R2 Digital Library

Spec sheet

Purpose

R2 Digital Library is a web-based platform for searchable medical, nursing, and allied health eBooks.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Product

R2 Digital Library is a web-based database of searchable medical, nursing, and allied health eBooks for health sciences libraries.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Intended users

R2 is presented as a customizable eBook platform for health sciences libraries and their institutional users.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Trial

The free institutional trial lasts 30 days; an active Rittenhouse account number is required to start one.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Integrations

The maker lists deep linking and integrated drug information as features, and says users can access collections through a link created within the software.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Support

R2 customer service is available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Headquarters

Sarasota, Florida, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · r2library.com

Founded

1946Read 28 Sep 2026 · r2library.com

Access

The library is available on web-enabled devices, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and web-capable eReaders.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Administration

Administrators have tools for purchasing, usage statistics, access and authentication methods, and user management.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Collection licensing

Institutions can select titles individually, with access for the life of the edition and older editions available through the archive tool.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Content

The database includes more than 4 million medical images, video, and multimedia content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Copyright limits

Printing and emailing for a resource can be suspended for 24 hours after more than 60 requests or 20% of its HTML pages are reached in a 24-hour period.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Discovery tools

Medical-term tagging supports topic-driven navigation, and librarians can browse topics, publishers, and special collections.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Library tools

Administrators can access purchasing, usage statistics, authentication settings, and user management.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Licensing

Institutions select eBooks individually and retain access for the life of the edition, with older editions available through the archive.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Privacy and security

The privacy policy says registration data is stored on servers behind a firewall in a secure data center and employee access to customer data is limited.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Purchase options

The shopping cart provides instant quotes, and institutions can choose a single-concurrent-user or three-concurrent-user license, or use patron-driven acquisition.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Resources

The database includes more than 4 million medical images, plus video and multimedia content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Search

Its proprietary digital rights and content management system uses medical keywords to search peer-reviewed, editorially vetted publications from more than 110 STM publishers in a single query.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Trial eligibility

The 30-day institutional trial requires an active Rittenhouse account number, and trial users can access all health sciences eBooks and real-time usage statistics.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Usage restriction

If a title exceeds 60 print or email requests or 20% of its HTML pages within 24 hours, printing and emailing are suspended for that resource for 24 hours while access remains available.Read 8 Oct 2026 · r2library.com

Plans and prices

Every R2 Digital Library plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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