Post on 18-Jan-2016
TOUGH LOVE: GUIDING STUDENT RESEARCHERS TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE FOR E-BOOKSEMILY O’CONNOR, RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
KARA KROES LI, EBSCO
MELISSA FULKERSON, ELSEVIER
AGENDA
• Introductions
• EPUB and PDF: Fraternal Twins of the e-Publishing World
• Accessibility in Higher Education
• EPUB Perspectives
• The Publisher
• The Aggregator
• The End-User
• Looking Forward
EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD
Feature EPUB PDF
Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic Linking
Y N
Reflowable Text (Optimized Display) Y N
Accessibility Standards Y Y*
Searchable Images, Formulas, Tables Y N
Support for Non-Roman Languages Y N
Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, Text
Y N
Audio, Video, Quizzes Y N
Print-Corollary Pagination N* Y
Dynamic, Interactive Text
Static PDF Text
Reflowable EPUB Text
EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD
Feature EPUB PDF
Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic Linking
Y N
Reflowable Text (Optimized Display) Y N
Accessibility Standards Y Y*
Searchable Images, Formulas, Tables Y N
Support for Non-Roman Languages Y N
Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, Text
Y N
Audio, Video, Quizzes Y N
Print-Corollary Pagination N* Y
Customize your Book
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EPUB AND PDF: FRATERNAL TWINS OF THE E-PUBLISHING WORLD
Feature EPUB PDF
Integrates Web Standards – Dynamic Linking
Y N
Reflowable Text (Optimized Display) Y N
Accessibility Standards Y Y*
Searchable Images, Formulas, Tables Y N
Support for Non-Roman Languages Y N
Adjustable Font Size, Background Color, Text
Y N
Audio, Video, Quizzes Y N
Print-Corollary Pagination N* Y
ACCESSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
EPUB 3 Aligns with:
• DAISY: Digital Accessible Information System
• Universal Design Standards
• Only mainstream format that supports accessible math and video/audio
• Highly accessible EPUBs follow UDL Best Practices (http://udloncampus.cast.org/page/media_oer_epub#.ViUHovnp_-U)
EPUB PERSPECTIVESTHE PUBLISHER ~ THE AGGREGATOR ~ THE END USER
THE PUBLISHER
Improving the researcher workflow – not just increasing usage, but making books more useful
Accessibility – ensuring access for all readers
Broader content applications – beyond the “book”
THE AGGREGATOR
Two Formats =
Two Platforms
Lack of awareness undermines
student “choice”
Citing books without pages
(When) Do we turn the
page?
THE END USER
Usurping the PDF King
Curriculum Integration
Student Training
Faculty Development
Vendor Collaboration
EPUB SURVEY RESULTS
Students:
“I wish I had known about this earlier”
Were more likely to check out EPUB format after training
Prefer to use EPUB for research and leisure reading
Find the EPUB features valuable
Faculty:
“Research shouldn’t be that easy!”
Like the features of EPUB
Find that the features of EPUB make research more efficient
Want more opportunities for training on EPUB
TO BE CONTINUED…
• How do we communicate and collaborate about format features and function?
• How do we deliver and share content?
• Takeaways / Handouts
• Tips for Libraries: How to leverage the benefits of EPUB at your institution
• Tips for Publishers: How to maximize the usability and accessibility of your EPUB files