1. Estonian language digital textbook - the project that initiated Open Access ideas
Elena Sipria-Mironov
Project Manager
University of Tartu Library
Estonia

2. Conquest of Ararat in1829
Reise zum Ararat. Th. 1-2 / von Dr. Friedrich Parrot …
(Berlin, 1834)

3. The main goal of Estonian language textbook project
fulfilling students need for textbooks which are sold out
not to bring students away from printed books, but rather to fulfill the lack of availability of textbooks in the library

4. What is the difference between an e-textbook and a paper textbook?
E-textbook offers much more possibilities:
a search-in-the text function
it is easy to mark or copy the text
an e-textbook the reader can use an electronic bookmark
internal and external links in the text and various multimedia possibilities

5. The government is paying three times for the same textbook:
The authors are usually faculty members whose salary comes from a university budget
Funding publishing by paying entirely or partially for the printing, editing, authors’ fees etc
Library’s book buying budget consists of university’s and government’s funds

6. The options of how to provide Estonian language textbooks to students in University of Tartu
Tartu University Library chose to use the Ebrary platform
publishing in institutional repository on DSpace
receiving the feedback
offering professors statistics about the usage of their digital study materials
Library is willing to help university authors in order to make their textbook publishing more effective and successful

7. Negotiation and submission process
Author + publishers
questionnaire
agreement
Contract
E-textbook

8. we cannot afford paying for the publishers
A compensation system
we cannot afford paying for the publishers
we are paying for authors for their book license
three paper books’ prices

9. E-textbooks Ebrary IR on DSpace

10. Problems Positive aspects
copyright issues
agreements with publishers
potential cases of plagiarism
an access of special-needs students to textbooks
E-textbook:
saves resources
is easily accessed
offers a flexible option to modify the text
would resolve the issue of a chronic lack of textbooks

11. Cultural value
a small language can be a benefit
it could also be a national pride
long-term preservation guarantees

12. A textbook has become a valuable part in an academic CV
An e-textbook must be edited and peer-reviewed
An e-textbook has a systemic structure
It is advisable to include exercises that support learning and guidelines for teaching in an e-textbook
An e-textbook incorporates links for navigation between different chapters and parts of the textbook
It is advisable to use multimedia possibilities in an e-textbook
An e-textbook must be in the most universal format (EPUB, PDF, HTML etc.).

13. We believe that
It might be beneficial to migrate or develop from closed institutional collection to nationwide Open Access collection in order to receive financial support from the government

14. The University of Tartu Press has new directions towards OA academic publishing

15. Thank you! Tänan! Contact Specialist: Signe Bachmann