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ELAG 2005: E-books workshop report

ELAG 2005: E-books workshop report. Participants. Karim Chevre, Marc Francey, Isabelle de Kaenel, Veronique Debellemaniere, Corrado Pettenati, Paula Goossens and Graham Tritt. WHAT is an e-book? . Not a device E-content distributed in various ways (mainly Web but some CD-ROM)

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ELAG 2005: E-books workshop report

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  1. ELAG 2005: E-books workshop report

  2. Participants • Karim Chevre, Marc Francey, Isabelle de Kaenel, Veronique Debellemaniere, Corrado Pettenati, Paula Goossens and Graham Tritt

  3. WHAT is an e-book? • Not a device • E-content distributed in various ways (mainly Web but some CD-ROM) • An e-book is an electronic or digital version of a print book or may exist solely in electronic form

  4. TYPES of e-book • Textbooks –text with embedded links etc. • Multimedia books..text, sound, image useful say for medics, engineering etc. • Talking books – useful for visually impaired people • Reference books…..dictionaries, encyclopaedias etc. • Directories etc. that need frequent updating • Fiction • Digitised versions of ‘out of print’ books

  5. Full view

  6. Some stakeholders in e-books Users (in HE - students, staff, researchers)Librarians (pivotal as often the point of contact between an HE institution and e-book ‘market’)Publishers (some very involved, some a little, some not yet)Aggregators (e.g. netLibrary)Software and hardware providersAuthors

  7. WHY e-books?.. Users’ views Available 24/7 from ‘local’ desktop/laptop Speed of access >1 person may be able to access the same e-book No need to physically visit the library Searchable and usually special navigation features Potential to download/ ‘manipulate’ information within ‘fair dealing’ restrictions Potential for use by those with disabilities Provides different learning opportunities

  8. WHY NOT e-books?.. Users’ views May be difficult to read and browse Lack of standardisation of interfaces May be difficult to access several e-books at the same time No suitable content in appropriate language Need to have suitable password etc. No need to go to library Lack of awareness

  9. WHY e-books? … Library views Saves space No lost or damaged titles pas en place Can provide adjustable fonts etc., speech output for disabled users Can be integrated into VLEs Instant delivery of ‘purchased’ books Can be used to provide access to out of print materials Easier production of statistics of use Dynamic collection management Same ‘title’ can be used by more people more easily Possible cost saving of acquisitions processes

  10. WHY NOT e-books?.... Library views Variation in licensing models Variation in user interfaces Less contact with users Metadata issues not always clear Possible virus from supplier Need for promotion Books needed are not available in e-format Challenge to keep up to date with developments

  11. Examples of e-book suppliers Academic Library Gale Virtual Library netLibrary Safari+++

  12. Some management issues What supplier? What content? What licensing models? Is it cost-effective? What is user interface like? What statistics? How to provide metadata? What customer support from provider? How to promote? Consortial deals?

  13. Finally Some case studies Look at work of e-book working group of Joint Information Systems Committee in UK Thank you!

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