1. E-Books Kannan Mohan Associate Professor of CIS Michael Waldman Head of Collections, Library Teaching and Technology Conference Baruch College

2. E-Books Agenda In the classroomFrom the library ProcurementAccessibility In the classroom

3. 1. Press and release the "GO" button. 2. While the light is flashing red and green, enter the 2 digit channel code (i.e. channel 1 = 01, channel 21 = 21). Channel is 41 3. After the second digit is entered, Press and release the "GO" button. 4. Press and release the "1/A" button. The light should flash yellow to confirm. Channel Setting Instructions for the CLICKERS

4. You are a… 1. Faculty member 2. Staff member 3. Student 4. Other

5. You are from… 1. Baruch College 2. Another CUNY college 3. A non-CUNY college 4. The industry 5. Other

6. E-books: 1. I use them regularly 2. Know about them and would like to use them in the future 3. Know about them and will not use 4. Don’t know much about them, but curious

7. Kindle… 1. I use one regularly 2. I have tried using it a few times 3. Never used it 4. I don’t know what it is

8. Why? Motivation Cost Access Availability BCTC grant  CUNY+ and books 24x7  Amazon Kindle  Remote  Multi-user  Simultaneous

9. Books from… Our Study Courses Systems Analysis and Design Green IT  CUNY+ and books 24x7 CUNY+ and books 24x7  CUNY+ and books 24x7 CUNY+ and books 24x7  Amazon Kindle Amazon Kindle Qualitative data collection through semi-structured interviews

10. Preliminary Findings Factors motivating student adoption “Green” Convenience Richness Cost Challenges in student adoption Printing Access limitations Differences in Richness Cost Examples:  books 24x7 books 24x7  Ebrary Ebrary  Flat world knowledge Flat world knowledge  Directly from the publisher (Course smart)Course smart

11. E-Books Agenda In the classroom From the library ProcurementAccessibility

12. E-Books and libraries History Purchasing models Platforms

13. E-books and users Attitudes Usage

14. Textbooks E-textbooks? At Baruch

15. Baruch Computing and Technology Center Christian Keck

16. Office of Services for Students with Disabilities Baruch College Ron Bissessar

17. A blind student pursuing a degree in journalism at ASU, Darrell Shandrow, stated: “Not having access to the advanced reading features of the Kindle DX - including the ability to download books and course materials, add my own bookmarks and notes, and look up supplemental information instantly on the Internet when I encounter it in my reading - will lock me out of this new technology and put me and other blind students at a competitive disadvantage relative to our sighted peers. While my peers will have instant access to their course materials in electronic form, I will still have to wait weeks or months for accessible texts to be prepared for me, and these texts will not provide the access and features available to other students.”