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LexisNexis®Congressional
Hearings Digital Collection
Presented by:Jude Hayes
Manager Consortia Sales
ICOLC Montreal
April 24, 2007
LexisNexis
• 37,150
• 5.2 Billion
• 6.2 Million
• 335,000
• 12,880
• 2,600
LexisNexis
• 37,150………Sources online• 5.2 Billion……Searchable documents• 6.2 Million……ID holders• 335,000..…….Documents in the Serial Set• 12,880………Serial Set volumes digitized • 2,600 ...........Linear square feet to house the Serial Set
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Congressional HearingsDigital Collection
• Access to published and unpublished hearings 1824-present
• Full transcripts of the proceedings
– Oral statements
– Committee questions
– Discussions
– Attachments
• Housed within LexisNexis Congressional to allow search and retrieval with other complementary sources
Searching Digital Hearings
• Three search options – Basic– Advanced– Search by number
• Controlled vocabulary indexing• Search full text (OCR-generated ASCII text)• Full-text retrieval capability• Value-added metadata appropriate for the content
INDEXING is Key to a Precise Search
Search by:– Bill number
– Hearing number
– Committee
– Controlled subject headings
– Document or abstract full text
– Public law number
– Statutes at Large citation
– Title
– Witness and affiliation
Search Just Hearings or Include Other Congressional Materials in Your Search
Digital Hearings Are Integrated into the Congressional Interface
Hearings PDF Document
LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
• Retrospective Collection A (1824-1979)– One-time purchase with small annual maintenance fee– Approximately 73,000 titles and 12.8 million pages– Initial release: January 2007, complete by 2008
• Retrospective Collection B (1980-2003)– One-time purchase with small annual maintenance fee– Approximately 44,400 titles and 11 million pages– Initial release: January 2007, complete by 2008
• Prospective Collection (2004-present)– Annual subscription– About 1,500 titles and 300,000 pages per year– Initial release: Q2 2007, ongoing updates
Digital Hearings Collection / PRICING• Retrospective Collection A (1824-1979)
– List Price: $200,000– Special Introductory Price: $100,000– Annual Maintenance Fee: $1,500
• Retrospective Collection B (1980-2003)– List Price: $200,000– Special Introductory Price: $100,000– Annual Maintenance Fee: $1,500
SMALL SCHOOL (<3000 fte) Price: $55,000 per PartConsortia Price: If A&B are purchased, 10% off Special Price• Prospective Collection (2004-present)
– Annual subscription: $33,000 per year
Deffered Payment Plans Available
Congressional Hearings Digital CollectionTIMELINE
• January 2007 – Initial load of documents• Approximately 738,000 pages loaded per month• Late 2008 – Expected completion date
Our Vision
To give researchers the
power to quickly and
easily retrieve a variety of
full-text, complementary,
congressional information
sources through one
interface
using a single search
All Congressional Collections Under One Roof
US Serial Set Digital Collection
Web-based access to all of the material located in the CIS Serial Set on Microfiche (and all color illustrations)
Coverage from 1789-1969 (includes the American State Papers)—over 335,000 documents
Ability to perform full-text searches on OCR-generated ASCII text or search using a variety of indexes
PDF images of every document accompanied by rich metadata
Easy ability to download and control the entire document for further analysis, use, or posting
Maps module (color maps and additional display functionality for all maps)
US Serial Set Digital Collection
Search for additional terms or phrases within the Serial Set document or print using functionality provided by Adobe Reader.
US Serial Set Digital Collection / PRICING
$218,400 (Main & Law)
$187,200 (Main)
$187,200 (Law)
$187,200 (Small Schools <3000 fte)
$187,200 (State & Public Libraries)
Deferred Payment Plans available
$120,000 (Main & Law)
$90,000 (Main)
$81,000 (Law)
$35,000 (Small school <3000 fte)
$75,000 (State & Public Libraries)
LIST PRICES SPECIAL PRICING
ADD: $1,500 Annual Maintenance Fee
Congressional Research Digital Collection (CRDC) / CRS Reports and Committee Prints
Congressional Research Digital Collection
Retrospective Collection (1830-2003)– One-time purchase with small annual maintenance fee
– Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Committee Prints
– Approximately 63,000 documents and 4 million pages
Prospective Collection (2004-present/ongoing)– Annual subscription– Estimated 5,000 documents and 91,000+ pages per year– Initial release: March 2006, ongoing updates
Congressional Research Digital Collection (CRDC) / PRICING
$105,000: Retrospective Collection
$4,500: Prospective Subscription
$105,000: Small School <3000 fte
$70,000: Retrospective Collection
$4,050: Prospective Subscription
$45,000: Small School <3000 fte
List Prices Special Pricing
ADD: $1,500 Annual Maintenance Fee to Retrospective
PRICING• Give “ballpark” price early before product
releases• Offer early adopter pricing• Offer special pricing as product releases• Offer “combo” pricing for multiple purchases• Offer small school pricing at significant discount
License Agreement• Over 1,7000 agreements in place• Provides for broad access to users• Allows remote access*• Allows for digital copying of materials* • Allows transmission of materials for ILL
purposes• Provides for continued access to the content
should conditions change*Note: See the license agreement for terms and conditions applicable
to these rights.
Role of Consortia• Create individual price list for LexisNexis products• Publicize our offering• Promote free trials• Survey member institutions to determine interest• Act as liaison with LN to communicate product questions
from members, and broadcast answers to same• LexisNexis and consortia work together to develop a
customized price list based on lowest price for specific number of interested /committed institutions
• Partner with LexisNexis to endorse and promote offering once an attractive offer is formulated
CRDC Team
CRDC Data Conversion Process Map
Begin daily processing of CRDC fiche
Prepare, scan, group, OCR, chunk, secure, rename, normalize, and send
Group TIF Post-scan processing
OCR filesChunk into 50 page
PDFsApply PDF security
Normalize HTML filesDeliver the sources
documents (PDF and HTML) to Dayton
Is the document on multiple fiche?
Yes
No
Release sources through Atlas Workflow Manager
3 4
5 6 7
9
Rename files and folders
8
Pull fiche to be scannedFrom inventory or
make new from masters
1
Scan microfiche to TIF files
2
Is the document over 50 pages?
Yes
No
Notify Atlas the source documents are available
to be Zipped
1110
Atlas processing
12
Serial Set14.13 ranges
(7 double-sided)Hearings 24.17 ranges(12 double-sided)
Floor plan from Green Library, South Mezzanine, Stanford University
Size figures:Range is 10 shelving units; each shelving unit is 3’ wide and 6 shelves tall
Digital Collections Virtual Footprint
Committee Prints & CRS Reports
Thank You
Contacts:
Reade Rogers, Sales [email protected]
Jude Hayes / Manager, Consortia [email protected]