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STUCK IN THE PRESENT: THE MIXED BLESSING OF EBOOKS
JIBS EVENT #JIBSUKebooks
Sarah Burton (@harasanotrub), Information and Library Assistant, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge26 February 2016, The Venue, Student Central
Cambridge Judge Business School
Information and Library Services
Disclaimer:This is a case study of the University of Cambridge, based on one institution’s experience of ebooks
Facts:We have access to:
41 different ebook platforms1.5m ebooks and counting
We’re in all time periods at once:
• Jurassic• Antiquity• Dark Ages• Medieval
• Renaissance• Age of
Enlightenment/reason• War
• The Future
Need ebooks:• Complement print• Distance learners• Print• Save• Copy/Paste• Easy navigation• Search text• Citations• Bibliography• Try before buy• Subscription
updates
Still just text
Library catalogue
Shelf marks
Integrated
links
Still allied to print:• Notes• Bookmarks• Highlighting
Be enlightened
More than justthe text
Embracethe digital
Etextbooks
Enhanced functionality
See reason
Inundated by platforms (aggregators and publishers), formats, purchase models, different levels of access: credits, loan periods, concurrency, functionality, prices and still lack of availability
Digital Divide Concurren
cyLoan periods
MARC records
Expertise
Platform proliferationCompatibili
tyFormatsModels
Inconsistency
Devices
“Technology is a word for something that doesn’t work yet”
Douglas Adams
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The FutureIncreased prices with better ebooks: rentals, chapters, PDA/EBA
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“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” Lao Tzu
Media
Music
Quizzes
Hyperlinks
https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas
Reading listWard, S. M., Freeman, R. S. and Nixon, J. M. (eds.) (2015) Academic E-books, Publishers, Librarians and Users
Lyons, R. E. and Rayner, S. (2015) The Academic Book of the Future
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Books vs. ebooks infographic by Number 17, NYC and Nayeli E. Rodriquez
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