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Evaluating
E-Book Offerings

   Ellyssa Kroski
  Manager of Information Systems
    The New York Law Institute
        http://www.nyli.org
Why e-Books?
Amazon now sells more Kindle titles than
print books

29% of Americans own a digital reading
device of some kind (eReader or tablet)

According to Forrester, 15 million e-readers
sold in U.S. in 2011

By 2015, Americans are predicted to spend $3
billion on eBooks

Over 40 million iPads sold in 2011
Tablets in Law Firms




  ILTA’s 2011 Technology Survey
of academic libraries


  of public libraries


  of school libraries


…are offering e-Books
BENEFITS
No Shelf Space Required!
Instant Access
Increased Portability
Full-Text Search
Added Features

       •   Bookmarks
       •   Annotations
       •   Highlighting
       •   Adjustable Text
       •   Built-in Dictionaries
       •   Copy-paste
Enhanced Publisher Content
CHALLENGES
Long Waiting Lists
Different Vendors/Interfaces
E-Book Devices
Popular e-Book Formats & Readers
     ios     Nook Color


                              Kindle 3
Windows 7



                            android
 Nook
                                       Sony
              Kindle Fire             Reader
Access & Pricing Models
• Single User vs. Multi-User vs. Unlimited Users
• Individual eBook Purchases vs. Subscriptions
• Perpetual ownership vs. ongoing access fees
• Short-term loans
• Patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) or Demand-
  driven acquisitions (DDA)
• “Non-linear lending”
Publisher – Library Tension
Software Installation
Firewall Issues
Mediated Loans
WAYS
      TO
PURCHASE
Purchase Options




Aggregators       Publishers




Wholesalers        Consortia
Major e-Book Aggregators
• Overdrive
   – 1 million digital titles, 1,000 publishers, used by 18,000
     libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide
   – LexisNexis Digital Library of 1,200 primary law, deskbooks,
     code books, treatises and other titles.
• EBL – Ebook Library (Acquired by Proquest on Jan 22, 2013)
   – 300,000 e-books, 500 publishers8,650 law-related titles
• eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
   – 350,000 e-books, 8,000+ law-related titles
• MyiLibrary
   – 300,000 e-books, 1,000 publishers, 8,000 law-related titles
• Proquest ebrary
   – 70,000 e-books, 6,000 law-related titles
Major Publishers
• LexisNexis Digital Library
   – 1,200 primary law, deskbooks, code books, treatises
     and other titles.
• Thomson Reuters ProView
   – 431 law-related titles which link to WestlawNext
• PLI Discover Plus
   – 1,600 treatises, course handbooks, and answer books.
     Access to transcripts of PLI seminars and
     downloadable legal forms.
• Wolters Kluwer International eBook Store
   ˉ   100 titles in the areas of law and business.
• Fastcase eBook Advance Sheets
   – Currently 50+ with plans for hundreds. All FREE!
Major Wholesalers
• Yankee Book Peddler
  – 600,000 eBooks from Proquest ebrary, EBL,
    eBooks on EBSCOHOST , Gale, and a host of
    publisher-direct titles.
• Baker and Taylor
  – eBooks from Proquest ebrary, eBooks on
    EBSCOHOST, and Gale, as well as many individual
    publishers.
WHAT SHOULD YOU ASK
          VENDORS?
Technical Requirements
•   Browser compatibility
•   Plugins or software required?
•   Device compatibility?
•   Are you using or plan to use EPUB?
•   Data metrics available?
Content
•   Scope
•   Number of titles
•   Number of publishers
•   MARC records?
•   Embargo period?
Functionality
•   Can User copy/paste?
•   Can User print? (is there a limit?)
•   Full-text search of books?
•   Download for offline reading?
•   Annotations?
Sales Model
•   Platform fee? (Annual, one-time, etc.)
•   Single or multiple or unlimited use?
•   Title cost relative to print cost?
•   Perpetual access?
•   Subscription available?
•   Free viewing period?
•   Short term loans?
•   Patron-driven acquisitions?
•   Minimum commitment?
•   Pricing discounts for consortia?
WHAT ARE LAW LIBRARIES
                DOING?
Purchasing Direct from Publishers

 • Cleveland Law Library Association - LexisNexis
 • Cooley LLP – Matthew Bender titles through
   Lexis contract
 • Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP - PLI
   Discover Plus
 • Con Edison Law Department Library - PLI
   Discover Plus
Highlighting Existing Collections


