SpringerLink
Overview
SpringerLink is a comprehensive online delivery platform, providing easy access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works, and proceedings. It is owned by Springer Nature, a global publisher dedicated to providing the best possible service to the whole research community. SpringerLink offers a vast range of content across all disciplines of science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences.
History
SpringerLink was launched in 1996 as one of the first online information services dedicated to serving the science community. It was initially a CD-ROM based service, but quickly transitioned to a web-based platform in response to the rapid growth of the internet. The platform has undergone several major upgrades over the years, with the most recent version being launched in 2012.
Content
SpringerLink hosts more than 10 million scientific documents, including journal articles, books, and conference proceedings. The platform provides access to a vast array of content across all disciplines of science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences. The content is sourced from a variety of publishers, including Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Apress.
Journals
SpringerLink provides access to over 2,900 academic and professional journals. The journals cover a wide range of disciplines, from hard sciences to social sciences and humanities. Many of these journals are published on behalf of learned societies, making SpringerLink a crucial resource for researchers worldwide.
Books
SpringerLink offers a comprehensive collection of over 280,000 eBooks, spanning multiple disciplines. The platform hosts a mix of monographs, textbooks, handbooks, atlases, reference works, and book series. SpringerLink's eBook collection is continually updated with new titles, ensuring that users have access to the latest research in their field.
Protocols
SpringerLink hosts a collection of over 60,000 protocols in the life sciences and biomedicine. These protocols provide step-by-step laboratory procedures, offering researchers a reliable blueprint for reproducing experiments. SpringerLink's protocol collection is one of the largest available online, making it a valuable resource for researchers in the life sciences.
Features
SpringerLink offers a range of features designed to enhance the user experience and facilitate access to its vast content library. These features include advanced search options, personalization features, and mobile access.
Advanced Search
SpringerLink's advanced search feature allows users to refine their search using a variety of parameters, including document type, date range, and discipline. This feature enables users to quickly and efficiently locate relevant content.
Personalization
SpringerLink offers a personalization feature that allows users to create a personal account. With a personal account, users can save searches, create alerts for new content, and save articles for later reading.
Mobile Access
SpringerLink is fully optimized for mobile access, allowing users to access content on-the-go. The platform's mobile optimization ensures that users can access SpringerLink's vast content library from any device, at any time.
Access
SpringerLink operates on a hybrid access model, offering both subscription-based and open access content. The platform's subscription content is available to institutions, such as universities and research institutes, on a subscription basis. SpringerLink's open access content, on the other hand, is freely available to all users.
Subscription Access
Institutions can subscribe to SpringerLink to provide their members with access to the platform's subscription content. Subscription packages can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the subscribing institution, allowing them to select the content that is most relevant to their members.
Open Access
SpringerLink hosts a significant amount of open access content, which is freely available to all users. This content is published under a Creative Commons license, allowing users to read, download, and share the content freely. SpringerLink's commitment to open access reflects Springer Nature's broader commitment to advancing discovery by publishing robust and insightful research.