Evaluating and assessing ebooks: the academic library perspective
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Evaluating & assessing ebooks: the academic library
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Canadian Library Association, May 29, 2013Pamela Jacobs, University of Guelph
[email protected]@pamelajacobs
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Why ebooks?
• Declining use of print books• Increased pressure for user space • Popularity of online content
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• 55% of books published since 1990 have never circulated
• 10.7% of the books in circulation on a given day were checked out to undergraduate students (34% to graduate students, 23.6% to faculty)
http://staffweb.library.cornell.edu/system/files/CollectionUsageTF_ReportFinal11-22-10.pdf
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http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-06.pdf
“80% of the circulation is driven by just 6% of the collection”
How do we measure use of a book?
© Kristen M.
Standardized Usage Reports• COUNTER Book Report 2: Number of
Successful Section Requests by Month and Title
• Multiple platforms
…or not?
Karin Bystrom, 2012. Everything that’s wrong with e-book statistics. Poster session, Charleston Conference.
Turnaways• COUNTER Book Report 3: Turnaways by month
and title• Level of access will affect level of use
Comparing to print
• Apples and oranges
• But…– Newer stuff gets more use– Course-related materials get more use– 80/20 ish rule still applies
Cost and Cost/Use
• As compared to print• Packages vs. individual titles• Aggregators vs. publishers• Patron and demand-driven models• Subscription vs. purchase vs. lending models• Workflow costs
Evaluating Patron Driven models – Royal Holloway, University of London
• EBL – purchase and short term loan model• ₤10,000 available
– 37 titles purchased = ₤270/title
– 900 titles purchased or loaned = ₤11.11/title
– 1500 titles viewed = ₤6.50/title
http://ebookchallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/patron-driven_e-books_RHUL_Anna_Grigson_Sept2012.pdf
ARL LibVALUE ebook study
• Low cost/title 2012 $19.29• Low cost/use* 2012 $1.38
• Elsevier user survey– 24/7 access– Easy to search and navigate– Download to laptop
http://www.libqual.org/documents/LibQual/publications/2013/libvalue-assessing-the-value-of-ebooks.pdf
Complicating Factors
• User experience– Platform issues/preferences– Problem of defining exactly what is an e-book– Textbooks vs. reference vs. scholarly monographs– Course readings and e-reserves
• Discoverability– MARC records availability and quality– Semantic linking– Library catalogue as main access point