About ELP

E-LIBRARY USA, INC. was established in 2011 to support researchers, healthcare professionals, and other specialized communities in accessing trusted medical, scientific, and scholarly information.

Over the years, we have worked with scholarly information providers, research platforms, publishers, and professional communities to help connect users with the resources they need.

Today, that experience continues through ELP, our current initiative to explore practical, responsible, and publisher-authorized access models for clearly defined research and professional communities.

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Why We Exist

Traditional access structures do not always reflect the way research and professional collaboration work today.

Researchers may work across institutions, in smaller organizations, independently, or within specialized professional communities, while access to scholarly literature often remains tied to traditional individual or institutional subscription structures.

ELP explores practical, responsible, and publisher-authorized ways to help bridge these gaps while respecting publisher policies, existing institutional agreements, content value, and responsible use.

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What We Believe

Focused

Built around clearly defined communities and real information needs.

Responsible

Managed with appropriate controls, transparency, and accountability.

Sustainable

Structured to support long-term value for both content providers and users.

Practical

Designed to work in real research, clinical, educational, and professional environments.

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What ELP Supports

ELP supports access models that may take into account factors such as:

• defined user groups

• community or department size

• specialty-focused teams

• simultaneous access needs

• structured and verified user communities

The appropriate model depends on the content, user community, and publisher policy.

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Who We Support

ELP is designed to work with a range of scholarly and professional communities, including:

Scholarly societies
Helping extend the reach of society publications to qualified researchers and specialized professional communities who may not be fully served through traditional access channels.

Publishers and information providers
Supporting transparent, policy-aligned access models that respect existing licensing structures while exploring responsible ways to reach underserved users.

Libraries and institutions
Exploring practical approaches for focused user groups while respecting institutional subscriptions, budgets, and access policies.

Hospitals and clinical teams
Supporting specialized professional communities in healthcare settings where access needs may extend beyond standard institutional resources.

Researchers and educators
Helping connect important scholarly literature with professionals who generate, teach, apply, and build upon knowledge.

Trainees and specialized communities
Supporting clearly defined groups with legitimate educational, research, and professional information needs.

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A Practical, Responsible Model

ELP is built around controlled, verified, and well-managed access structures.

Our approach may include:

• clearly defined user communities

• secure and appropriate access

• transparent coordination

• responsible oversight

• alignment with publisher expectations

We believe this provides a practical framework for connecting scholarly content with the communities that need it while respecting the integrity and long-term value of scholarly publishing.

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Closing

ELP is built on a simple idea:

Important knowledge should reach the communities that genuinely need it.

We are committed to developing thoughtful, practical, and sustainable access models for publishers, scholarly societies, institutions, and specialized professional communities.