E-BOOKS @ YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Tara Bauer Melissa KiziorAaron Sandoval

What are they?

“An e-book is a digital object with textual and/or other content, which arises as a result of integrating the familiar concept of a book with features that can be provided in an electronic environment; and

E-books typically have in-use features such as search and cross reference functions, hypertext links, bookmarks, annotations, highlights, multimedia objects and interactive tools” Vasileiou, et al., 2008

When were they developed?

1960s-70s – Alan Kay’s “Dynabook” 1971 – Project Gutenberg - 1st ebook

uploaded 1987 – Microsoft released ebooks on CD-ROM 1998 – Rocket – first hand-held ebook reader 1998 – NetLibrary, first commercial ebook

aggregator in US 2000 – Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet 2003 – Ebooks were available for loan in US

libraries

What do they look like?

E-Books as a Format

Advantages of E-book Format (General)

• Easy to navigate•No wear and tear • Remote access

• Restrictive DRM laws• Late releases• Cost

Disadvantages of E-book Format (General)

Why do libraries collect?

Patrons – existing and potential! Retaining our relevance Visually-impaired readers Space issues Portability Damage

Or not collect?

COSTS! Platform/format issues Complex buying processes Access levels: Current and future Technology issues/digital divide Nostalgia/change

Why not offer ebooks?

2011 Ebook Penetration & Use in U.S. Libraries Survey

Popularity of E-books

• Most popular E-Readers• Amazon Kindle• Sony Reader• Barnes and Noble Nook

• E-Readers vs. Tablets • Tablets: Educational reading and

juvenile materials• E-Readers: Fiction and narrative

In General

Consumer Reports Dec. 2011

Growth of E-book Popularity

E-book Device Ownership vs. Others

• 75% offer e-books• 5% offer them preloaded

• Majority from OverDrive

In Libraries

Seybold Report 2011

Collection Development of E-books

“This is big. That’s clear. This is changing libraries. That’s clear. What might not be so clear is what librarians need to know and focus on to make sure they are able to build strong e-book collections.” –Linda W. Braun

YALSA Vice President

• Bundle based purchase or title-by-title

• Print or e-book or both• Rent or perpetual access• DRM laws

Things to Consider

• No direct visual cues to help determine• What is missing• More copies

• Librarians in various department not included in e-book c.d.

Challenges

• Get involved in e-book collection development• Circulation statistics• Know the how-tos of e-books

in your library• Who is using the e-books?

Solutions

Publishers’ E-book Policies for Libraries - variable Penguin, Simon & Schuster – do not allow library lending

Hachette/Macmillan –certain titles made available

More E-book variability – terms, publishing timetable, pricing• Harper Collins e-book purchases expire after 26 uses

• Many publishers delay e-book releases until after print publication

• March 2 - Random House triples price of library e-books while making entire US catalog (17,000 titles) available on Apple’s iBookstore.

E-book platforms/providers

•Baker & Taylor – Axis 360•Books@Ovid•Credo Reference•Dawsonera•EBL•Ebrary (Proquest)•Ebsco (formerly NetLibrary)•Gale/Cengage Learning•Ingram - MyiLibrary

•OverDrive•Project Muse•SwetsWise•3M – Cloud Library•And more…

Expanded options for collection development!

ebrary.com

E-book access in public librariesShould Public Libraries re-

think collection

development models?

E-books in the real world – Joliet Public Library•Interview with Pam Dubay – Collection Development.

•Overall, extremely positive attitude.

•Expanding use, every Christmas!

•OverDrive, Ebsco.

•Purchase through a consortium – joint collection decision-making.

•Perpetually owned.

Sampling Public Library Sites

•OverDrive!•Large multi-branch libraries / Consortia

Libraries without e-books :Ventura Public – OverDrive,etc.

Oxnard Public – No e-books

How are e-books presented on library websites? Great variety of presentations Utilization of vendor supplied

templates Confusion over definitions, genres,

formats, degree of accessibility Non-fiction/reference e-books

often separate Less than half of libraries sampled

included free links – Open Library, Project Gutenberg

Impacts on Reading:

ADA benefits Meeting different learning needs/styles

Reluctant readers Gifted students

Constructionist/Interactive learning Increase in reading across all

ages/groups Circulation statistics – up! (both pbook &

ebooks) “Non-traditional” reading trends

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