Challenges in Building E Books Collection

Challenges in Building E-Books Collections : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Challenges in Building E-Books Collections

Overview : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Overview What is an e-book? How and why do (academic) libraries “acquire” e-books? Challenges in acquisitions Challenges in access Future of e-books in (academic) libraries

What is an e-book? : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction What is an e-book? An electronic version of a book that is found and read on the Webwww.sunysb.edu/library/tutorial/glossary/ Any book or manuscript that is reproduced for distribution electronically on the Internet or disk - 3½" floppy or compact (CD)www.gregathcompany.com/gloss.html Information and graphics that have been organized in electronic or computerized lessons or chapters and made available via computerhttps://fortress.wa.gov/dop/elearn/help/general-glossary.aspx A book published in electronic form that can be downloaded to computers or handheld devices www.livingwordpublishing.com/glossary.html An electronic book. Usually, it is a book that has previously been published in paper, reproduced in electronic format, and made available on a databasepsweb.shorter.edu/libraryhandbook/Glossary%20of%20Library%20Terms.htm An ebook is an electronic (or digital) version of a book. The term is used ambiguously to refer to either an individual work in a digital format, or a hardware device used to read books in digital format. Some users deprecate the second meaning in favour of the more precise "ebook device." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book

How do libraries acquire e-books? : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction How do libraries acquire e-books? Free web sources Caltech digital library CD-ROM or other hardcopy sources Sometimes bundled with textbooks Title by title on publisher site Wiley, Elsevier Publisher collections Springer Aggregated collections NetLibrary, Books@OVID Local digitization projects

Local creation of e-books : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Local creation of e-books Dissertations Rarely held materials Unique manuscripts User request

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August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction

Why do libraries acquire e-books? : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Why do libraries acquire e-books? Course reserves Accommodating learning styles Convenience of faculty, staff, students Address accessibility issues New research uses It’s cool….

Challenges in acquiring e-books : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Challenges in acquiring e-books Cost Licensing Concurrent users Restrictions on use Purchasing issues Not available through vendors Requires coordination among selectors Copyright (for local creation)

Challenges in accessing e-books : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Challenges in accessing e-books Technology Plugins Readers Devices Bibliographic control Discovery Searchability FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) Comfort and usability

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Future of e-books : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Future of e-books Google digitization E-books to cell phone Growth in E-Audiobooks

Readings : 

August 25-29, 2007 Andrea Twiss-Brooks, University of Chicago Library 234th National American Chemical Society MeetingCINF Symposium: E-Books for Chemistry Research and Instruction Readings Against the Grain, v.19, no. 2, April 2007 (e-books theme issue) Reid, C. “Publishers Ponder Putting E-books on the iPhone,” Publishers Weekly, July 9, 2007, pp.3-4 Schoenberger, C.R. “E-Bodice Ripper,” Forbes, v.179, no. 13, June 18, 2007, p.48 Albanese, A. “Ebooks Face Triple Threat,” Library Journal, July 2007, pp.23-24 Carnevale, D. “Google Strikes a Deal with 12 Universities to Digitize 10 Million Books,” Chronicle of Higher Education, v.53, no.41, June 15, 2007, p.A35 Simpson, B. et al., “Linking Print and Electronic Books: One Approach,” Library Resources and Technical Services, v.51, no. 2, pp.146-152 Dinkelman, A. et al., “Accessing E-books through Academic Library Web Sites,” College & Research Libraries, v.68, no.1, January 2007, pp.45-48 Foust, Jill E. et al., “Improving e-book access via a library-developed full-text search tool,” Journal of the Medical Library Association, v. 95, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 40-45 Safley, E., “Demand for E-books in an Academic Library,” Journal of Library Administration, v.45, no. 3/4, 2006, pp.445-457