Digital Textbooks:An Idea Whose Time Has ComeGerry McKiernan

Associate ProfessorScience and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University LibraryAmes IA 50011

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Belgrade-2.ppt

gerrymck@iastate.edu

Venue

University of BelgradeUniversity Library

"Svetozar Marković"Belgrade, Serbia

21 September > 1900

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Adam SofronijevicHead, Development and System Administration, Book

Digitization and Cultural Activities Department

University Library 'Svetozar Markovic’

University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia

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Vesna Vuksan Senior Librarian, Development

and System Administration, Book Digitization and Cultural Activities Department

University Library 'Svetozar Markovic’

University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia

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Embassy of the United States, Serbia

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The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and

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on ne résiste on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idéespas à l'invasion des idées.

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Nothing Is More Powerful Than

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Presentation Outline (1)

•Definitions•Overview•History•Commercial Platforms•Open Access Textbooks

Presentation Outline (2)

•Higher Ed Initiatives•Learning Management Systems•Attitudes•Costs / Benefits•National Initiatives

Definition

• A Digital Textbook Is >>> Neither

• Only Text>>> Nor

• A Physical Book

Platforms (1)

• AcademicPub • http://academicpub.sharedbook.com/academicpub/

• Amazon Kindle eTextbooks• http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Textbooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=2223210011

• Apple iBook • http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/

• Cengage Learning e-Textbook Collections• http://bit.ly/TzYBOZ

• CengageBrain.com• http://www.cengagebrain.com/

Platforms (2)

• Chegg• http://www.chegg.com/etextbooks/

• Courseload• http://www.courseload.com/

• CourseMate • http://www.cengage.com/cengagecourse/coursemate/

• CourseSmart• http://www.coursesmart.com

• eCampus• http://www.ecampus.com/

Platforms (3)

• Flat World Knowledge• http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/

• Inkling• https://www.inkling.com/

• Kno• http://www.kno.com/

• MBS Direct• http://www.mbsdirect.net/

• MindTap• http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/?site=5232

Platforms (4)

• NookStudy (Barnes & Noble)• http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookstudy/

• Pearson• http://www.pearsonschool.com/

• Reference Tree > eTextbooks By The Chapter• http://reference-tree.com/

• Textbooks on ScienceDirect (Elsevier)• http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/books/textbooks

• VitalSource• http://www.vitalsource.com/

Platforms (5)

• WileyPLUS• https://www.wileyplus.com/WileyCDA/

• Xplana• http://shop.digitaltextbooks.com/

AcademicPub

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N-YawhbzsI&feature=plcp

CourseSmart

DEMO

Flat World Knowledge

http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/tutorial-videos

Higher Ed Initiatives

Multi-Institutional

Arizona

Idaho

Iowa

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

National Initiatives

• Australia• Bangladesh• Canada • China• Estonia• Hong Kong• India• Japan• Korea• Sweden• Taiwan• United Kingdom

Australia

Bangladesh

Canada

China

Estonia

India

Japan

Korea

Sweden

Taiwan

United Kingdom

Thank You for

Your Attention

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Digital Textbooks:An Idea Whose Time Has ComeGerry McKiernan

Associate ProfessorScience and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University LibraryAmes IA 50011

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Belgrade-2.ppt

gerrymck@iastate.edu

Corrected and Revised09-27-12 / 1445