What is a book

1
What is a book?

• David Lindley
• 13 September 2007

2
Managing the transition from Print to E

• Jason Beech
• 13 September 2007

3
Why E?

• Unique flexibility
• Searching and cross-searching
• Online cut and paste
• Content personalisation
• Links from the catalogue to the book itself
• 24/7 availability
• Multiple simultaneous access
• Takes up no shelf space

4
Why E?

• No theft
• No security costs
• Equalling upwards of 7 additional value to the
  book fund
• Instantly available, from purchase to receipt
• Trial purchasing models unique to e format
• Integration with other library resources into
  VLEs or MLEs
• But most important of all
• Users demand it
• Users expect it
• User trends support it

5
How Do YouUse the Libraryfor Research?
6
I use the Library about, I would say, at least
once a week
7
I dont use it that much
8
You know, if I needed a book, definitely its
the first place Id go
9
The physical library? No
I do most of my research online
10
I go to the internet and I do go to the library
web site on the internet and search through there
11
Occasionally I actually have to come in and find
an article thats not in electronic format
I get out of there as quick as I can
12
I can find pretty much everythingI need on the
web
Unless I really need a book that I dont want to
go buy or that there isnt enough information on
the web, I dont go in there
13
I only go into the library when I have to, really
14
Todays students

• Have grown up with the internet
• Expect immediacy
• Are adept at multi-tasking
• Think they know everything
• Prefer image to text
• Prefer electronic to print

15
What do libraries want? Our research findings

• A long term solution for managing eContent
• Options for single title and collections purchase
• No minimum order requirement
• Competitive and straight forward pricing models
• Comprehensive licensing management (DRM)
• Technical assistance and online training
• Aggregation of publisher content on a single
  platform
• Selection and ordering through traditional routes
• Flexibility to accommodate local preferences
• A sustainable model for the future

16
Our research
17
Our research
18
Our research
19
Our research
20
Our research
21
Our research
22
Our research
23
Our research
24
Our research
25
Our research
26
Our research
27
Our research
28
Our research
29
Our research
30
Our research
31
The shape of things to come

• Further integration of digitised content
• Locally loaded, integrated texts and resources
• Editable and personalised learning resources
• Integrated audio and visual content
• No book out of print
• Regeneration of historical texts
• An unimaginable wealth of texts, data and
  information

32
The challenge

• The new voyage of discovery
• The primacy of metadata
• The multiple routes to discovery
• Google, MS Live Search
• AI databases, Proquest, Scopus
• The invaluable role of librarians and
  cataloguers!
• The right balance of Print and E resources for
  the modern student
• Taking the right first step

33

• Coutts Information Services Ltd.
• Avon House, Headlands Business Park, Ringwood,
  Hampshire, BH24 3PB
• tel [phone]
• www.couttsinfo.com