sarah burton stuck in the present: the mixed blessing of ebooks
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STUCK IN THE PRESENT: THE MIXED BLESSING OF EBOOKS
JIBS EVENT #JIBSUKebooks
Sarah Burton (@harasanotrub), Information and Library Assistant, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge26 February 2016, The Venue, Student Central
Cambridge Judge Business School
Information and Library Services
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Disclaimer:This is a case study of the University of Cambridge, based on one institution’s experience of ebooks
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Facts:We have access to:
41 different ebook platforms1.5m ebooks and counting
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We’re in all time periods at once:
• Jurassic• Antiquity• Dark Ages• Medieval
• Renaissance• Age of
Enlightenment/reason• War
• The Future
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Need ebooks:• Complement print• Distance learners• Print• Save• Copy/Paste• Easy navigation• Search text• Citations• Bibliography• Try before buy• Subscription
updates
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Still just text
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Library catalogue
Shelf marks
Integrated
links
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Still allied to print:• Notes• Bookmarks• Highlighting
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Be enlightened
More than justthe text
Embracethe digital
Etextbooks
Enhanced functionality
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See reason
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Inundated by platforms (aggregators and publishers), formats, purchase models, different levels of access: credits, loan periods, concurrency, functionality, prices and still lack of availability
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Digital Divide Concurren
cyLoan periods
MARC records
Expertise
Platform proliferationCompatibili
tyFormatsModels
Inconsistency
Devices
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“Technology is a word for something that doesn’t work yet”
Douglas Adams
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The FutureIncreased prices with better ebooks: rentals, chapters, PDA/EBA
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“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” Lao Tzu
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Media
Music
Quizzes
Hyperlinks
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https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas
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Reading listWard, S. M., Freeman, R. S. and Nixon, J. M. (eds.) (2015) Academic E-books, Publishers, Librarians and Users
Lyons, R. E. and Rayner, S. (2015) The Academic Book of the Future
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