E-books at the University of Idaho Library Breanna Weston Reference & Instruction Librarian

State of Ebooks Individual Public Libraries Academic Libraries

Benefits for libraries Expanded offerings (distance education) Reduced personnel requirements (shelving) Reduced maintenance costs (damaged books) Enhanced functionality (notes function) Usage statistics

Issues Protection of Rights ▫Digital Rights Management – copying, printing, sharing Access ▫Wide array of devices and formats ▫No ILL Ownership ▫Lease Citation Styles

NetLibrary >14000 titles on a wide variety of topics Software: Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher Printing: Up to 60 pages Download ability: no Features: Full text searching, free account for notes and favorite books Users: one user per book at a time, book times out after 15 minutes of inactivity

Books 24x7 Must create a free account >11000 titles, "How-to" books on computers, computer software, engineering and e-business Software: no special software Printing: print each page individually Download ability: no Features: bookmark, notes Users: 2 simultaneous users, remember to log out

Reference Books Find Articles databases by subject: Reference ▫Blackwell Reference OnlineBlackwell Reference Online ▫Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library ▫Oxford Reference OnlineOxford Reference Online Platforms are not as easy to use.

Library Catalog - WorldCat Local All e-books are in catalog E-book limiter Some e-books are government documents