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WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK
EBOOKS SUMMIT
eBook Summit New York City May 2009
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
DAVID CELANODIRECTOR, LIBRARY
SALES – NORTHERN US
SPRINGER
eBook Summit New York City May 2009
11:00 am Keynote: EBooks as a Solution to Library Budgeting Concerns
12:00 pm Buffet Lunch
1:00 pm 2008 eBook Study Overview
1:30 pm Interactive Breakout Sessions – Print to eBook Adoption
2:45 pm Refreshment break
3:00 pm eBook Panel Discussion
4:30 pm Springer’s Perspectives and Closing Remarks
5:00 pm Cocktail Reception
Agenda
eBook Summit New York City May 2009
NEW YORK EBOOK SUMMIT
TWITTER HASHTAG:#EBOOK09
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
MARK SANDLERDIRECTORCENTER FOR LIBRARY INITIATIVES (CIC)
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eBooks as a Solution to Library Budgeting
Concerns
Mark SandlerCIC Center for Library
Initiatives
New York City eBook SummitSpringer, Inc.May 5, 2009
CHANGE IS A CONSTANT
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•Demography•Technology•Economics•Culture•Pedagogy•Scholarly
communication•Book culture
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THE LIBRARY OF THE PAST
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•Isolated•Insular•Heavy•Inconvenient•Orthodox•Ritualistic•Inefficient•Expensive
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THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE
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•Ethereal•Networked•Free-floating•Accessible•Flexible•Adaptable•Cost effective•User-centric
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THE AMAZON KEEPS ROLLING ALONG
The Agony of Disintermediation
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LIBRARY DEPENDENCE
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DEPENDENCE ON E-RESOURCES
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FACULTY SEARCH STRATEGIES
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE USERS GONE?
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•GGOOOOGGLLEE• Remote access•On-site remote
users•Distance learning•Online learning•Amazon, et al.•GGOOOOGGLLEE again
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LIBRARIES ON THE BRINK
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• Non-decisions matter• Tear down the gate• A transition strategy
is essential• Use the recession• Newspapers• University Presses • Follow your students
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THE “HOLE” COST OF PRINT
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$- $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800
CompFiles
Microforms
Graphics
Audio
GovDocs
Maps
Video
Manuscripts
Monographs
Serials
Purchase Cost
Operating Expenses
Wages & Salaries
Buildings & Facilities
Facility Maintenance
Fixtures & Equipment
TOWARDS COST EFFECTIVE LIBRARIES
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SOURCES OF SAVINGS
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Physical handlingStorage/archiving
Circulation
Shelf maintenanceCheck in
SelectionCataloging
Completely insignificant Extremely insignificant
OBSTACLES TO ACQUIRING E-BOOKS
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•Functionality is imperfect•Business models are varied and
ill- conceived•Print competes for dollars and
readers•Credibility of citation is in doubt•Marketing is dismal•Archiving is not worked out•Library staff, budgets and
processing routines are not aligned
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E-BOOKS ON PARADE
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•LibText•Chadwyck-Healey•JSTOR•Making of America•EEBO-TCP•Bibliovault•History e-book
project•Springer
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2008 CIC SPRINGER USE: 830,000
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EXTENDING E-BOOK FUNCTIONALITY
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•Print-on-demand•Devices•Text analysis•Translation•Discovery tools•Audio conversion•Corpus
Integration•Archiving
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MAKE A BRAND NEW START OF IT—IN OLD NEW YORK
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Patience and Fortitude may not be the qualities needed to secure the future of New York’s libraries. Rather, restlessness and risk-taking—qualities embedded in the character of the City—may be the key to the continued relevance of New York’s libraries.
LUNCH BREAK
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