Transcript E-books, E-audio, and Other E-content Instructor: Anthony Costa [email protected] An Infopeople Workshop Fall 2006 This Workshop Is Brought to You By the Infopeople Project Infopeople is a federally-funded.

E-books, E-audio,
and Other E-content
Instructor:
Anthony Costa
[email protected]
An Infopeople Workshop
Fall 2006
This Workshop Is Brought to You By
the Infopeople Project
Infopeople is a federally-funded grant project
supported by the California State Library. It
provides a wide variety of training to California
libraries. Infopeople workshops are offered
around the state and are open registration on a
first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete list of workshops, and for other
information about the project, go to the Infopeople
website at infopeople.org.
Introductions
 Name
 Library
 Position
 What
e-books or e-audio does your
library offer, if any?
Workshop Overview
 What


is e-content?
e-books
e-audio
 Planning
for e-books
 Implementation

best practices
What is E-Content?
 Electronic
versions of books, audio books,
music recordings, and video recordings.
 In
this class we will not cover online
reference databases that are primarily
made up of articles from magazines,
newspapers, and journals.
What are the pros of
e-content versus print?
What are the cons of
e-content versus print?
Using Bookmarks in Class
1.
Go to: bookmarks.infopeople.org
2.
Look for the class bookmark file
3.
Click on it so it shows on the screen
4.
With the class bookmark file showing in
Internet Explorer, click the Favorites menu,
choose Add to Favorites…
5.
Notice the name in the Name: box so that
you can use the Favorites list to get back to
the class bookmarks for the rest of the day
What is an E-Book?
 An
e-book is an electronic version of
a monograph that can be read on a
personal computer, e-book reader, or
other portable device.
 How it works


usually in Adobe or html format
sometimes downloadable
 Exercise
#1
Formats: HTML and PDF
When Comparing E-book
Providers Consider…
 Platforms
 Functionality
– what’s available?
 Acquisition/ownership models
 Content

digital rights
Functionality
 Download
 Markup
 Full-text
searching
 Hyperlinks
 Standing orders
 Authentication
 Adjustable font size
Platforms
 HTML
 PDF
 Proprietary
readers
 Mobipocket
 Downloadable
for offline use
What Are You Buying?
 Purchase


– one time up front cost
Access fees
Title selection
 Subscription


Pay annually
Updates
 Archival
rights
Authentication Models
 In-library
use only
 Vendor-side authentication
 Library-side authentication
 Use your borrower database
Simultaneous Users
 One
copy, one user
 Unlimited
 Pay for simultaneous users
Policies
 Loan
periods
 Authentication
 Co-branding
Exercise #2
Library Catalog
Searching vs. Full-Text
Searching
Free E-books
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AudioBooksForFree: www.audiobooksforfree.com
Escholarship: texts.cdlib.org/ucpress/
Google Book Search: books.google.com/
Internet Public Library’s List of other small collections:
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/
ManyBooks: www.manybooks.net
Memoware: www.memoware.com/
Online Books Page: digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Oxford Text Archive: ota.ahds.ac.uk/
Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
University of Virginia Electronic Text Library:
etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks
E-books and Print Books
 How
should your e-book collection
relate to your print collection?
What is E-Audio?
 Sound


recordings in electronic format
audio books
music
 Current
 How


state of technology
it works
Windows Media DRM
library products not iPod compatible
When Comparing E-audio
Providers Consider…

Platforms
 Functionality

streaming v. download
Content – what’s available?
 Acquisition/ownership models


digital rights management
• burn to CD
• unlimited simultaneous usage
• transfer to portable device
Exercise #3
Download an
E-Audiobook
How does e-audio fit
with other formats in
your collection?
Planning to Incorporate E-Books
Into Your Collection
 Who
 Are
is the audience?
there catalog issues?
 Training
 How
issues?
to promote?
In-House vs. Remote Usage
 What
type of content makes sense in
electronic format?
 Where
will users most likely access
your e-content?
Exercise #4
Plan an E-Content
Collection
Should you change your collection
development policy? If so, how?
Who should be selecting e-content?
When Selecting an E-Content
Provider Base Your Selection On…
 Platform
 Content
 MARC
records availability
 Support
 Usage
statistics
Exercise #5
Select an E-content Provider
Best Practices for
Implementing E-content
 Collection
development
 Access configuration
 Cataloging
 User support
 Staff training
 Promotion
 Usage statistics
Collection Development
 Integrate
with print selection
 Integrate
with database selection
 Collaborate
with other libraries
through consortial collections
 Let
users suggest new titles
 Consider
weeding needs
Access Configuration
 Multiple


access points
database links
MARC records
 Test
remote access
 Use proxy server software
 Test public PC access
Cataloging
 Evaluate
MARC records
 MARC load frequency
 Weeded titles
 Item records
 Use E-ISBNs
User Support
 Staff
must be comfortable
 Vendor
 Limit
tech support
support for individual issues
 Liaison
between staff and vendor
Staff Training
 Train
staff so that they are comfortable
 Train
all staff
 Let
staff try downloading and using
portable devices
 Have
cheat sheets for staff and patrons
Promotion
 Press
 Use
releases
bookmarks, signs, flyers etc.
 Use
your website, blog, newsletter,
email, etc.
 Raffle
mp3 player or pda to be used
with your collection
Exercise #6
Write Web Copy for Your New Collection
Usage Statistics
 Don’t
wait to collect stats
 Standardize
 Calculate
download
measures across platforms
cost per checkout and cost per
More Implementation Issues
 E-collection
 Shared
budgeting
collections and consortial
discounts
What has worked or
would work well for
your library?
Exercise #7
Start an Action Plan for
Developing an E-Collection
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