e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? Janis Bandelin, Furman University Jim Rettig, University of Richmond e-books: with reactions by Leland Park, Davidson College Brad Norris, netLibrary

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin and James Rettig All rights reserved. For permissions: e-books:

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Associated Colleges of the South 16 liberal arts colleges – Spring 2000 consortial purchase –3 lead institutions –10 others joined –500 titles selected

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig SOLINET Collections SOLINET 1 in 2000: 16,355 titles –Purchased by 4 ACS shared collection participants SOLINET 2 in 2001: 11,311 titles –Purchased by 7 ACS shared collection participants All 3 collections purchased by 4 ACS schools

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig The OPAC Effect ACS collection –9 of 13 have loaded MARC records SOLINET 1 –3 of 4 have loaded MARC records SOLINET 2 –6 of 7 have loaded MARC records

The OPAC Effect—ACS

The OPAC Effect—SOLINET

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig e-book and Print Use Compared At one institution: 12.3% of e-books used At the same institution: 12.7% of printed books used in same period

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Words Spoken at Fall Convocation 2000 Furman Libraries… Have embraced proven technologies Are investigating new technologies

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Furman E- book Use Survey 2001 Majority of respondents were: –Faculty –Checked out 1-2 books –Had read pages online –Preferred the print format

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Survey Findings Disadvantages Response time – discouragingly slow Setting up account is cumbersome Uncomfortable to read online Advantages Access from desktop Ability to search

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Lessons Learned in 2001 Strategy for promotion paid off Success of e-books tied to robustness of network Print was preferred

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Furman E-Book Use Time Frame#Access Titles Sept ’00 – June ’ July ’01 – June ’ July ’02 – Mar ’

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig E-Book Use by Furman Faculty sent in early March Explained our e-book “history” Expressed interest in faculty use and satisfaction with our e-books “If you have used an e-book Since September 2002, please respond…”

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Responses by Furman Faculty Out of 220 faculty 2 responses Assistant professors in English, Philosophy Described their e-book use as positive

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e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig ACS E-Book Collection Development Survey 92% overall response rate 8 purchased additional netLibrary titles From a handful to thousands Most purchased SOLINET collections 4 did not purchase more titles

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Purchases from Other E-book Vendors 3 libraries made purchases from other vendors 2 libraries purchased the ACLS History collection 1 library purchased titles from Plunkett Research

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Routine Check of E-book Availability 9 libraries do not check 3 libraries routinely check all titles 1 library checks only reference titles None indicated that the e-book was the preferred format

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Specific Requests for E-books 2 of 12 libraries Requested by faculty From vendors other than netLibrary

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Evaluation of E-Book use No formal evaluation of user satisfaction Anecdotal information from users 6 of 12 libraries examined use statistics

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig E-books will not catch on until… “… the collection reaches a certain size…and level of functionality and utility.” “…there’s more bandwidth on campus.” “…the circulation model is less user-hostile.” “…devices for using them are more user-friendly and ubiquitous.”

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig E-Books “… are well-suited to reference works that are briefly consulted for facts.” “…use will grow as more titles crop up in patrons’ searches.” “… use would increase with more portability.”

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Go Figure… “Electronic book sales have grown 1,447% resulting in sales of 3.3 million in January 2003, up from $211,000 in 2002.” Association of American Publishers As reported in Library Hotline, 3/31/03

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Seamless integration into the OPAC Single chapters of books available for e-reserve Integration into approval plans Issues #1

Old ParadigmMore Flexible Issues #2

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Issues #3 Most Flexible

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Issues #4 Effects of the “gobbetization” of Knowledge? On readers’ understanding? On authors’ ways of presenting Information? On scholarly communication in the future

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Issues #5 Need to reconceptualize the book for the new medium

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig e-Books: A Response Dr. Leland Park Davidson College

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig e-Books: Another Response Brad Norris netLibrary

e-books: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? ©2003 Janis Bandelin & James Rettig Questions and discussion