MJ Crowley. Elsevier Library Connect Seminar, Milan, Italy. Lesson based content on the disg ebook reader mar6

Lesson-based content on the Disg ebook reader*

MJ Crowley, DiSG Biblioteca, Sapienza* all images uploaded for educational purposes

Encouraging innovation in libraries

• Seismic change

• Information and networked environment

• Generational shifts

• Fluid and Flexible

• Customer engagement, distinctive services, local responsiveness

mj crowley-Bibliostar 2011-Elsevier Library Connect Seminar

In penny pinching times, be CREATIVE!

• Collaborate with faculty to integrate library resources into the curriculum

• Work with scholars to access to their lecture notes, data sets, project notes, papers, etc. in virtual research environments and open digital repositories

• Collaborate with ICT staff to develop online tutorials and create local digital collections

• Engage with students to better connect with them, hence more SOCIAL/MOBILE

• Liaise with other librarians to share resources


E-book explosion


Using e-books without being aware of it – blurring the divides

• Early English Books Online(c.125,000 titles) • Eighteenth Century Collections Online (c.150,000

titles• Apabi Digital Library of Chinese Books (4,600 titles• Oxford Scholarship Online (c.1,200 titles in

humanities and social sciences); • Safari, Referex, CRC Press, Knovel (Computing,

Engineering, and Electronics). • NetLibrary, Ebrary, ectc.• Books at JSTOR from leading university presses • Publishers – Elsevier, Springer, and so on


Il ministro Gelmini ''promuove'' il libro di testo elettronico

"con l'adozione dell'e-book" si dà "una mano alle famiglie e un sollievo agli studenti. Il libro in versione digitale scaricabile da internet permetterà infatti ai genitori di risparmiare limitando al massimo la spesa per i libri di testo, e allo stesso tempo i ragazzi non saranno più costretti ad andare a scuola caricando sulle spalle zainetti troppo pesanti". …A partire dall'anno scolastico 2011-2012, il collegio dei docenti adotta esclusivamente libri utilizzabili nelle versioni on line scaricabili da internet o al massimo le versioni "miste", quelle cioè che integrano sezioni digitali e cartacee.


E-device explosion

http://bookbee.net/bee-ginners-guide-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers


British Library to lend e-book readers• Dr Stephen Bury, British Library's Head of

European and American Collections: “This is not the end of the book as we know it. The book in its physical form will remain important for so many reasons, but the incredible versatility of the new e-readers makes them perfect for researchers, allowing easy access to a wealth of information including previously rare and out of print material. This exhibit gives our researchers a chance to play around with some of the devices currently available, and explore how they can be used to complement existing printed collections in the 21st century.”


• The demise of the book ?

• Long live the book !

(still life photograph by by Kevin Best)


Flexible delivery: Different Ways to Access Your Books

• Desktop

• Smart devices

• Online browser

• Paper copy

• … and eReaders


Increased collaboration (library-faculty) to expand the role of the library within the institution and beyond


Utilizzo di tecnologie basate su editoria digitale per l’insegnamento, l’apprendimento e la specializzazione nei corsi di tecnica delle costruzioni presso il DISG (Bontempi, Crowley, Arangio, Petrini, Crosti, Gentili, Sgambi, Giuliani)



to stay or to go!

• how e-book readers could be used in a library setting

• explore ways of using new technology in teaching

• respond to explosive use of mobile devices (e-readers, ipads, smart devices, ecc.)



Elsevier & Disg together for excellence


Sony PRS 650 model

• Touch screen• Backlit• Highlight passages and take notes• Bookmark pages• Contains a whole library• ePub format favoured by Jstor, libraries,

Google ebook store


Che cosa vuole il nostro utente?

Per ogni corso: dispense, appunti, esercizi, articoli, capitoli in libri, normativi…..

Contenuti di base, approfondimenti, specialistici..


Scegliere e organizzare il contenuto

• Mettere in relazione utenti e contenuti per migliorare il grado di usabilità e fruibilità

• Knowledge map del “corso” elaborato insieme con i docenti/studenti (knowledge retrieval and organisation), da gestire con un knowledge system

• Information design – l’abilità e la pratica di preparare l’informazione così che le persone possano usarla con efficienza e efficacia.


