Books Right Here Right Now: E-texts at the University of Manchester

Des Coyle | Collection Services ManagerUKSG Annual Conference 2016

The big picture

Better value for money

Improved & more equitable student experience

Enhanced Teaching & Learning experience

Improved student feedback

The e-book pilots

One copy for each student

Nine Publishers

Twenty one Titles

Twelve Schools4,563 Students

2015-2016 e-book pilots

Ten Publishers

Fifty one Titles

Fifteen Schools10,166 Students

2015-2016 e-book pilots

Cohort size: e-book pilots

600-699

500-599

300-399

400-499

200-299

100-199

1-99

0 5 10 15 20

2015-162014-15

Engagement Analysis

Vital Source Pilots

2014-15 pilots

74%of the

titles wereredeemed

3,377students

out of4,563redeemed the book

Life SpanLaw of Contract

Contemporary Human Resource Management

Investments

Consumer Behaviour

Practising French Grammar

Biology: A Global Approach

Chemical Process Design

Law for Project Managers

Strategy Synthesis

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10070

3893

8499

7673

8261

4530

8867

7258

4774

9358

2014-15: Users of the eBook as a percentage of the cohort

EPSFLSHumanitiesMHS

2015-16 pilots (Sem 1)

76%of the

titles wereredeemed

5,831students

out of7,638redeemed the book

Life span development

Introducing human Geographies

Financial statement analysis

Janeway's immunology

Mastering fashion marketing

Principles of foundation engineering

Heat transfer

Atkins physical chemistry

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1007979

9567

9480

9755

7165

3892

5481

52

2015-16 Semester 1: Users of the eBook as a percentage of the cohort

EPSFLSHumanitiesMHS

Lippincott's illustrated review of Pharmacology

Psychology for Medicine

Tort Law

Managerial Economics

Financial Reporting & Accountability

Criminal Law

A Spanish Learning Grammar

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10060

55

59

88

86

6895

56

88

94

10085

67

2015-16 Whole year modules: Users of the eBook as a percentage of the cohortFLS

HumanitiesMHS

Nursing ResearchFoundations of Adult Nursing

Performance StudiesFilm theory & criticism

Mason & McCall Smith's Law & Medical ethicsInvestments

Give Me Liberty: An American HistoryFirst Language Acquisition

NeuroscienceEarth Material

Principles of Geotechnical EngineeringMastering Fashion Buying

ManagementCorporate responsibility

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10033

895

7350

4634

4341

3921

4946

38

2015-16 Semester 2: Users of the eBook as a percentage of the cohort

EPSFLSHumanitiesMHS

2014-15 single usage

26%of the

titles were used only

once

1,222students

out of4,563

only looked at the book once

2015-16 single usage

31%of the

titles were used only

once

2,394students

out of7,638

only looked at the book once

Functionality

Functionality – Law titles

Wiley pilots

Reduced functionality for lower price

Time for a change?

Publishermodels

andpricing

Standard terminologyPurchasing policy

Reading strategy

New e-book models

Projectend

16/17 pilots