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Online eBooks Trend and Opportunities An Industry Observation. Joseph Goh Director, IG Publishing (an iGroup Company). Personal Brief. Information and Technology since 1995 Information Retrieval and Search Engines Library Information Services Library Automation Solutions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Joseph GohDirector, IG Publishing (an iGroup Company)
Personal BriefInformation and Technology since 1995
Information Retrieval and Search EnginesLibrary Information ServicesLibrary Automation SolutionsContent Streaming ApplicationseLearning ApplicationsElectronic Publishing SolutionsLicensing and Distribution
In PerspectiveParadigm Shift in User Behavior
Web Savvy, Instant Gratification, On-demand, Anytime Anywhere, etc.
Content Warehouse or Information Gateway
A Majority Shift is an Eventuality
Understanding User Needs• Instant Access to Information
• Local Language Support for non-native English Speakers
• Tools to Enhance Information Discovery
• Integration with eLearning Application - Supporting Pedagogy or Instructional Design
Technology Trend• Media-rich Enhancement to improve User
Experience
• On the Fly Machine Language Translation
• Clustering with Visualisation
• Centralised > Regionalised > Localised
Trends in DiscussionTurning Existing Content into Assets
Negotiating with Publishers for Consortia Purchases
Turning Existing Content into AssetsManaging your own ebook collection
Delivering value to your usersGreater ManageabilityControl over PerformanceSecurity (DRM)Increase your ROI
The future of Library Automation
Example – Hong Kong University4000 titlesConversion from Print to ElectronicCleaning and OCR2 PaxEbook Management System12 months
Other Examples
Columbia University Press Ebook Library
Chulalongkorn University Electronic Textbooks
Consortia Negotiation IssuesNegotiation through Aggregators
IssuesNo. of sitesNo. of copies per title (Multipliers)Communication pitfalls
Potential Breakdown in Negotiation
Consortia NegotiationSuggested SolutionPre-negotiation
Identify the TitlesSegment the PublishersSegment the User base
Negotiate directly with Publishers
Understand your Product Mix!!!
Select your preferred platform partners or own EMS
OpportunitiesEnhanced Services to users … Stay
RELEVANT
Reduced Logistics Issues … Stay EFFICIENT
Platform Independent … Stay in CONTROL
Self Managed … Stay CONNECTED