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Analysis of the scientific content distributed electronically by Emerald, Kluwer, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Taylor & Francis and Wiley InterScience. Three indicators were established for the evaluation: horizontal, thematic, and vertical coverage. The study was performed based on the subscriptions held by the University of Leon (Spain), with the exception of Kluwer and Taylor & Francis for which the analysis was done via free web access. These electronic suppliers are multidisciplinary, though the content offered is fundamentally limited to the areas of natural sciences, health sciences, and social sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A qualitative analysis of the scientific e-content distributed by ScienceDirect (Elsevier), a service subscribed to by Spanish academic libraries. The objective of the study is to evaluate the service's overall information coverage, access architecture, search features, interface characteristics, functionalities and added-value services. The current subscription held by the consortium of Castilla y León (Spain) Academic Libraries -- Bucle--was used for the purposes of this evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]