Library Services Related to eBooksat 3 Research Universities in Japan

Ui Ikeuchi Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies

APAC eBooks Forum in Brisbane 2014 26-27 June Challenging the "norm": Future Directions for eBooks

oui@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp / ikeuchi.ui@gmail.com http://oui-oui.jp

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Brief History of eBooks in Japan (1) First Electronic Dictionary(CD-ROM)

Aozora Bunko (Japanese digital library that mainly includes out-of-copyright books and works, like Project Gutenberg)

Sony Data Discman (DD-1) (First Electronic book device)

Cell Phone Novel

1985

1997

1990

2000-

Mika. “Koizora”

Brief History of eBooks in Japan (2)

Kindle store (jp) open. Kindle and Kindle Fire (Japanese) release.

Amendment of the Copyright Act for digital publishing

2010

2012

2014

Apple iPad release. People expected ‘eBooks era’, but…

Books & eBooks Sales [estimated] (unit: 100 million JPY)

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2,000!

4,000!

6,000!

8,000!

10,000!

12,000!

1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Books!

eBooks!

Books: Annual publishing indicator 2013. Research Institute for Publications. [in Japanese] eBooks: 2013 eBook market scale in Japan. Internet Watch. June 25, 2014. [in Japanese] http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20140625_654926.html

eBooks Available in Public Libraries

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97% (May 2014)2) (June 2014)3)

1) Library Journal. Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries: 2013 Report. http://www.thedigitalshift.com/research/ebook-usage-u-s-public-libraries-2013-report/ 2) ALIA; APLA. Comparison of ebooks and elending in Australian Public Libraries 2013 vs 2014. https://www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/APLA-Ebooks-and-Elending-2013-vs-2014.pdf 3) 21/3,228 *The number of public libraries is calculated from JLA “Statistics on libraries in Japan: 2013”.

89% (2013)1)

0.6%

http://oui-oui.jp/eb-lib/

21 public libraries

eBooks service directory

Overview of 3 University Libraries

Learning Square at Central Library, University of Tsukuba

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Univ. of Tsukuba

Keio Univ. Chiba Univ.

1. University of Tsukuba

11 National Research University

2. Chiba University

12 National Research University

3. Keio University

13 Private Research University

Overview -University

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Univ. of Tsukuba Chiba Univ. Keio Univ.

Types National Univ. National Univ. Private Univ.

Students 16,442 14,825 33,681

Academic Staff 2,612 2,398 4,539 Expenditures (Unit: million JPY) 88,125 60,229 210,221

Overview -Library

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Univ. of Tsukuba Chiba Univ. Keio Univ.

No. of Libraries Main + Branch 5 3 6 Library Staff incl. non-regular 120 43 121 Library Expenditures (Unit: million JPY) 1,144 537 2,958 Library Materials Expenditures 582 411 1,617

Library ResourcesPrinted journals vs E-journals

24,198

29,847

68,708

21,937

25,380

96,273

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000

Chiba Univ.

Univ. of Tsukuba

Keio Univ.

printed journals e-journals

(58.4%)

(46.0%)

(47.5%)

(41.6%)

(54.0%)

(52.5%)

titles

Library HoldingsPrinted books vs E-books

1,387,522

2,596,533

4,905,336

20,290

21,891

349,969

0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000

Chiba Univ.

Univ. of Tsukuba

Keio Univ.

printed books e-books

Volumes

(6.7%)

(0.8%)

(1.4%)

(93.3%)

(99.2%)

(98.6%)

E-journalsInternational vs Domestic

20,251

24,910

81,915

1,686

470

14,358

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000

Chiba Univ.

Univ. of Tsukuba

Keio Univ.

international domestic

titles

(14.9%) (85.1%)

(2.0%)

(7.7%)

(98.0%)

(92.3%)

E-books HoldingsInternational vs Domestic

20,152

21,891

349,299

138

670

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000

Chiba Univ.

Univ. of Tsukuba

Keio Univ.

international domestic

titles

(0.2%)

(0.7%)

(99.8%)

(100%)

(99.3%)

Students in Higher Education are taught in Japanese.

(0%)

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

printed books e-books e-journals

Circulation or Access Count

Annual Expenditure

Cost-Effectiveness of Library Resources

The number of access could NOT count completely.

