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E-books at the University of Idaho Library Breanna Weston Reference & Instruction Librarian bweston@uidaho.edu 208-885-2504
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State of Ebooks Individual Public Libraries Academic Libraries
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Benefits for libraries Expanded offerings (distance education) Reduced personnel requirements (shelving) Reduced maintenance costs (damaged books) Enhanced functionality (notes function) Usage statistics
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Issues Protection of Rights ▫Digital Rights Management – copying, printing, sharing Access ▫Wide array of devices and formats ▫No ILL Ownership ▫Lease Citation Styles
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NetLibrary >14000 titles on a wide variety of topics Software: Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher Printing: Up to 60 pages Download ability: no Features: Full text searching, free account for notes and favorite books Users: one user per book at a time, book times out after 15 minutes of inactivity
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Books 24x7 Must create a free account >11000 titles, "How-to" books on computers, computer software, engineering and e-business Software: no special software Printing: print each page individually Download ability: no Features: bookmark, notes Users: 2 simultaneous users, remember to log out
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Reference Books Find Articles databases by subject: Reference ▫Blackwell Reference OnlineBlackwell Reference Online ▫Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library ▫Oxford Reference OnlineOxford Reference Online Platforms are not as easy to use.
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Library Catalog - WorldCat Local All e-books are in catalog E-book limiter Some e-books are government documents
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