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

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

3. Ebook Usage – University of Glasgow

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. Finally
Ask your audience!

14. Contact: Wendy.Walker@glasgow.ac.uk
Questions?
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