The Benefits of

eBooks

Ksenija Minčić-ObradovićThe University of Auckland

Fostering eBooks Usage through Successful Partnerships Harbin, China23-25 June 2013

Today’s Presentation

• About the UofALLS (University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services)

• Three benefits of ebooks from three different perspectives:1. Libraries - Saving physical space2. Researchers - Availability and flexibility3. Teachers - Powerful teaching tool

• Looking into the future

The University of Auckland

• 6 campuses• Over 40,000 individual students• Nearly 7,000 academic and professional staff

The University of Auckland

Libraries and Learning Services

• Ranks with the top 5 Australian university libraries (245 FTEs)• Over 2 million volumes (hardcopy)• 550,000+ e-books, 145,000+ e-journals, 1,000+ databases• Voyager catalogue has ~1.8 million records (~30% are for e-books)

Saving Physical Space

Ebooks live longer

E- version at UofALLS Used three times this year

Print version at UofALLS Last issued in 2006

Availability and Flexibility

• Full text searches• Built-in reference tools• Software that assists

with reading• Any time, any place

http://jamescwilhelm.com/contact/ebook-help/

ScienceDirect usage at UofALLSMarch 2012 - March 2013

Knovel Title Visits at UofALLSApril 2012 – March 2013

eBooks are a powerful teaching tool

• Multidimensional learning environment

• Gadgets, calculators, dictionaries, tables, graphs, animations, applications, videos...

Knovel eBook Collectionat UofALLS

Looking at today(ScienceDirect at UofALLS, March 2013)

Title E-book requests (March 2013)

Print Charges (since purchased)

Surgical Pathology of the GI Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas, 2nd ed. (2009)

63 4

Wine science : principles and applications, 3rd ed. (2008)

62 9

The Autoimmune Diseases, 4th ed. (2006)

56 13

Modern Surgical Pathology, 2nd ed. (2009)

55 1

Learning Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010: Essentials (2009)

45 16

Looking into the future

• Changes in libraries’ long term strategies • Virtual libraries• Further integration of ebooks with literacy and

learning• Increase in use of online/mobile technologies• New developments in multidimensional

learning environment • Social networking embedded in e-books

Questions and comments

k.obradovic@auckland.ac.nz