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@ The University of Queensland Library

S. @ The University of Queensland Library. Majella Pugh Associate Director, Collections & Information Resources Library Resources & Technology Service The University of Queensland. Outline. UQ Library collection Recap on 2011 landscape UQ Library ’ s three year PDA trial

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@ The University of Queensland Library

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  1. S @ The University of Queensland Library Majella Pugh Associate Director, Collections & Information Resources Library Resources & Technology Service The University of Queensland

  2. Outline • UQ Library collection • Recap on 2011 landscape • UQ Library’s three year PDA trial • Ongoing developments

  3. UQ Library • Collection

  4. UQ Library collection • Largest in Queensland • Held across 14 locations • new warehouse – Gatton campus • One of the largest Australian academic collections • Over 2 million volumes • Over 85,000 distinct journal titles in electronic and/or print format • Over 900 networked databases, linking users to content • Multiple copies of textbooks, including in High Use for quick access • Over 30,000 DVDs and videocassettes • Extensive manuscript, microform and pictorial collections • digitisation campaign • Over 500,000 ebooks

  5. eBooks @ UQ Library • 2010: E-preferred policy • 2011: 60/40 book funds allocated • 2012: 80/20 -> 68/32 • 2013: 69/31 • 2012: allocated ~$3.5m to ebooks • 20+ vendors – publishers & aggregators • Purchase for online use – device use, secondary • Cover academic subject spectrum: humanities -> sciences • little English fiction • Outright purchase preferred over subscriptions: archival rights • Full MARC LCSH records – acquired, not in-house

  6. E-collection use @ UQ Library • e-Book views: • 2009: 90,831 • 2010: 341,520 • 2011: 1,554,018 • 2012: 1,664,089* • (*incomplete) • Full-text journal article downloads: • 2009: 5,981,231 • 2010: 6,838,379 • 2011: 9,006,864 • 2012: 9,081,794* • (*incomplete) • COUNTER compliant licensed resources only

  7. Identifyingebooks for UQ • Alerting services • Academics • CAUL offers • Vendors • Communities: blogs, elists… • Patron Driven Acquisition model

  8. Accessing ebooks @ UQ • Library catalogue • Discovery tool – SUMMON • Publisher/ vendor websites • Linked from Blackboard • Known title • Browse • Search

  9. 2011 landscape

  10. eBook users Printers Printers Technophiles Book Lovers Pragmatists Source: Shrimplin et al, 2011 (content); modified Borchardt model

  11. UQ statistics – big academic publishers

  12. UQ Library print… & big academic e-publishers

  13. UQ statistics – aggregators

  14. UQ Library – aggregators

  15. Patron Driven Acquisition (ebooks) Yum Cha: loads of choice

  16. What is ebook PDA? • Profile-driven model – subjects • Parameters: level, years, language, format… • MARC • Triggered • Auto-purchase • Short term loans (STL) • Authorised patrons • Buy at point of need: JIT • Deposit, or monthly bill • High ROI

  17. Why ebook PDA?Collections • Introduces volume – fast • Seamless • Immediate access • STL = try before buy • No OOP risk • Targets gaps • Meets short term needs – fast • Adds high demand, high risk items • Streamlines Acquisitions staff workflows

  18. Why ebook PDA?Engagement • Reduces footprint: repurpose space • Relevance: Google Age • Involvement in patron life/ leisure • Streamlines workloads: time -> patrons

  19. eBook PDA challenges • ILLs • MONEY! • Subject coverage • User experience • Students vs researchers • Acquisitions workflows • MARC • Duplication • Not so new • Etextbooks • PDF flatness • Inconsistent licensing/ DRM

  20. Lessons learned (ebook PDA) • Communication: cultural shift • Clear goals • Start small – stage $ release • Monitor billing • Review STL/ trigger point • STL inevitably results in purchase • Reading lists • Tweak profiles • Previous use best indicates LT use • No rapid change subjects • Latest 3-5 years • Set and stick to budget • Back-up plan

  21. A disruptive technology • eBook PDA exposes philosophical issues • Challenges key value propositions: • Librarians central to expert selection • Library collections as monuments to scholarship • Google Books, Project Muse, JSTOR, HathiTrust • Library’s 21st century role • Organisation’s mission • Hollywood mindset • Patrons: trustworthiness

  22. UQ Library’s 3 year ebook PDA trial

  23. UQ’s 3 year ebook PDA trial • Year 1: ebrary (2011) – auto-purchase • Year 2: EBL (2012) – 1 STL -> auto-purchase • Year 3: 3 vendors via Yankee Book Peddler (YBP) (2013) • 2 STLs -> auto-purchase • De-duping

  24. UQ’s 3 year ebook PDA trial

  25. UQ’s 3 year ebook PDA trial

  26. UQ’s 3 year ebook PDA trial

  27. UQ Library: ongoing developments • Bed-down YBP ebook PDA • Progress print book PDA • End of 2013: evaluate the 3 year PDA trial • PDA recommendations, 2014+ • Continue to purchase relevant publisher files, as able • Mine analytics • Monitor vendors: buy-outs, PDF -> epub, devices • CEIRAC (CAUL)

  28. Questions?

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