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The E-book Puzzle
Ksenija Mincic-ObradovicThe University of Auckland Library
SLIS North, 17 August 2011
E-books
users
technology
publishers / vendors
libraries
What is ane-book?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
A monograph available in electronic form
• PC screen, PDA, stand alone reading device, tablet, mobile phone …
• Available via link, or downloaded• PDF, EPUB, AZW (Kindle), TEI,
text, XML…
2011 Aptara e-book publishers survey
Available from http://www.aptaracorp.com/resources/
2011 Aptara e-book publishers survey
Available from http://www.aptaracorp.com/resources/
Cons Pros
Additional features
Full text searches
24/7
Gap between functionality and usability
Need a designated
reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
Between Publishers and Library Needs
http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/images/ebookuniversel.png?site=techflash.com
Various vendor business models and acquisition methods
• Collections offered by vendors/publishers via various platforms:– subscription (e.g. ebrary) – ~80%– single purchase (e.g. netLibrary)– combination of these two (e.g. Safari)– patron driven acquisition (e.g. EBL)
• Individual books from publishers• Free e-monographs (e.g. Law Commission
publications, Project Gutenberg)
Permanent access
• Persistent URLs (particularly big problem with free e-books)
• Preservation (LOCKSS, CLOCKSS)
Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe
Controlled LOCKSS
MARC records
• Not all vendors and publishers provide MARC records
• Libraries have MARC records for 72.5% of their e-books (Library use of ebooks, 2011 edition)
• MARC updates are not timely• Quality of MARC records varies significantly
Importance of library catalogues
AU SpringerLink usage and MARC records:
• 2007 – Springer • 2008 – Improved Springer• 2009 – OCLC
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2010200920082007
Year Titles Section requests Titles with usage
2007 34532 11834 2564
2008 34532 51375 6315
2009 37037 75011 8842
2010 43525 82336 9884
… and, a few more issues …
• Communication– Vendors, publishers do not advise on ceased or
superseded titles– No communication between publishers of free books
and libraries– Some publishers do not see libraries as customers at
all• Statistics of usage are provided only by some
vendors/publishers, and in various ways
Statistics of Usage
How can we find out if e-books are worth it?
• User surveys• Statistical data gathered locally from library
systems• Statistical data provided by vendors and
publishers
When are e-books used?
January
February
March
April
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June Ju
ly
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September
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December
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netLibrary accesses
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009Jan
Feb
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tNov
Dec
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ebrary usage sessions
2002
2003
2004
2005
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2007
2008
2009
AU netLibrary and ebrary usage since first purchased
Are e-books used for reference or for reading?
AU Safari statistics of usage, 2004-2010
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sessions 934 1690 1,531 2,497 2,105 2,224 1,233
SectionsViewed
6,581 12,046 9,922 13,660 12,790 20,262 21,644
Session Length (minutes)
6:37 8:35 6:50 4:09 4:19 7:23 12:14
2010Pages Viewed
Pages Copied
Pages Printed
Unique Documents
User Sessions
January 24,862 313 2,895 949 341
February 23,191 369 2,334 1,068 399
March 100,230 1,393 8,638 2,871 1,799
April 89,035 1,728 12,007 2,793 1,289
May 151,320 2,422 12,697 3,626 1,756
June 57,946 636 6,783 1,555 581
July 34,631 584 6,222 1,466 504
August 96,355 1,430 11,008 3,086 1,627
September 94,793 1,490 10,540 17,037 1,395
October 81,473 1,289 8,702 2,423 1,115
November 27,456 288 5,913 1,157 417
December 18,850 221 2,265 896 186
Print or e?
AU ebrary site activity for 2010
Most popular print/e-books at AU in Feb 2011
Title E-book sessions (Feb 2011)
Print Charges (total usage)
Collection
Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods (2007)
238 14 + 33 Safari
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice (1999)
87 0 Ebrary
Pharmacotherapy: a Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th ed. (2008)
73 11 + 12 +13 NetLibrary
International Handbook of Higher Education (2006)
70 (sections) 1 + 1 SpringerLink
NetLibrary most popular titles at AUTitle Print Charges E-book accesses
Organizational Behaviour : A Critical Introduction (1999)
43 1,409
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility : Why Giants Fall (2003)
32 1,360
Food chemistry (1996) 288 + 94 + 579 + 291 (= 1,252)
1,346
Reframing Organizations : Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (2003)
41 + 37 + 75 + 0 + 33 (=186)
1,317
Handbook of Applied Linguistics (2004)
40 + 42 + 15 + 18 (= 115)
1,310
Opportunities
for Libraries
Libraries as publishers
• Make available unique material• Digitisation as preservation• Early New Zealand Books, project done at the
University of Auckland Library http://www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz
Offering new experience to librarians and library users
• Full text searches – librarians can search collections more comprehensively and mine considerably more information than ever before
• Customizability of text size and the ability to convert text to audio - for visually impaired
• Hyperlinks – fast access to referenced material• Users can use library collections when and
where they need
PDA use by Healthcare Professionals in the USA
Terena Solomons, Beam me up! Supporting PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) in medical libraries – new technology or just another format? http://www.vala.org.au/vala2004/2004pdfs/57Solom.PDF
• All doctors have PDAs with necessary literature• Libraries are responsible for collection
development and management, loading PDAs, training, developing web pages.
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