are we there yet? : moving to an e-only collection development policy for books
DESCRIPTION
Online journals have been the preferred format for several years, with most academic libraries favoring online access to print subscriptions. However, the move towards an online-preferred collection development policy for books has not quite reached the same saturation, despite the popularity of options such as DDA and PDA. This session will review the literature on reasons for moving to an online-preferred collection development policy for all resources, including books, and provide information on user preferences, technological and platform hurdles to overcome, and information on current collection development policies for e-books. Kate Moore Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Indiana University Southeast Kate Moore earned her MLS in 2009 from Indiana University. She began her career in electronic resource management at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana in 2009, and is an Assistant Librarian and Coordinator of Electronic Resources there.TRANSCRIPT
Are We There Yet? Moving to an E-Only Collection Development Policy for Books
Presentation at NASIG 2014 May 2nd 1:10pm
Kate Moore, Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Indiana University Southeast
Outline
I. MotivationsII. ReservationsIII. Steps TakenIV. Future Directions
ABSTRACT: Online journals have been the preferred format for several years, with most academic libraries favoring online access to print subscriptions. However, the move towards an online-preferred collection development policy for books has not quite reached the same saturation, despite the popularity of options such as DDA and PDA. This session will review the literature on reasons for moving to an online-preferred collection development policy for all resources, including books [Motivations], and provide information on user preferences, technological and platform hurdles to overcome [Reservations], and information on current collection development policies for e-books [Steps Taken].
What’s the motivation?
Space Constraints
OCLC Collection and Circulation Analysis Project (2011) found that just 6% of the collection drove 80% of the usage.
What’s the motivation?
Reinvention of Library Space
The “Library as Incubator” project defines makerspaces as “[c]ollaborative learning environments where people come together to share materials and information, and to learn new skills. Makerspaces are not defined by a specific set of materials or spaces, but rather a mindset of community partnership, collaboration, and creation.”
Reinventing Library Space
What’s the motivation?
Online Education
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Spring 2014
4.65.3
5.86.6
7.9
1.6 1.9 1.9
5.2
7.8
Percentage of Hours Taken in Online Classes
All IU IU Southeast
ACRL’S Standards for Distance Learning Library Services (2008)
The originating institution is responsible for ensuring that the distance learning community has access to library materials equivalent to those provided in traditional settings.
What’s the motivation?
24/7 availability Remote access Full-text searching Copy and paste
Portability No re-shelving,
loss, or defacement Environmentally
friendly
What’s the hold up?
Lack of interest is perhaps too mild a characterization for the reaction that some students have to e-books. Many of the reactions that I have encountered have been more visceral. They reflect an intensity I did not see in the transition from journals to e-journals. The loss of print books is personal. Books are loved. E-books threaten them. I think it is important to acknowledge that for many students, faculty and librarians, perhaps most acutely for librarians, e-books threaten the loss of something approximating the loss of a personal friend. - Allen McKiel, Dean of Library and Media Services, Western Oregon University, 2008
What’s the hold up?
Book TypeSubjectAgePurpose
User Preferences vary by:
What’s the hold up?
User Preferencevs.Use
What’s the hold up?
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
76,33567,773 66,955
72,478 73,16880,069
56,460 55,092
3420 2998 3071617 984 287 719
25222 26135 27016 26894 26069 2653722181 25222
60,888 61,430 64,06669,315
73,324 73,84169,763 68,412
IU Southeast Usage by Collection
Subscription Collection Collection (through consortia)Publisher Collection Print Circulation (includes Request Delivery)Student Credit Hours Enrolled
What’s the hold up?
Platform Functionality
What’s the hold up?
Ebooks are a “Faustian technology that seduces with convenience, particularly for those who consume a great many books, but offers little else while extracting a corrosive toll on our social institutions and norms.” –Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information, 2013
Accessibility
Is the content accessible?Is the search interface accessible? Is the content reasonably navigable for users
with disabilities?Are other features such as highlighting and
note-taking accessible?Adapted from Thoughts and Tips about Ebook Accessibility http://www.uniaccessig.org/universal/node/97
Business Models for Libraries
Subscription v. PurchasingSingle Title vs. Collections vs. Patron Driven
Acquisitions Platform preference Number of simultaneous users“There is no agreement or direction pointing to the obvious choice for most types of libraries.” –David Stern
While We’re on the Subject…
PreservationAvailability of content Multiple licenses Interlibrary loan
Where are we now?
Wiley 2013 Library Survey Key Findings:• Spending on print books still exceeds digital but is expected to be even in
three years’ time.
• Currently 26% of book collections are digital.
• 75% of respondents state that their e-book collection supplements their equivalent print collection, while 25% state it replaces it.
Where Are We Now?
What Should be Taken into Account?
Responsibility for Selection Funding for Electronic Resources Criteria for Selection Duplication of Resources eBook Collections vs. Individual Titles
Perpetual Access vs. Subscription for eBooks Patron Driven Acquisitions Open Access (Free) eBooks Downloadable eBooks Library-owned eReaders Guidelines for Weeding Electronic Resources
Adapted from LRCCD Libraries Electronic Collection Development Policy:http://www.crc.losrios.edu/Student_Services/Library/About_the_Library/LRCCD_Libraries_Electronic_Collection_Development_Policy.htm
Promoting Policy/Availability to Users
What Should be Taken into Account?
Where are we going?
• Knowledge Unlatched• Evidence-Based Acquisitions
• Other Initiatives?
References
http://www.zotero.org/groups/ebook_collection_development_policies/items