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ICLS Project Planning Team: Elizabeth Arkles, Stephanie Cusworth, Steven Chang
The structure of this presentation
The broader importance of this project
The benefits that this project will bring to the institution
Have you heard of an eBook Reader before? YES/NO
If so, how did you find out about them? What would you use an eBook Reader for? Have you ever used an eReader before?
YES/NO Would you borrow one from a library? Any other comments you have about eBook
Readers?
Who we chose – BIT academic staff and PhD students
Why this group as eligible borrowers What terms and conditions, borrowing
protocol, details, etc Teaching the teachers
◦ Pass on their knowledge/skills to the next generation students
Why this device?◦ Wide format support◦ Flexible – not tied to proprietary services/systems◦ Highly portable
Possesses features perfectly suited to research, teaching, and academic work◦ Annotation◦ Bookmarking◦ Wi-Fi internet
connectivity
Favourable reviews◦ “...up there with the best e-book readers...its e-ink
display is also a pleasure to read for hours on end” - Edward Chester, TrustedReviews.com, May 13,
2010 Kindle
◦ Lack of Australian content◦ Difficulties with accessibility of non-Australian
content◦ Limited range of e-book formats
iRex iLiad◦ Prohibitive pricing, at $1600 each in Australia
Purchase 40 devices◦ Order online via BeBook's secure website
http://www.bebook.net.au $569 per device Total cost for devices: $22,760
Textbooks as e-books, for class Journals General eBooks Subscription packs of subject-based
databases◦ New and existing
Use of existing staff◦ Library staff
Head Librarian – Program Co-ordinator [program contact] Team Leaders – Library staff general assistance All staff - Content selection, cataloguing, user assistance, etc.
◦ IT staff Technical support
◦ Extra training will be organised◦ However - increased workload...
Use of new staff◦ Extra body to help with transition – must be experienced◦ Temporary part-time position (subject to approval)
If necessary - option to retain longer or on a more permanent basis◦ Hire during January – will participate in staff training program
Mid-late 2010◦ Grant approval◦ Informally notify staff and eligible borrowers of
pilot◦ Discussions with relevant department heads
(ISTS, BIT, ICLS etc.) where necessary
Late 2010◦ Research, selection and purchase of content and
readers◦ Formal marketing of pilot program begins
January 2011◦ Hiring of new staff member(s)◦ Preparation of library◦ Staff training sessions
February 2011◦ Formal launch of program◦ Information session for eligible program participants
March 2011◦ Academic Year begins◦ Pilot program begins
End of 2011◦ Pilot program concludes◦ Feedback collated, viability assessed
Two audiences – staff / users Online campaign including social media
◦ Global BIT emails◦ Facebook group◦ Twitter account◦ Link on BIT homepage to specialised information
portal about the Readers Print marketing (leaflets, booklets, etc) Launch event on campus
What indicators we will use to evaluate
Ongoing evaluation throughout project◦ Monthly meetings / reports - management ◦ Ongoing budgeting◦ Print and online feedback forms◦ Head Librarian - contact for questions, issues, any
other enquiries regarding the pilot◦ Surveys – before / during / after◦ Statistics about levels of borrowing and
demographics, etc
Benefits for ICLS◦ Easy distribution of learning resources◦ Cutting edge reputation
Raising the benchmark of library technology and resource accessibility
◦ Further the enviable skill sets that staff, and in turn and students already achieve Improve overall confidence Next generation of students will be more technically
knowledgeable, ensures staff are still able to pass on valuable skills to them
Grant application...◦ Budget estimate - $850 000
Grant needed = $250 000 - $300 000