Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Estonian language digital textbook - the project that
initiated Open Access ideas
Elena Sipria-Mironov
Project Manager
University of Tartu Library
Estonia
Conquest of Ararat in1829
Reise zum Ararat. Th. 1-2 / von Dr. Friedrich Parrot …
(Berlin, 1834)
The main goal of Estonian language textbook project
fulfilling students need for textbooks
which are sold out
not to bring students away from printed books, but rather to fulfill the lack of availability of textbooks in the library
What is the difference between an e-textbook and a paper textbook?
E-textbook offers much more possibilities:
a search-in-the text function it is easy to mark or copy the text an e-textbook the reader can use an
electronic bookmark internal and external links in the text and
various multimedia possibilities
The government is paying three times for the same textbook:
I. The authors are usually faculty members whose salary comes from a university budget
II. Funding publishing by paying entirely or partially for the printing, editing, authors’ fees etc
III. Library’s book buying budget consists of university’s and government’s funds
The options of how to provide Estonian language textbooks to students in University of Tartu
2008 - Tartu University Library chose to use the Ebrary platform
publishing in institutional repository on DSpace receiving the feedback offering professors statistics about the usage of their
digital study materials
Library is willing to help university authors in order to make their textbook publishing more effective and successful
Negotiation and submission process
Author + publishersagreement
questionnaire
Contract E-textbook
A compensation system
we cannot afford paying for the publishers
we are paying for authors for their book license
three paper books’ prices
E-textbooks
Ebrary IR on DSpace
Problems Positive aspects
copyright issues agreements with
publishers potential cases of
plagiarism an access of
special-needs students to textbooks
E-textbook: saves resources is easily accessed offers a flexible option
to modify the text would resolve the
issue of a chronic lack of textbooks
Cultural value
a small language can be a benefit it could also be a national pride long-term preservation guarantees
A textbook has become a valuable part in an academic CV
An e-textbook must be edited and peer-reviewed An e-textbook has a systemic structure It is advisable to include exercises that support learning and
guidelines for teaching in an e-textbook An e-textbook incorporates links for navigation between
different chapters and parts of the textbook It is advisable to use multimedia possibilities in an e-
textbook An e-textbook must be in the most universal format (EPUB,
PDF, HTML etc.).
We believe that
It might be beneficial to migrate or develop from closed institutional collection to nationwide Open Access collection in order to receive financial support from the government
The University of Tartu Press has new directions towards OA academic
publishing
