2.c. Pursue the exploration of electronic books, in all aspects, including licensing, patron access, and printing capabilities Pat Smith, Don Albrecht, Jeff Bullington, Cristi MacWaters, Teresa Negrucci, Rusty Scott

Analysis: Benefits of E-Books Increases availability & access to content – Simultaneous users – Elimination of theft – Patrons can access remotely Saves space in building/no storage Convenient access – Full text searching – Potential for mobility (handheld readers)

Analysis: The E Book Landscape Small % available electronically—15% of books that would have come on purchase plan=e Publishers don’t publish simultaneously with print—average delay 5 months Authentication issues—users must log on/extra step DRM restrictions for sharing via ILL Many platforms/many formats

Analysis: CSU Landscape Over 108,000 e books in library catalog (LC) Many packages: Springer, Safari, NetLibrary, Gale, Knovel, Oxford Online Reference, etc. 3 multipublisher platforms: Ebrary, NetLibrary, and EBL (almost signed) We order individual titles in e; replace lost books in e; order reference titles in e We load free/open access e books

Operationalization/Priorities High: CSUL is working with e vendors. Will add EBL records into catalog for selected publishers High: Alliance working with EBL and other e vendors to get discounts/share titles purchased by Alliance members Low/Medium: Print on Demand—Espresso Machine, Springer model – Potential revenue stream for bookstore or library High: TF on E book publicity established and working on FAQ’s, other publicity

Operationalization/Priorities High: Increase access to additional e books via citation linker (SFX) (underway) Medium: additional exploration for new e book products, including e texts & library/bookstore role Medium: additional exploration into Print on Demand via Espresso Machine in cooperation with Alliance.

Pondering the future: e book market still unpredictable Publishers not uniformly responsive to new models and simultaneous publishing Will there be a simpler model combining multiple platforms/predictable pricing/standard licensing/standard formats? User interfaces need work/Authentication simplified via Shibboleth?

Questions Will users accept e books in all disciplines? * How do we support/help users? What new workflows needed? Will POD be used? Espresso machines? Effect on ILL? What impact will reader devices have, will there be a standard? Will the library have a role with e-textbooks? Or with Bookstore?

*One really good article Foster, Gavin, and Eric Remy. “E-Books for Academe: a Study from Gettysburg College” (Research Bulletin, #21). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research,