The Great ( )omission: Things we need to know about e-books (that they didn’t tell us or haven’t figured out) Jason Price, PhD Life Sciences Librarian Claremont Univ. Consortium Go out into all the world and acquire e- books (?!) Christian College Librarians Conference May 29, 2008 Pepperdine University
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The Great ( )omission:
Things we need to know about e-books (that they didn’t tell us or haven’t figured out)
Jason Price, PhDLife Sciences LibrarianClaremont Univ. Consortium
Go out into all the world and acquire e-books (?!)
Christian College Librarians ConferenceMay 29, 2008 Pepperdine University
Genesis of this talk
• (Remember Caviat)
Outline
• Why and why not?• From whom and to where?• Evaluation aspects
– Pricing Models– Collection Profiles– Use Rights (DRM)– Interface Usability & Features
• Next steps & Implications– Immediate– Future
Why? (I’ve got a list, but want to hear yours)
1. ____2. ____3. ____
Why not?
1. _____2. _____3. _____
From whom and to where?
• from publishers directly?• From a Book Jobber?• From an aggregator?• Reality =
• To OPAC? • To publisher platform?• To (a single) aggregator
platform?• To a universal ebook platform?
Conclusion: From whom and to where
• From: anywhere as long as the destination is flexible
• To: as few places as possible• Need to emphasize flexibility for
purchases or… look to lease access
Evaluation: Pricing Models
• Packaged Collections • Title by Title• Lease entire collection• Patron-driven purchase• Consortial collections (?)
Rough ComparisonModel EBL Ebrary My I
LibraryNet Library
Lease NO YES NO NO
Purchase (Unlimited Usrs)
YES(limit is borrow period)
YES(?)(No dwnload
NO1 or (2-3)
NO1 or 2
Patron- driven purchase
YES2nd ‘use’
Coming YES1st view
YES1st view
Title by title Yes Yes Yes Yes
What else(Swap?)
Evaluation: Collection profiles
• Age• ‘Uniqueness’• Match to local collection• Quality (?)