1. Bytes or Trees? I prefer trees thank you Suzanne Fayle & Xan Goodman Roseman University Library

2. Roseman University Background Began in 1999 as the Nevada College of Pharmacy 2 nd campus in South Jordan, UT Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, & Dental Medicine MBA Program Unique block system

3. Our original research question Format preferences of nursing and pharmacy students.

4. Collection Statistical Results Access Pharmacy, Facts & Comparisons, MD Consult, Nursing Consult, Ovid Out of 164 total e-books only 45 are also available in print o Compared statistics of e-books & print to find similarities in use Only looked at statistics for the most recent print edition

5. Survey Methodology & Results Survey sent to n=539 Percentage of response rate 10.5%/n=57 Percentage completed survey 6.8% /n=37

6. Q4 Why do you prefer a print textbook over an e-textbook?

7. Open Answers Print Preference

8. Open Answers – E-Books Preference

9. Focus Groups Recruitment Incentives

10. Focus Groups Quotes “Is supplementary material for e-books included in your survey?” respondent #2 Respondent #4 “She RSVP’d because she wants the policy [about challenges to end].” Here and here Respondent #1 and #4

11. Gaps Collection development e-books vs. print Defining e-books for our focus group users

12. Next Steps Focus group Instruction focused on e-books Creating an alphabetical list of e-books