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
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