• Didactic material (lecture notes, exercises, modelling…)

• Sapienza e-resources (ebooks, articles…)

• Norms and standards

• Approved web content


Primi corsi universitari coinvolti

• Tecnica delle costruzioni – 12 CFU – 120 studenti

• Costruzioni metalliche – 6CFU – 30 studenti

• Modellazione dei sistemi strutturali – 6CFU – 10 studenti

• Progettazione strutturale antincendio – 9CFU – 30 studenti


DISG e-book reader project lesson-based content to go


Loan out e-book readers with course materials and readings pre-loaded


Biblioteca interateneo digitale della Sapienza • In prova 1.700 e-books Elsevier consultabili e

interamente scaricabili

• Alla fine del test sarà possibile, se saranno ritenuti validi, continuare a consultarli per tutto il 2011, per acquisirne in via definitiva solo una parte di essi (per un valore di poco più di un terzo del loro valore complessivo, che è di circa 150.000 euro), quelli più scaricati e/o ritenuti più interessanti.

• Questo è l'elenco dei titoli disponibili: Titoli e-books Elsevier (file Excel di circa 360Kb).

• In sintesi, il numero di libri divisi per Aree disciplinari.

• L'indirizzo è lo stesso del sito delle riviste: http://www.sciencedirect.com


Communicate Connect Conquer

• Mail

• Dean announces trial during Faculty of Engineering assembly

• News posted on Faculty and Department webpages

• Posted on Facebook

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Current e-book marketplace

• Just-in-time acquisition

• Patron driven acquisition - Elsevier

• Pay per view/purchase option

• Renting/ purchase option


E-books for rent – Michigan University Press

• e-book rentals• a month or six months• 40% of list price for a 30-day rental to 75%

for a 180-day rental• option at the end of the rental period to buy

it permanently• accessed using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)

free software, and can be shared across up to six devices registered to the user


E-books for rent – Michigan University Press

UT and Ebook Library: a demand driven plan

- 100,000 books

- Patrons can search and view any of the ebooks for 5 minutes

-window pops up, asking the patron if they wish to continue using the ebook

-can continue to use the book for 10 days without the library incurring an additional use fee.

- On the fourth use of an ebook title in the library, an automatic "purchase" is made, and the ebook is added to the library's permanent collection.


Like it, keep it - NYPL


CERN - Pay-per-View + purchase option

• CERN both wanted to be able to put records in their catalog but buy them only when a patron requested them.

• CERN wanted everything available with a pay-per-view option with a purchase after a set number of accesses.

• The library at CERN serves some of the top physicists in the world, which meant that CERN had no issues trusting that their patrons knew best what they needed to read.

News from the LibraryEven more books available electronically!For several years now, the Library has been offering a large collection of electronic books in a wide range of disciplines. Like printed books, can be borrowed for a given period. In a few clicks of the mouse, you can leaf through and read books and even print parts of them from your computer. The Library catalogue now comprises a total of more than 10,000 different e-books. The long-awaited electronic versions of O’Reilly book titles are now available: 70 titles have recently been added to the Library’s collection and many others will follow in the coming weeks.


No shelf required

• distance learners• demand from students• shelf space• cost savings • accessibility and coping with peaks in

demand• instant updating• bibliographical records for batchloading• it won’t wear out, get stolen, or otherwise go

missing


The downside

• Digital rights• Digital formats• Hosting (in-house, aggregator, publisher)• Licensing conditions• The unexpected !

e.g., HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations


Not a digital replica

• It’s not going to be a book-centered world, but discovering innovative ways to deliver educational content

• Designing the content to fit the medium

• Interactive digital experience. Look what’s happening in online games!

• Redefining how the story is told


The Five Laws of Librarians*

1) Books are to be read2) Every person his or her book3) Every book its reader4) Save the time of the reader5) The library is a growing

organism(source: James Turner’s adaptation of Raganathan)

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MJ Crowley. Elsevier Library Connect Seminar, Milan, Italy. Lesson based content on the disg ebook reader mar6