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UWF Libraries and E-Books

UWF Board of Trustees 2012 September 21. UWF Libraries and E-Books. Bob Dugan. University Libraries. E-Books in Use. Reference sources enables reference sources to be used when the library is closed saves physical shelf space saves print sources from being damaged Monographs

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UWF Libraries and E-Books

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  1. UWF Board of Trustees 2012 September 21 UWF Libraries and E-Books Bob Dugan University Libraries

  2. E-Books in Use • Reference sources • enables reference sources to be used when the library is closed • saves physical shelf space • saves print sources from being damaged • Monographs • increasing availability as users adopt the format • different models for use: one user at a time transitioning to multiple simultaneous use

  3. E-Books @ UWF Libraries • UWF libraries have been investing in e-books for several years • 148,420 monograph titles • 650 reference titles • combined, that is 18% of the general collection • Libraries expended in FY2012 • $ 20,830 for annual licenses to maintain subscriptions and to acquire new reference and monograph e-books

  4. FY2012 Usage • during the past fiscal year, UWF’s e-books were used 165,853 times • for every e-book we have, it was used 1.1 times (more than once per title) • the 679,081 volumes of the print collection were used 45,706 times • for every print book we have, it was used 0.07 times(less than one-tenth of one time)

  5. Collection Decisions • UWF librarians acquire e-books: • as collections with thousands of e-book titles • to replace lost print volumes if e-book is available • to replace the content of a deteriorated or damaged print volume • when the specific format is requested by the user, such as when we purchase e-books for the Kindles we lend • when the e-book is the only format available • Bottom line: librarians were making most of the decisions as to which e-booksto acquire

  6. Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA) • this model represents a new direction in collection development in academic libraries – the student or faculty member becomes the selector of the e-books purchased by the libraries

  7. Becoming Different by Design • E-books help to serve our distance learners who cannot visit the UWF Libraries; however, they were not involved in purchase decisions. • Libraries partnered with Vance Burgess at ACT and CE to submit a 2012 Technology Fee proposal to pilot a Patron Driven Acquisitions project which would involve distance education students in e-book buying decisions.

  8. How UWF’s Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA)Works • we reviewed and loaded nearly 24,000 online records for e-books we do not own; the titles chosen align with our academic programs • students and faculty find the online records based on author, title or subject searches • they can view the full text of the book online; if they spend 10 minutes reviewing (browsing) the text, an automatic purchase is triggered • the process is seamless to the user; they do not know that we just purchased the e-book

  9. Benefits • distance education students participate • availability of the full text is 24/7, instantaneous, and the process is seamless to the user • empower students with the ability to choose the material that is relevant for their coursework • empower students to directly assist with collection development for the library as/when needed (“just-in-time” instead of buying a book “just-in-case”) • the e-books purchased through the PDA align with our academic programs

  10. Questions?

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