abstracts and full-text articles viewed, as well as the number of per-article-use articles. It's a great tool to drive smart collection development decisions.

Custom WorldCat cataloging to match your subscriptions

Add bibliographic records to your local catalog, for instant user access. OCLC will include custom cataloging for your Electronic Collections Online journals at no charge, if you request it when ordering or renewing your subscription. The records are in full MARC format and come with your OCLC symbol already attached in WorldCat.