This document discusses the latest developments in eBooks and the SwetsWise eBook management platform. It notes that eBooks now represent 9% of library book expenditures and that percentage is expected to double in the next three years. SwetsWise provides a single platform for libraries to purchase, manage and provide access to eBooks as well as journals. It offers over 400,000 eBooks from 1000 publishers and allows libraries to easily compare offers, purchase titles, and provide end-users with full-text search across all e-resources.
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1. Swets & eBooks: Latest developments Hotel Carrefour de lEurope: September 21st, 2010
6. eBooks Sourcing - Key Findings Source: CIBER, University College London UK - 2007
7. The Power of Convenience Source: SerialsSolutions 2010 The superior source for quality, credible content Preferred for academic research and course assignments
8. The Power of Convenience The easiest place to start the research process But actual user-behavior says otherwise! Source: SerialsSolutions 2010
9. I want it all , now , here and the way I want ! The User is in Control! Natives, Their vision
11. eBooks. La plateforme de gestion: SwetsWise e-readers computer tablets And in the future The Book 1 st writing Full Content search
12. Why would you invest in eBook? 24/7 access Access from everywhere Saves space Allows searching in full text (in codes, in formulas, in tables, ) Manipulate (share, copy, add notes, your own shelf) the information Rich content Ecological attitude Accessibility to all (visually impaired,) customization web2.0 Connect with the younger (Google, Flickr, facebook, MP3, JPEG, MPEG, PDF, on their smartphones, netbooks, tablets, ) = the Natives eReference = eSuccess
16. the jargon 束油Users油損 = number of concurrent users 束油License油損 = permanent Access or subscription 束油Business Model油損 = cost related to the access of content 束油Pick & Choose油損 = buy title per title 束油Collections油損 = buy by collections 束油Patron select油損 = buying based on the end-users consultations Aggregator vs Publisher DRM = Digital Rights Management Authentication: IP address, shibboleth, Athens, login + password or 束油Personal Shelf油損 COUNTER = usage stats MARC records = for feeding the ILS eReference = eSuccess
17. The jungle of business models eBooks are more than ever a hot topic: the e-readers become commonplace and supply diversifies and grows exponentially. But who says diversity , thinks complexity . The diversity of economic models of eBooks can be summarized as follows: BUSINESS MODELS TYPE OF LICENCE One Of Subscription Collection Pick & Chose NUMBER OF USERS Unique User Multiple Users
18. The future of eBooks looks bright Based on Swets market research, eBooks represent 9% of the total book expenditure in libraries Libraries indicated this percentage would double in the next three years More and more libraries are developing an e-only collection development policy Swets Survey, Feb Mar 2009, 221 respondents
19. Librarians are struggling to keep up with all these models Comparing pricing between vendors & available pricing options Finding out which eBook titles are available Comparing license conditions Negotiating & signing license agreements for eBooks Obtaining & analyzing usage statistics Market suffers from a lack of transparency Top-5 headaches for librarians regarding eBooks Source: Customer Survey Swets, 11 Questions on eBooks, April 2009
20. Our answer to the complexity: eBooks in SwetsWise! Now extended to support the acquisition and management of eBooks SwetsWise provides a single interface for journals and eBooks, which is unique to the information industry
23. SwetsWise : One solution, two perspectives Admin access to browse the catalog, buy eBooks and manage purchasing End user access to consult all the eBooks content from a single point SwetsWise platform enables the acquisition , management and access to eBooks. These actions are not all for the same audience:
25. The End-User interface: Library Global Solution via: Individual access SEARCHER = search in full-text of all your ressources (eBooks, subs, theses, ) Other owned ressource
26. What to Remember: The SwetsWise eBook catalogue contains today more than 400 000 ebooks and more than 1000 publishers The Admin interface allows to easily compare the offers of the different eBook vendors , The Admin interface allows easy buying of eBooks, The Admin interface will help to Avoid unnecessary duplication costs by checking if title is already purchased, Easy invoicing procedure The end-user interface allows quick access to your eBooks and also to your other sources of information, Full text search of all your e-ressources AND MOST IMPORTANT: today already available for SwetsWise customers