Transitioning to eBooks: Usage & Attitudes among Business Faculty Leticia Camacho & Andy Spackman Business Librarians Brigham Young University ULA Annual Conference May, 2010

Turnover Rate Index 23.5% Business & Economics faculty haven’t checked out a book in the past year. 9.8% never have Turnover Rates (Check outs + in-house use) / Collection size Academic Year Harold B. Lee Library - overall: 29.5% - 3 out of every 10 books was used Business & Economics - overall: 10.7% - 1 out of every 10

Still… Some Business & Economics titles are among the most heavily used Over the past 8 years 14.8% of acquisitions triggered by holds queues were Business & Economic Titles 3 of the 12 most used e-journals at BYU are in Business & Economics 39.2% of our faculty have used e-books in the past month

LibGuides Which means Business & Economics accounts for 18% traffic for subject pages but 12% of students & faculty Or… Business & Economics usage divided by B&E population equals 4.6 hits per person Non-Business & Economics usage divided by non-B&E population equals 2.8 hits per person Or… The average B&E students or faculty is 61% more likely to use a subject guide Hits for September, October, November Total LibGuides Usage: 182,884 Subject-Specific: 143,443 Guides for Business & Economics: 25,783

The Study

Awareness Have your ever used an eBook? A.Yes B.No

Usage How many times have you used eBooks in the past month? A. 1-2 B. 3-5 C. 6+ D. Have not used an eBook in the past month

Access Where do you look for eBooks? Check all that apply A.Amazon, B.GoogleBooks C.Manybooks.net D.Ebrary E.NetLibrary F.Safari Tech Books Online G.Other

Do you: Check all that apply. A.Print parts of your Book B.Read from Screen C.Read on mobile phone D.Read on dedicated eBook device (Kindle, Sony, etc) E.Other Reading Habits

What do you like about eBooks? Check all that apply. A.Available 24/7 B.Searching capabilities C.Extra features: annotations, links, highlighting D.Save Space E.Save trees F.Other Faculty Opinions on eBooks

What do you dislike about using eBooks? A.Difficult to read B.Difficult to print or download C.Prefer print books D.Do not know where to access them E.Cost F.No interesting titles available G.Other

When was the last time you check out a business (subject) related print book? A.Last Week B.Last Month C.Six Months D.Longer than a year E.Have never checked out a print business book Faculty Use of Print Books

If you had the option of using a book in print or electronic format. Which one would you choose? A.Print B.Electronic Faculty Preferences

If the library purchased only eBooks to support your research, describe how this decision would or would not meet your needs. a.Would work b.Would not c.Might be d.Not sure e.Wouldn’t matter The Role of Books in Business Research

Questions? Comments? Leticia Camacho Business and Accounting Librarian Brigham Young University Andy Spackman Business and Economics Librarian Brigham Young University