Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in America, has been bringing its readers unique insights about developments in science and technology since 1845. Now current issues of the magazine are combined with a large backfile of this authoritative source of scientific and technical information, and will be available online as a stand-alone database. The Scientific American Archive Online is a comprehensive, searchable science and technology resource containing the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present. The archive features the writings and colorful graphics that readers of Scientific American have come to depend upon and enjoy.

Each of the more than 4,000 articles in the archive is available to view online or to download in PDF, and presented exactly as originally printed in the magazine. In addition to the regular monthly issues of the magazine, users will find all of the Scientific American special issues included in the archive as well. Among the topics covered in the archive are: health and medicine, cosmology and astronomy, chemistry, life sciences, physics, oceanography, medicine, mathematics, archaeology, and much more.

Content from the award-winning Scientific American magazine, coupled with its intuitive online search interface make Scientific American Archive Online an essential tool for any user conducting scientific research. General researchers will appreciate its vast store of information on science and technology, while students and professors will find useful articles to support study, develop reports, and initiate various scientific projects and experiments.

Diane McGarvey, director of ancillary products for Scientific American, said, "We are thrilled to be working with EBSCO to market Scientific American Archive Online. As the world's premier science and technology magazine, Scientific American is committed to bringing the most important developments in modern science to readers worldwide in an understandable, credible and provocative format. Through EBSCO's large sales and customer support staff, as well as its expert knowledge of the needs of the library community, Scientific American will now reach an even broader audience."

Melissa Kenton, vice president of publisher partnerships for EBSCO Publishing, said, "Scientific American Archive Online is an exciting addition to the suite of more than 100 research databases currently offered by EBSCO. As the world's leading full text database provider, EBSCO is pleased to have been selected as the partner of choice to offer such a valuable resource to our customers."

Scientific American Archive Online is now available for purchase from EBSCO via its current interface. EBSCO plans to make the archive available on EBSCOhost^® in the coming months.

About Scientific American
Founded in 1845, editorial contributors to Scientific American have included over 100 Nobel laureates, among them Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Francis Crick, Stanley Prusiner and Harold Varmus. Scientific American, Inc. is a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, a U.S. subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH, a privately held international media corporation operating in more than 40 countries. In addition to Scientific American, Holtzbrinck Publishers includes the book publishing houses Farrar, Straus & Giroux; W.H. Freeman; Henry Holt and Company; St. Martin's Press and Tor; the academic scholarly publishing company Palgrave U.S.; the College Publishing Group of Bedford Freeman Worth; and the distribution company VHPS.

About EBSCO
EBSCO Publishing, EBSCO Subscription Services and EBSCO Book Services form the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access to more than 100 databases and thousands of e-journals, and e-commerce book procurement. EBSCO has specialized products and services for academic, medical, government, public and school libraries as well as for corporations and other organizations. EBSCO maintains a comprehensive database of more than 282,000 serial titles and upholds active relationships with more than 60,000 publishers worldwide. EBSCO has been serving the library and business communities for almost 60 years. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

Release Date: June 21, 2003