1. TOUGH LOVE: GUIDING STUDENT RESEARCHERS TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE FOR E-BOOKS EMILY O’CONNOR, RASMUSSEN COLLEGE KARA KROES LI, EBSCO MELISSA FULKERSON, ELSEVIER

2. AGENDA Introductions EPUB and PDF: Fraternal Twins of the e-Publishing World Accessibility in Higher Education EPUB Perspectives The Publisher The Aggregator The End-User Looking Forward

3. EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD FeatureEPUBPDF Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic LinkingYN Reflowable Text (Optimized Display)YN Accessibility StandardsYY* Searchable Images, Formulas, TablesYN Support for Non-Roman LanguagesYN Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, TextYN Audio, Video, QuizzesYN Print-Corollary PaginationN*Y

4. Dynamic, Interactive Text

5. Static PDF Text

6. Reflowable EPUB Text

7. EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD FeatureEPUBPDF Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic LinkingYN Reflowable Text (Optimized Display)YN Accessibility StandardsYY* Searchable Images, Formulas, TablesYN Support for Non-Roman LanguagesYN Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, TextYN Audio, Video, QuizzesYN Print-Corollary PaginationN*Y

8. Customize your Book

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10. EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD FeatureEPUBPDF Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic LinkingYN Reflowable Text (Optimized Display)YN Accessibility StandardsYY* Searchable Images, Formulas, TablesYN Support for Non-Roman LanguagesYN Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, TextYN Audio, Video, QuizzesYN Print-Corollary PaginationN*Y

11. ACCESSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION EPUB 3 Aligns with: DAISY: Digital Accessible Information System Universal Design Standards Only mainstream format that supports accessible math and video/audio Highly accessible EPUBs follow UDL Best Practices (http://udloncampus.cast.org/page/media_oer_epub#.ViUHovnp_-U)http://udloncampus.cast.org/page/media_oer_epub#.ViUHovnp_-U

12. EPUB PERSPECTIVES THE PUBLISHER ~ THE AGGREGATOR ~ THE END USER

13. THE PUBLISHER Improving the researcher workflow – not just increasing usage, but making books more useful Accessibility – ensuring access for all readers Broader content applications – beyond the “book”

14. THE AGGREGATOR Two Formats = Two Platforms Lack of awareness undermines student “choice” Citing books without pages (When) Do we turn the page?

15. THE END USER Usurping the PDF King Curriculum IntegrationStudent TrainingFaculty DevelopmentVendor Collaboration

16. EPUB SURVEY RESULTS Students: “I wish I had known about this earlier” Were more likely to check out EPUB format after training Prefer to use EPUB for research and leisure reading Find the EPUB features valuable Faculty: “Research shouldn’t be that easy!” Like the features of EPUB Find that the features of EPUB make research more efficient Want more opportunities for training on EPUB

17. TO BE CONTINUED… How do we communicate and collaborate about format features and function? How do we deliver and share content? Takeaways / Handouts Tips for Libraries: How to leverage the benefits of EPUB at your institution Tips for Publishers: How to maximize the usability and accessibility of your EPUB files