Academic Ebooks and the Many Ways to Get Them

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The ebook world is diverse and complex. In this presentation, Judy Hoesly and Barb Hamel will discuss how academic business models and platforms impact selection, acquisitions, discovery and assessment in the lifecycle of academic ebooks.

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Evolution, Business Models, Lifecycle, Future

Jody Hoesly & Barb Hamel University of Wisconsin - Madison

WILS Peer Council June 4, 2014 Ebooks and the Many Ways to Get Them

Level, Elemental Stones, Trading , Happiness, Other (Status)

http://pokemondb.net/evolution

Mark Witton, Monster Love https://flic.kr/p/4yahC3

Mark Witton, Metalguru https://flic.kr/p/5pC1oi

E-Readers

Formats

DRM

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mark Witton, The Vultures Sing https://flic.kr/p/tYes4

Mark Witton, http://www.markwitton.com/#/palaeoart/4552742753

Mark Witton, Been with you such a long time https://flic.kr/p/ubZCM/

Single Title, Packages and Collections, PDA/DDA/EVA, Open Access

Mark Witton, And baby it was all right https://flic.kr/p/5KsDXe

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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AA_butterfly_collection.jpg

Selection, Acquisition/Cataloging, Discovery/Access, Value Assessment

Mark Witton, I stand up next to a mountain https://flic.kr/p/37ufRz

Selection Acquisition Cataloging

Value Assessment

Discovery Access

John Markos O'Neill, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABaby_on_Tiptoes.jpg

Tribehut, tables and phones https://flic.kr/p/djZG8c

• Enhanced User Experience • Looser Restrictions (ex. DRM) • Improved Accessibility • Greater Sharability • Streamlined Workflows pushmi-pullyu http://www.adoptiontales.org/tag/push-me-pull-you/

Ana Fuji Pokemon treats https://flic.kr/p/76BfTV

THANK-YOU It has been a treat! Thank-you for the opportunity to speak at the Peer Council. A special thank-you to all the artist who shared their images via a creative common license. An extra special thank-you to Mark Witton for granting permission to use his paleontology images. For more inspiration, please check-out his homepage http://www.markwitton.com/ and blog http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/