Presentation about managing PDA e-books given at the ALAO CMIG Workshop on March 22, 2013

Bazeley, Jennifer W

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E-BOOKS IN OHIO: WHAT’S A LIBRARIAN TO DO? Jennifer Bazeley Head, Collection Access & Acquisitions Miami University Libraries ALAO CMIG Workshop March 22, 2013 Decisions  Duplication vs. De-duplication  Blind vs. Advertised  Mediated vs. Unmediated  Librarian selection vs. Profile  Short term loan vs. Perpetual access  Downloading vs. Online use  Single-user vs. Multiple user  Deposit vs. Pay as you go Vendor  Invoicing  Via e-book vendor  Via intermediary (e.g., YBP)  Catalog Records  In-house  OCLC WorldCat Partners  YBP or other vendor   Track, Code, Review, Document  Track batch loads of bib records  Code PDA bib records for easy retrieval  Code PDA order records for options  Review weekly usage reports  Document PDA details for staff ebrary  Strengths  Easy to work with large PDA lists in admin  MARC records available via admin  Intuitive in-browser reading options  Detailed, granular reporting on use  Downloading feature optional  Weaknesses  Mobile app & authentication complicated  Admin fund management non-intuitive  Customer support response time  Platform silo  Free bib records not OCLC records EBSCO  Strengths  Seamless integration with EBSCO products  EBSCO “brand”  Responsive customer support  Downloading feature optional  Free OCLC records EBSCO/WorldCat Partners  Nice mobile app  Weaknesses  EBSCO Collection Manager (admin) underdeveloped  PDA usage reports lack details Jennifer Bazeley bazelejw@miamioh.edu 

E-Books in Ohio: What's a Librarian To Do?

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E-Books in Ohio: What's a Librarian To Do?

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