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Monica Rettig Liaison Librarian December 8, 2009 The Latest Model: eBooks at Brock Faculty Workshops

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Created for the Fall 2009 Faculty Workshops at Brock University.

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Monica RettigLiaison Librarian

December 8, 2009

The Latest Model: eBooks

at Brock

Faculty Workshops

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What an eBook isn’t.

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What an eBook is:Electronic bookText or monograph available in electronic formatBorn digital, or the product of digitization

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The challenge in talking about eBooks…

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What an eBook is:Electronic bookText or monograph available in electronic formatBorn digital, or the product of digitization

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What an eBook is:Electronic bookText or monograph available in electronic formatBorn digital, or the product of digitization

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What an eBook is:Electronic bookText or monograph available in electronic formatBorn digital, or the product of digitization

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Advanced options with ebrary

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What an eBook is:Electronic bookText or monograph available in electronic formatBorn digital, or the product of digitization

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eBooks?Advantages

Publishers: Reduce costs (printing, distribution)Space savingRemote & instant accessNever lost, stolen, damaged or overdueMultiple users (sometimes)Usage statistics

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eBooks?Disadvantages

Unfamiliar and newLow market penetrationNo uniform standards

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eBooks??????

Less expensive?Not yet appropriate for reading entire books ?Accessibility?User preference?Issues related to discipline?

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Sharing eBooks

Submit to Course ReservesAdd to Sakai

Two options:1.Link to the entry in the Brock Library catalogue2.Link directly to eBook **Use “Copy Link Location”

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Thank you.

Contact:Monica Rettig

[email protected]

Discussion

eBooks in your discipline?Are eBooks reaching the tipping point?