(JPY)

Challenging points

1.  More access & use

2.  More eBooks in Japanese

3.  More efficient eBook system

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Challenging points

1.  More access & use –  Discovery Service!

2.  More eBooks in Japanese –  Learning eResource!

3.  More efficient eBook system –  Scholarly eBook Project

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Challenges

pictures in “Academic Link Center Annual Report 2013”. Chiba University

1. University of Tsukuba Library

24 https://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/lib/

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Before Summon 2.0

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I would like to get an article via ILL.�

Oh, sorry. I could not find it!�

We have the item as eBook.�

After Summon 2.0

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e-Journal

e-Article

e-Book

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Search by keyword or number

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Browse by subject

Browse by series

Discoverability +++

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2. Chiba University Library

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Professor Hiroya Takeuchi

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Head of the Chiba University Library Vice President of the Chiba University Director of the Academic Link Center [learning commons] Director of the CLR (Consortium for Learning Resources)

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CLR (Consortium for Learning Resources)

http://clr.jp

CLR (Consortium for Learning Resources)

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Member

Hokkaido Univ. Tohoku Univ. Univ. of Tsukuba Chiba Univ. Univ. of Tokyo Nagoya Univ. Kyoto Univ. Kyushu Univ. Keio Univ.

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The Copyright Law

Fair Use

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The Copyright Law

Fair Use

Copyright Licence Agreement (current)

Researcher

Author

Publisher

Copyright Collective

(1) Application for licence in each case

(2) Licence agreement

(3) Paying royalties

“Licence agreement for learning e-resources”. The Nikkei. May 23, 2014. p.34.

Concept of CLR

Comprehensive Licence

Agreement

Simplified procedure

Lump-sum payment

Digital Learning Resource Database

Sharing Learning

eResources

Supplying copyright information

Paying annual user fee

“Licence agreement for learning e-resources”. The Nikkei. May 23, 2014. p.34.

Popularity +++

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3. Keio University Library

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80,000 items (April 2014)

http://www.hathitrust.org

e-KOllection Project (Oct. 2010-)

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Scholarly eBook Pilot Project in 2013

http://project.lib.keio.ac.jp/ebookp/

Scholarly eBook Pilot Project 2010 2012 2014

Participant Universities 1 university 5 universities 8 universities

Participant Publishers 1 company 17 companies 26 companies

Books offered 14 volumes 766 volumes 1957 volumes

Device iPad

iPad Android tablet

PC (Google Chrome)

iPad / iPhone Android tablet /

smart phone PC (multi browser)

Tamura, Shunsaku. Goal of “Let’s study with ELECTRONICAL books”. in Tokyo, Keio Univ. March 20, 2014. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxjZAhdZPFjAZG1uMEVGYmdIeEE/edit?pli=1 [in Japanese]

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C-2.What kind of eBooks would you like to borrow from library?

1. textbook, primer

2. dictionary, encyclopedia, law reports

3. scholarly book (major)

4. scholarly book (other subject)

5. photo book (architecture, travel, cook)

6. heavy books

7. every kind of books

8. others

Key Findings (2014) -1

Kato, Junichi. Report on “Let’s study with ELECTRONICAL books”. Tokyo, Keio Univ. March 20, 2014. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxjZAhdZPFjAVHV4Z1F3ZGVxRVk/edit?pli=1 [in Japanese]

Key Findings (2014) -2

n Printed books –  write down!–  preservation!–  purchase!

n eBooks –  heavy books!–  low usage frequency!–  borrow !

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D-2. Why would you select printed books or eBooks?

Kato, Junichi. Report on “Let’s study with ELECTRONICAL books”. Tokyo, Keio Univ. March 20, 2014. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxjZAhdZPFjAVHV4Z1F3ZGVxRVk/edit?pli=1 [in Japanese]

Maruzen and KMSI will launch the digital library service for academic Libraries. 14 May, 2014. http://www.kmsi.co.jp/press/2014-05-14.html [in Japanese]�

publishers

aggregation search records

OPAC / discovery service

students / researchers

scholarly publications

Digital Library Service for Academic Libraries

BookLooper (June 2014-)

Usability +++

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Conclusion

“Ukiyoe Collection” in Digital Gallery of Rare Books & Special Collections. Keio University

Challenging points

1.  More access & use –  Discovery Service!

2.  More eBooks in Japanese –  Learning eResource!

3.  More efficient eBook system –  Scholarly eBook Project

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And more…?

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Ui Ikeuchi Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies

Thank you for your attention!

oui@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp / ikeuchi.ui@gmail.com http://oui-oui.jp