• The New England Law Library - HeinOnline
  Legal Classics Library, LLMC’s digital books,
  and Oxford Scholarship Online
• The University of Oklahoma Law Library - Gale
  Making of Modern Law Collection, Hein
  Online’s Legal Classics, LLMC’s digital books,
  the main University’s subscription to
  Proquest’s ebrary.
Purchasing eBook Collections
    Through Aggregators
• The Florida State Law Research Center (FSU) &
  The Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center at
  the University of Florida - joint eBooks
  program powered by MyiLibrary.
• Hofstra Law Library - eBooks on EBSCOhost
• Ava Maria School of Law - eBooks on
  EBSCOhost
• CUNY Law School Library - Proquest ebrary
• The New York Law Institute – EBL – Ebook
  Library
Accessing eBooks through
     Membership Libraries
• Debevoise & Plimpton – The New York Law
  Institute (EBL – Ebook Library)
• All NYLI Members - The New York Law
  Institute (EBL – Ebook Library)
• CLLA Members - Cleveland Law Library
  Association (LexisNexis titles on laptops)
Combining eBook Strategies
• Squire Law Library at the University of
  Cambridge - eBooks on EBSCOhost & MyiLibrary
  aggregators and Oxford Scholarship Online,
  Cambridge Companions Online, and Westlaw
  Commentary.
• Peter Rodino Law Library at Seton Hall -
  highlighting collections from Gale’s Virtual
  Reference Library, subscribing to eBooks on
  EBSCOhost and MyiLibrary.
• The University of Chicago D’Angelo Law Library -
  Yankee Book Peddler for eBooks on EBSCOhost,
  Proquest ebrary, and Cambridge Books Online.
Combining eBook Strategies
• The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan
  School of Law - EBL – Ebook Library, eBooks
  on EBSCOhost, Proquest ebrary, MyiLibrary
  and key publishers LexisNexis and
  Cambridge Books Online.

• Also Vermont Law School and the Lillian
  Goldman Law Library at Yale University
  combining eBook strategies.
Creating Their Own

• Massachusetts Trial Court Lowell Law
  Library - Massachusetts Court Rules and
 Documents (downloaded 4,500x in first year)
  – http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/rules
    /ebooks.html
Further Resources
• The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book
  Purchasing. Sue Polanka. Library Technology
  Reports. http://tinyurl.com/6o6qweg
• JISC E-book Platform Comparison Tool:
  http://tinyurl.com/7ankb7e
• Wellesley College e-Book Vendor Evaluation
  Matrix: http://tinyurl.com/6om7plj
Access this Presentation
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    ELLYSSA KROSKI
       http://www.ellyssakroski.com
   http://www.ellyssakroski@yahoo.com

