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<p>ScienceDirect is a searcheable web-based <a href="/facts/Bibliographic_database/j4417rG4">bibliographic database</a>, which provides access to full texts of <a href="/facts/Scientific_literature/nJh0Bx22">scientific</a> and <a href="/facts/Medical_literature/C01NYutX">medical publications</a> of the Dutch publisher <a href="/facts/Elsevier/jkPSAEmR">Elsevier</a> as well of several small <a href="/facts/Academic_publishing/WfPqsYr1">academic publishers</a>. It hosts over 18 million <a href="/facts/Publications/C85p7aCC">publications</a> from more than 4,000 <a href="/facts/Academic_journal/SBI7Ue0q">academic journals</a> and 30,000 <a href="/facts/E-books/yrBWpU8E">e-books</a>. The access to the full-text requires subscription, while the bibliographic <a href="/facts/Metadata/qt35z79C">metadata</a> are free to read. ScienceDirect was launched by Elsevier in March 1997. </p>