E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology The e-book experience- Introducing, using & evaluating e-book subscription collections at Staffordshire University David J. Parkes Head of Learning Support Staffordshire University Information Services d. j. parkes@staffs. ac. uk
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Staffordshire University l 18, 000 Students l. P-time: 6, 000 or 34 per cent l. Stafford campus: 5500 l. Stoke campus: 10, 000 l. More than a third are local l. Students from 70+ countries. l 40 per cent aged over 21 l. Number of staff: 1, 700
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Information Services l Libraries and learning resources l Networks and telecommunications l Student and staff IT l Corporate information l Learning development and e-learning
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Drivers for e-content l. Off campus demands for access lpart time, distributed and distance learners l. Multiple sites l. Expectations -the ‘flawed’ library model l. Declining stock circulation l. Increased delivery by VLE l. Increased overseas delivery
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology E-books is it worth it? l. The book as the perfect machine l. If we build it will they come? l. The ‘Google’ effect l. Low use of EIS- (JISC – UBMEF) l. Promotion and marketing l. Licensing l. Copyright l. Finding the product-is the market ready?
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology The e-book models l Embryonic l Changing and Emerging Models l Suitable application for academic libraries? l Purchase entire collections, individual titles, subscription V purchase, chapters eg Mc. Graw-Hill l Expectations were not high
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Methodology l Focus on 8 different distance, part-time and distributed awards l Get tutor buy in from the start - top level management and practitioner involvement l Learning and teaching Committee-formal l Launch of Off Campus Service-info. Direct l Money!
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Info. Direct • Off Campus Service • Content Management System • Populated with course resources and guides • Introduction of key digitised resources • Provides access to services such as document delivery
Info. Direct-services to Off Campus users
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology The Products l £ 20, 000 (283, 540. 51 SEK) 1. 5% of annual budget l l l net. Library- purchase of minimum titles ebrary- currently 15, 000 Safari-100 titles 2 concurrent users 3 completely different models No particularly high expectations But enthusiastic librarians, enthusiastic tutors and a deadline!
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Launch- October 2002 l Marketing -products, postcards, bookmarks, competition l Workshops to staff and students l Inclusion in Info. Direct and VLE l Targetted awards l COSE, Blackboard l Link to pages, content l Project to allow searching from within VLE
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Usage l Usage figures – since 0 ctober 2002 l Ebrary - 1000 copy and prints Safari – 500 Average time spent in database 5 -15 mins, Browsing activity Usage figures are not refined enough to be particularly useful at present Full evaluation planned with target group l l l
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Ebrary l Ebrary-first UK customer l Coverage- 15, 000 books l like the curates egg it is good in parts l Includes some eccentric content l But. . provides an instant collection l Technical support is very good l New service allows own content l Questions remain over subscriber support
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Safari l Great content - ideally suited to e-book format l Interface- some concerns l Content in bite sized chunks l Slow response from customer support l Good user feedback
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Some observations l Longer term view- a library where books can talk to each other l first time ever that we can search across books- a new paradigm for libraries l Books still have a cachet that journals don’t have for undergraduates l Still allows for serendipity l Change in teaching styles needed to make it really work
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology Would like to see. . l Focus on end user l Better search interfaces l Better content selection l Better statistics l Multiple format? l Hybrid-copies, adaptive, non-linear, updateable l Language translation, readback
E-books at academic libraries – experiences from the new publishing ecology l. Tack så mycket l. Hej då! David J. Parkes Head of Learning Support Staffordshire University Information Services d. j. parkes@staffs. ac. uk http: //www. staffs. ac. uk/library
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