E-book Readers @ NCSU Libraries

David Woodbury, Learning Commons Librarian

Our offerings

• Dedicated e-book readers– 36 Kindles – 3 Sony Readers– 1 Nook

• Multi-use devices– 30 iPads– 40+ iPod touches

Timeline of e-book readers @ NCSU

• May 2008 – 6 Kindles & 2 Sony loans begin

• September 2008 – 12 Kindles added• February 2009 – 12 Kindle 2s added• August 2009 – 6 Kindle DXs added• November 2009 – 1 Nook & 1 Sony added• April 2010 – 30 iPads added• October 2010 – Additional devices

requested

Kindle Titles

User requested content

Kindle Checkout

• If available, patron notified within 24 hours

• 7 week loan period – renewals possible

• Kindle held for patron behind circulation desk

• Kindles circulated in preservation box!• Periodical Kindle DX with 4 hour loan

Kindle purchases

• About half fiction and half non-fiction• Fulfills browsing collection need• 60%+ not owned in other formats• 20%+ checked out• 650 purchased titles (around 400

individual titles) • Average price per title = $10

Kindle management

• One purchased title per 6 units

• Titles are purchased by ADS staff nightly

• 6 separate Amazon Accounts

Kindle management

• Acquisitions notified via email with receipt from Amazon

• Cataloging notified by Acquisitions• Title and e-book reader connected

using bound-with• 350 Kindle circs last semester

Sony Program

• Loaded with “classic titles” (public domain)

iPads & iPod touches

• Intended more for user download (PDF, EPUB, HTML, TIFF)

• Apps for all major bookstore e-book readers (Kindle, B&N, Borders)

• Compatible with most online based e-book content currently purchased by the Libraries

• Issues with Ebrary, IEEE, Wiley, & Knovel

iPads & iPod touches (cont.)

• iPads now circulate for 4 hours but will also have 3 day option soon

• iPod touches circulate for 4 hours and 7 days

• Loading iTunes U and free iBooks content in addition to free and paid apps

• 390 iPod circs last semester• 200+ iPad circs a week (4000+ since

purchase)

What’s next @ NCSU

• More devices of all types • Anticipating new devices to explore• Divorce device and content• Make technology lending request

process better• Create portal to e-book content