Managing the eBook Revolution Wendy Walker Assistant Librarian – University of Glasgow Vice Chair – SCOPNet Ebooks

Ebook current provision Ebooks – successes & challenges Overview Ebook current provision Ebooks – successes & challenges Ebook procurement Models

Ebook Usage – University of Glasgow

Aggregator platforms (users want downloading, mobile use) Ebook challenges DRM Aggregator platforms (users want downloading, mobile use) Business models – users don’t care about models! Withdrawal of content Publishers – exclusions Textbooks

Individual purchases via aggregators (2009-13) Ebook provision up to 2013 Individual purchases via aggregators (2009-13) Ebook collections direct with publishers/JISC SHEDL

60% of expenditure was on titles published by ten publishers Investigations DRM restrictions meant that end user expectations could not always be met 60% of expenditure was on titles published by ten publishers

Scottish Ebooks 2013- Provide institutions with an easy to use, EU compliant agreement to meet their needs Aggregate the eBook requirements of all the Scottish HE and FE Institutions Increase the availability of content with unconstrained Digital Rights Management Increase level of access of high quality, relevant and recently published or front list eBooks to students and academics

eBook Collections with Unconstrained DRM – 10 publishers Scottish ebook tender eBook Collections with Unconstrained DRM – 10 publishers Individual Title Offerings with Constrained DRM – 3 suppliers Price 40% Quality 60% DRM, mobile, quality, platform functionality, metadata

Annual full list purchase Full list lease access Textbooks PDA Models Aggregators Annual full list purchase Full list lease access Textbooks PDA Evidence Base

Patron Driven Acquisition + - Real-time access DRM Pay for used content ££££££££ Fill gaps in collection What to do when money runs out.. Saves staff time

Evidence Based Acquisition + - Access to content for 12 months Limited to one publisher Decision on purchase based on usage ££££££££££££££ Relaxed DRM Integration with other content

Prepare to be flexible with models Finally Demand Manage expectations Prepare to be flexible with models

Finally Ask your audience!

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