Popular e-Books at UIS

H. Stephen McMinn

Director of Collections and Scholarly Communications

Brookens Library, University of Illinois Springfield

Background -- UIS/Sangamon State

History

Sangamon State University - 1969

UIS - 1995

Undergraduates

2001 CAP Honors (Undergraduate)

2005 Open Undergraduate Admissions

Population – Headcount 5,400 with 3,900 FTE

On campus housing 1,100

Popular E-Book Program

Requests at Information Desk

Library Technology Fee

History

SGA

3M Selected

Ease of Use

Content

Portability of Content

Implementation

Integration with Voyager

Opening Day Collection

To Catalog or Not to Catalog

SGA Event

Wish List

Oher Marketing

Usage

Current Status

Reserved (ready to checkout) 1

Checked Out 14

Available to Checkout 502

Total 517

Overall

565 books purchased

298 books circulated

728 total circulations

230 patrons/users

2015 Usage

Data for 4 months in 2015 (1/3 0f the year)

46% of last year’s checkouts, 51% of wish list items, and 29% of holds, and 27% of new patrons

Allegiant Roth, VeronicaDivergent Roth, VeronicaThe Goldfinch Tartt, DonnaThe Fault in Our Stars Green, JohnFifty Shades of Grey James, E LGone Girl Flynn, GillianIf I Stay Forman, GayleA Game of Thrones Martin, George R.R.Beautiful Redemption Garcia, Kami; Stohl, MargaretBeautiful Creatures Garcia, Kami; Stohl, Margaret

Top Circulating Books

Top Sub-Catagories

Literary

Action & Adventure

Historical

Love & Romance

FICTION

Contemporary Women

Suspense

Thrillers

Fantasy & Magic

Family Life

Dystopian

Science Fiction

Contemporary

Mystery & Detective

Humorous

Fantasy

Girls & Women

Personal Memoirs

Crime

Epic

Subcategories: Books More than Three Circulations

3M Tools – For Selecting Books (Reports)

Other Considerations

Good Today – Not Good Tomorrow

Maintenance of Content

Harkens back to cataloging question

Duplication issues/philosophy

Changing Marketplace – Other Options

Lessons Learned!

Other SGA/Lib Tech Fee Requests

Language Learning Enhanced Popular DVD

Thank You! -- Questions?