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WHY ARE YOU STILL BUYING PRINT BOOKS?

Audio, e-audio books

» New iteration of book formats» Tape, CD, MP3» Each brings its own issues as far as collection

development is concerned» Duplicate titles?» Circulation procedure?

What libraries are worth to us

» It is needlessly provocative and shamelessly antagonistic behavior to pit books against technology. No one should ever do this. They are both sources of information. They are entirely different species, never meant to compete with each other. Krista Ramsay

» http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090601/COL01/906010329/What+libraries+are+worth+to+us

E-books

» CMSU catalog - Quest» Digital versions of the printed text» Search for several e-books

» Library Catalog > Advanced Search > Material type: EBOOK» Click on the book title

» Click on UCM electronic book: click to access

http://library.ucmo.edu/

E-material Gone Wild!

» Sell you an entire library online!» Questia

» http://www.questia.com/» http://www.questiaschool.com/demo/questiaschool_d

emo.htmlFind librarian responses to using Questia

http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/

http://www.questia.com/

http://www.questiaschool.com/demo/questiaschool_demo.html

http://www.questiaschool.com/demo/questiaschool_demo.html

http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/

http://www.mlnc.org/electronic/netlibrary/hs/

http://www.mlnc.org/electronic/netlibrary/hs/

INTRODUCTION TO EAUDIOBOOKS - Keri Cascio, MLNC - 7 September 2005INTRODUCTION TO EAUDIOBOOKS - Keri Cascio, MLNC - 7 September 2005

Benefits

» Users self-serve - 24/7/365» Not a one-books, one-user model

» Portable, convenient format» Unlimited simultaneous access to best-selling,

high-circulation titles» “buy” a certain circulation level which determine

number of checkouts


Titles

» Eliminates physical wear for classic titles» Basically classic titles and young adult very light

» For large libraries, cost is based on circulation/population


DRM

» When download a book, you download a license as a result of “Digital Rights Management”» “A system for authorizing the viewing or playback of

copyrighted material on a user’s computer or digital music player.” -TechEncyclopedia.com

Drives

» NetLibrary - two options» Flash drive (smaller) - no “bookmarks”» Hard drive (larger)» NetLibrary one long file - no sections

» Process» Download > Acquire License > Sync with an MP3

player

Choosing a Device

» Files are three types» WMA - Windows» AAC - Mac» MP3 - Windows or Mac

» Flash Drive - smaller; no bookmark» Hard Drive - larger; bookmark

Circulating MP3 Players

C|net Reviews – 18 Aug 2008 http://homeinstallation.cnet.com/8301-6490_7-10019368-49.html?hhTest=1 C|net Reviews – 18 Aug 2008 http://homeinstallation.cnet.com/8301-6490_7-10019368-49.html?hhTest=1

What would a school library use to circulate material on an MP3 player? Here’s one possibility.

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marklarson/1463945678/http://www.flickr.com/photos/marklarson/1463945678/

•Apply for library card

•How-to workshop for parents

Download

» Audio books from public library

» In your mediacenter

» “We have our kids bring in their public library cards and download titles for free from the public library. There is a limit of 8 concurrent downloads per title, tho.”

» HIT: Audiobooks to MP3, LM_NET, 9/30/2008

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95090092

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95090092

Players in the school market

» Playaway Self-Playing Digital Audiobooks» http://www.flr.follett.com/intro/playaway.html

http://www.flr.follett.com/intro/playaway.html

Playaway

“I have purchased about 5 playaways. Our ESL teacher likes them because the student is able to slow the audio narration in listening to the story. I would also think most students would like them, because they are just like the students' MP3 players.”

Mike O'Sullivan Rosemount High School LibrarianMike O'Sullivan Rosemount High School Librarian

The Playaway effect:Non-fiction

» Circulation down 4%» Overall circulation – up 10%

David King, Topeka & Shawnee Country Public Library,Podcast, SIRSI Dynix Sirsi Institute, Aug. 14,2007

David King, Topeka & Shawnee Country Public Library,Podcast, SIRSI Dynix Sirsi Institute, Aug. 14,2007

e-Reference

» Gale Virtual Reference Library» ABC-CLIO’s History Reference Online» Credo Reference» Greenwood Digital Collection» Oxford Reference Online» Sage eReference

Options for the E-reference Collection by Sue Polanka, Booklist, Nov. 1, 2007Options for the E-reference Collection by Sue Polanka, Booklist, Nov. 1, 2007

•1,700 Titles•41 publishers•Own, purchase title by title•Cost of title plus $50-$300 hosting fees

http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/GvrlMS?msg=ma


•Packages 533/404/255 titles•Subscribe or own and hosting fee

http://www.historyreferenceonline.abc-clio.com/ebscripts/browse_subject.asp


•100/270 titles•57 publishers•Subscription

http://www.credoreference.com/


•4,250 titles•Purchase title by title; lease collection•Priced by title; $200 access fee


•185+ or 24•Subscription large set; own smaller


•62+•Own, purchase title by title•120% or 160% of print cost

Caveats

» Pick and choose titles – don’t duplicate» Access is a priority – through online catalog

» MARC records» Persistent links to e-books

» Negotiate price

Free Audio Books

» http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/» seems amateurish

» http://librivox.org» read by volunteers! (more Web 2.0!)

» http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/» some are text with (synthesized) narration

Follett Ebooks

» -Follett ebooks are only available to 1 student at a time. If you want more than one student to access that ebook, you have to buy another ebook in that title.

» -There is no "check in" option with ebooks, you need to determine the check out period. Therefore when a student downloads the ebook, and you establish the check out time (normally 72 hours) once that 72 hours is up, the ebook then appears back in the catalog for checkout again. The default download/checkout period is 3 days, but you can change this.

» -You cannot check in an ebook early, with the 72 hour default, this allows an adequate amount of time to read, as well as quick enough for other students that want to use it.

» -You own this resource forever- no fees, etc. You own the marc record, you own the ebook.-

SO, WHY ARE YOU STILL BUYING PRINT

BOOKS?

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