1. Lending eBook Readers at Academic Libraries Crystal Rose Grenfell Campus MUN Libraries

2. eBooks in Canadian Academic Libraries Expenditures on Electronic Monographs as % of Total Monographs PRINT MONOGRAPHS

3. What Do Users Think About eBooks?

4. User Surveys on eBooks Gregory, C. L. (2008). "But I want a real book": An investigation of undergraduates' usage and attitudes toward electronic books. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47(3), 266-273. 66% prefer to use the physical book if given a choice between print and electronic formats “use not read” trend

5. User Surveys on eBooks Jackson, M. (2008). What faculty think: A survey on electronic resources. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 20(2), 110-116. 79.3% preferred print books for extensive research more difficult to manipulate than print use for quick information

6. User Surveys on eBooks JISC. (2009, November). National e-books observatory project: Key findings and recommendations. “grazing and extracting information rather than for lengthy reading” only 5% spent more than 5 minutes viewing page “print version is still perceived as the preferred format for continuous extended reading”

7. MUN Libraries 2009 eBook Poll How would you improve access to the library's e-books? 19% commented that they simply preferred print books 11% suggested that the library provide eBook readers

8. “Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than paperback books.” -Amazon News Release January 27, 2011

9. Common User Complaints about eBooks reading them using a computer is an unsatisfactory experience discomfort sitting in front of a computer eye-strain from reading a bright, backlit screen inability to print lack of portability reliance on an internet connection interface of some eBook platforms inability to highlight, underline, make notes

10. Can eBook readers assist academic library users?

12. Electronic Ink Microcapsules

16. eBooks & eReaders are Greener! VS 4 X the greenhouse gas emissions 3 X raw materials 78 X water consumption

17. Other eBook Reader Loan Studies Penn State University Libraries (Sony) Texas A&M University (Kindle) Cranfield University and Library Services at the Open University, jointly (Sony and iPod Touch)

18. IREX DR-800 8 inch screen Largest screen size available in Canada Most expensive of the three ($667.63) 16 level grayscale Wacom tablet with stylus ePUB, PDF, TXT, HTML, Mobipocket PRC, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP

19. Sony Reader Touch (PRS-600) 6 inch screen 1 st with touch screen $440.68 8 level grayscale ePUB, PDF, TEXT, BBeB Book, RTF, MS Word, HTML highlight, underline, write hand-written notes with stylus

20. Bookeen Cybook Opus 5 inch screen smallest least expensive of the three ($271.95) 4 level grayscale ePUB, PDF, HTML, FB2, TXT, JPG, GIF, PNG

21. Why not a Kindle?

22. Does lending academic library users eBook readers increase their satisfaction with eTexts?

23. Overall, how satisfied were you with your experience using an eBook reader? 56% 25% 6% 13%

24. How would you rate your experience using an eBook reader compared to the following: Print (i.e. traditional book) Computer Laptop/Netbook

25. Did you experience any difficulties transferring content to the reader? 94%

26. How likely are you to check out an eBook reader from the library again? 50% 25% 12.5%

27. How well do eBook readers work with the library’s existing e-text collections?

31. What did you read on the eBook reader/s? (Choose all that apply) 25% 38% 56% 69% 19%

32. http://calibre-ebook.com

33. Which type of eBook reader works best for academic library users?

34. Which device was most popular?

35. How important is it for you that an eBook reader allows you to high-light text and make notes? 44% 31% 19% 6%

37. What issues do academic libraries need to consider when lending eBook readers?

41. Conclusions…

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