e-books in law libraries
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E-BOOKS IN LAW LIBRARIESEve Ross – SLIS J702
“I think we’ve made a proverbial pact with the devil in digitizing our words.”
Jason Merkoskileader of the team that built the first Kindle
Considerations
UsabilityPrivacyCostOwnershipRapid change (alternatively,
market domination)
E-book advantages
Free up shelf spaceLatest technologyRemote accessNotetaking and highlighting –
edit, share, deleteLinks to primary sources
Usability
“I am a totally blind college student studying to be an attorney. I use this app all of the time.” –Storm
Black’s Law Dictionary app
Storm, 2013
Cognitive disadvantages
Reading e-text takes 20% to 30% more time. e-text
Marcum, 2012
Cognitive disadvantages
Location of information on page is important for recall.
Marcum, 2012
1st year law students (Kentucky)
Previous e-book experiences
not positive
Like print and e-books the same
E-books for pleasure; print for
textbooks
Steenken, 2012
Privacy
Can they monitor what you read?
Google Books
Yes
Amazon Kindle
Yes
OverDrive
Unclear
Cohn & Higgins, 2012
Share info without your consent?
Google Books
No
Amazon Kindle
Yes
OverDrive
Yes
Cohn & Higgins, 2012
Cost
Costs from major vendors
Too high
Negligible savingsFree?
??
Hodnicki, 2013; Sampson 2007; Steenken, 2012
Free e-books from CALI
CALI, 2012
Free e-books from GPO
Turner, 2012
Kansas said no to rising costs.
OverDrive's proposed fee$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
2011 2012 2013 2014
Kelley, 2011
Kansas relies on multiple vendors.
3M Freading Baker & Taylor
Bilbary (others)
Berry, 2013
Ownership
Vendor model
Publisher’s Titles
Vendor’s Platform
Library
User
Ownership model (Douglas County)
Publisher’s Titles
Library’s Platform
UserJenks, 2012
Could this be next?
Publisher’s Titles & Platform
User
Butterfield, 2000
Rapid change / market domination
Legal print publishers e-books
West Lexis
PLI Wolters Kluwer
Jenks, 2012; Reynolds 2012
Sources of law-related e-books
West Lexis PLI CALI
Wolters Kluwer
Amazon OverDrive 3M
EBSCOhost Sony Google Apple
Ingram Zinio (others)
CALI, 2012; Jenks, 2012; Turner, 2012
Market domination?
West Lexis PLI CALI
AmazonKindle
OverDrive 3M EBSCOhost
SonyGoogle
AppleiPad
IngramZinio Wolters Kluwer
CALI, 2012; Jenks, 2012; Turner, 2012
ILS as gateway?
ILS
West
Lexis
PLI
CALIWolters Kluwer
Amazon
OverDrive
Reynolds, 2012
The way forward
“[M]odels that are explored in the year ahead may well pave the way to the models of the future. It is therefore important that libraries negotiate aggressively for the most favorable and flexible terms possible.” – ALA
ALA, 2012
References (1 of 3)
American Library Association (ALA). (2012 August 8). EBook business models for public libraries. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebook-business-models-public-libraries
Berry, J. N., III. (2013). Jo Budler: LJ’s 2013 librarian of the year. Library Journal. Retrieved from http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/01/people/joanne-jo-budler-2013-librarian-of-the-year
Butterfield, K. (2000). E-books. Technical Services Law Librarian, 25(4), 13-14. Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI). (2012). The 2012 federal rules
ebooks by legal information institute. Retrieved from http://elangdell.cali.org/content/2012-federal-rules-ebooks-legal-information-institute
Cohn, C. & Higgins, P. (2012 November 29). Who's tracking your reading habits: An e-book buyer's guide to privacy, 2012 edition [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/e-reader-privacy-chart-2012-update
Jenks, M. R. (2012). Taking the plunge: Is it finally time for law libraries to embrace e-books? Technical Services Law Librarian, 37(4), 17-18.
References (2 of 3)
Jenks, M. R. (2012a). Taking the plunge: Part 2 – libraries doing it for themselves. Technical Services Law Librarian, 38(2), 9-11.
Hodnicki, J. (2013 January 8). Starting off ass-backwards: On free ebook companions [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2013/01/starting-off-ass-backwards-on-free-ebook-companions.html
Kelley, M. (2011). Kansas state librarian goes eyeball to eyeball with OverDrive in contract talks. Library Journal. Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890089-264/kansas_state_librarian_goes_eyeball.html.csp
Marcum, E. (2012). Cognitive disadvantages of e-books: Although e-books have many pros, don't ignore the cons. AALL Spectrum, 17(2), 26-29.
Reynolds, B. (2012). The challenges of e-books in law firm libraries. In AALL/ILTA, The New Librarian [White paper] (pp. 66-72). Retrieved from http://read.uberflip.com/i/87421/64
References (3 of 3)
Sampson, S. (2007). Will everything be online in 10 years: What e-books will look like in 2017. AALL Spectrum, 12(1), 46-47.
Steenken, B. (2012). You say you want an e-revolution: Helping our patrons benefit from developments in personal technology. AALL Spectrum, 16(5), 8-10.
Streitfeld, D. (2013, April 8). One on one: Jason Merkoski and the view of e-books from the inside. New York Times. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/one-on-one-jason-merkoski-and-the-view-of-e-books-from-the-inside
Storm. (2013, March 8). Jonathan [Customer review]. Black's law dictionary, 9th edition. iTunes App Store. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blacks-law-dictionary-9th/id312542731?mt=8
Turner, J. (2012, June 8). The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) ebook program. FDLP Connection. Retrieved from http://www.fdlp.gov/component/content/article/341-featuredarticles/1257-gpoebooks