1. E-books supporting the curriculum at UL Technology & Teaching CoP June 15 th 2010

2. Not just a fad, e-books are here to stay

3. E-books, the pros 24/7 access Supports distance learners Allows simultaneous use Searchable, interactive books

4. E-books, the cons Availability - can we get the books you need? Usability – what the books look like on the screen Unsettled market – will our decisions haunt us? Legacy books - 1950s – 1980s

5. What e-books do we buy? Guided by Faculty requirements Substitute e-book for multiple print copies Titles of newly ‘e’ books recommended to faculty Contemporary subject specific collections are assessed but often only small overlap between our curriculum and titles offered in package

6. How you access E-books In the library catalogue alongside print books Today we have 1,100 e-books plus EEBO & ECCO (historical libraries) and Safari. Shrinking budgets, Google Editions?

8. Free E-books Books 4 Doctors http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/ http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/ ALEX catalogue - American and English literature and western philosophy http://infomotions.com/alex/ http://infomotions.com/alex/ American Mathematical Society http://www.ams.org/publications/online-books/online_subject http://www.ams.org/publications/online-books/online_subject Project Gutenberg, 32,000 free books http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Digital Books from Cornell University Libraries These books are scanned from Cornell’s own collection http://www.archive.org/details/cornell http://www.archive.org/details/cornell