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Evaluating e-Book Offerings

  • 1. Evaluating E-Book Offerings Ellyssa Kroski Manager of Information Systems The New York Law Institute http://www.nyli.org
  • 2. Why e-Books? Amazon now sells more Kindle titles than print books 29% of Americans own a digital reading device of some kind (eReader or tablet) According to Forrester, 15 million e-readers sold in U.S. in 2011 By 2015, Americans are predicted to spend $3 billion on eBooks Over 40 million iPads sold in 2011
  • 3. Tablets in Law Firms ILTA’s 2011 Technology Survey
  • 4. of academic libraries of public libraries of school libraries …are offering e-Books
  • 6. No Shelf Space Required!
  • 10. Added Features • Bookmarks • Annotations • Highlighting • Adjustable Text • Built-in Dictionaries • Copy-paste
  • 16. Popular e-Book Formats & Readers ios Nook Color Kindle 3 Windows 7 android Nook Sony Kindle Fire Reader
  • 17. Access & Pricing Models • Single User vs. Multi-User vs. Unlimited Users • Individual eBook Purchases vs. Subscriptions • Perpetual ownership vs. ongoing access fees • Short-term loans • Patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) or Demand- driven acquisitions (DDA) • “Non-linear lending”
  • 22. WAYS TO PURCHASE
  • 23. Purchase Options Aggregators Publishers Wholesalers Consortia
  • 24. Major e-Book Aggregators • Overdrive – 1 million digital titles, 1,000 publishers, used by 18,000 libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide – LexisNexis Digital Library of 1,200 primary law, deskbooks, code books, treatises and other titles. • EBL – Ebook Library (Acquired by Proquest on Jan 22, 2013) – 300,000 e-books, 500 publishers8,650 law-related titles • eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary) – 350,000 e-books, 8,000+ law-related titles • MyiLibrary – 300,000 e-books, 1,000 publishers, 8,000 law-related titles • Proquest ebrary – 70,000 e-books, 6,000 law-related titles
  • 25. Major Publishers • LexisNexis Digital Library – 1,200 primary law, deskbooks, code books, treatises and other titles. • Thomson Reuters ProView – 431 law-related titles which link to WestlawNext • PLI Discover Plus – 1,600 treatises, course handbooks, and answer books. Access to transcripts of PLI seminars and downloadable legal forms. • Wolters Kluwer International eBook Store ˉ 100 titles in the areas of law and business. • Fastcase eBook Advance Sheets – Currently 50+ with plans for hundreds. All FREE!
  • 26. Major Wholesalers • Yankee Book Peddler – 600,000 eBooks from Proquest ebrary, EBL, eBooks on EBSCOHOST , Gale, and a host of publisher-direct titles. • Baker and Taylor – eBooks from Proquest ebrary, eBooks on EBSCOHOST, and Gale, as well as many individual publishers.
  • 27. WHAT SHOULD YOU ASK VENDORS?
  • 28. Technical Requirements • Browser compatibility • Plugins or software required? • Device compatibility? • Are you using or plan to use EPUB? • Data metrics available?
  • 29. Content • Scope • Number of titles • Number of publishers • MARC records? • Embargo period?
  • 30. Functionality • Can User copy/paste? • Can User print? (is there a limit?) • Full-text search of books? • Download for offline reading? • Annotations?
  • 31. Sales Model • Platform fee? (Annual, one-time, etc.) • Single or multiple or unlimited use? • Title cost relative to print cost? • Perpetual access? • Subscription available? • Free viewing period? • Short term loans? • Patron-driven acquisitions? • Minimum commitment? • Pricing discounts for consortia?
  • 32. WHAT ARE LAW LIBRARIES DOING?
  • 33. Purchasing Direct from Publishers • Cleveland Law Library Association - LexisNexis • Cooley LLP – Matthew Bender titles through Lexis contract • Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP - PLI Discover Plus • Con Edison Law Department Library - PLI Discover Plus
  • 34. Highlighting Existing Collections • The New England Law Library - HeinOnline Legal Classics Library, LLMC’s digital books, and Oxford Scholarship Online • The University of Oklahoma Law Library - Gale Making of Modern Law Collection, Hein Online’s Legal Classics, LLMC’s digital books, the main University’s subscription to Proquest’s ebrary.
  • 35. Purchasing eBook Collections Through Aggregators • The Florida State Law Research Center (FSU) & The Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center at the University of Florida - joint eBooks program powered by MyiLibrary. • Hofstra Law Library - eBooks on EBSCOhost • Ava Maria School of Law - eBooks on EBSCOhost • CUNY Law School Library - Proquest ebrary • The New York Law Institute – EBL – Ebook Library
  • 36. Accessing eBooks through Membership Libraries • Debevoise & Plimpton – The New York Law Institute (EBL – Ebook Library) • All NYLI Members - The New York Law Institute (EBL – Ebook Library) • CLLA Members - Cleveland Law Library Association (LexisNexis titles on laptops)
  • 37. Combining eBook Strategies • Squire Law Library at the University of Cambridge - eBooks on EBSCOhost & MyiLibrary aggregators and Oxford Scholarship Online, Cambridge Companions Online, and Westlaw Commentary. • Peter Rodino Law Library at Seton Hall - highlighting collections from Gale’s Virtual Reference Library, subscribing to eBooks on EBSCOhost and MyiLibrary. • The University of Chicago D’Angelo Law Library - Yankee Book Peddler for eBooks on EBSCOhost, Proquest ebrary, and Cambridge Books Online.
  • 38. Combining eBook Strategies • The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law - EBL – Ebook Library, eBooks on EBSCOhost, Proquest ebrary, MyiLibrary and key publishers LexisNexis and Cambridge Books Online. • Also Vermont Law School and the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale University combining eBook strategies.
  • 39. Creating Their Own • Massachusetts Trial Court Lowell Law Library - Massachusetts Court Rules and Documents (downloaded 4,500x in first year) – http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/rules /ebooks.html
  • 40. Further Resources • The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing. Sue Polanka. Library Technology Reports. http://tinyurl.com/6o6qweg • JISC E-book Platform Comparison Tool: http://tinyurl.com/7ankb7e • Wellesley College e-Book Vendor Evaluation Matrix: http://tinyurl.com/6om7plj
  • 41. Access this Presentation http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa ELLYSSA KROSKI http://www.ellyssakroski.com http://www.ellyssakroski@yahoo.com