NHS GGC E-book trial June – Sept 2013 Charlotte Boulnois Library Services Manager NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Context Pilot of 10 selected e-book titles related to specific Advanced Nursing Practice course 2 phases each lasting 8 weeks – with pre and post use survey Books purchased from MyiLibrary – multiple user licenses Whilst pilot ongoing purchased downloadable copies of selected titles from 123library which available via TKN online

What did we get for our money Up to 3 concurrent users able to download title to mobile device for between 14 – 28 days (our normal loan period) Online “reference” version always available Once loan period up book automatically removed from device Users can borrow up to 8 titles at any one time Users can reserve titles that already out

Actual statistics – Cohort 1& Cohort 2 TitleNo pages viewed No of downloads ABC of intensive care174 Advanced practice in critical care11 Clinical anatomy for dummies377 Critical care: concepts, role and practice62 Developing expertise in critical care nursing253 Guided reflection35 How to read a paper14 How to write your nursing dissertation52 Respiratory management in critical care22 Vital signs for nurses05

E-books or not Pros Titles brought in “perpetuity” like print books – will have to purchase new editions Users like, but good idea to be able to loan equipment as not available on Kindle devices Use of e-books for point of care material eg Oxford handbooks Can’t have an e-book overdue nor steal it – perfect for high demand books eg exam related titles NHSGGC LN decided to ring fence 30% of resource budget to purchase “core collection” of e- books as overall positive response Cons E-books cost more as have to pay VAT and platform/download fees With some vendors e-books can’t be returned before the due date Not everything you would wish available as yet – or available but at a price that is not worth the change of format Standard textbooks often very expensive as publishers are pricing for the Higher Education market

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