1. Kindles and iPads and Nooks, Oh My!eBooks in Duke Libraries Presentation for the CIT Showcase Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 1
2. Provide a way for patrons to interact with new and emerging book and information technologies Increase access to high-demand titles We began with 12 Kindles and then added an additional 12 Kindles and 15 Nooks. Providing many books available to users at a fraction of the cost of a popular print book. Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 2 Purpose
3. Highest circulation titles in current literature collections Titles in these collections with more than 3 hold requests Newly published titles in high demand (e.g. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett) Patron purchase suggestions Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 3 Selection Criteria
4. Selected Duke University Press books are now on the Kindles! Examples: Higher Ground: ethics and leadership in the modern university 36 views of Mount Fuji: on finding myself in Japan Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 4 New this month
5. Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 5 Marketing
6. Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 6 Acccess
7. Through the online catalog At all Service points With carrying case and all the accoutrements After signing waiver explaining cost implications if lost or damaged Circulation period of 2 weeks Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 7 How we circulate
8. Considering offering Sony e readers Investigating use of iPads for e reading Investigating OverDrive offerings for academic libraries What do you need and want? Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 8 What’s next for ereaders?
9. Historical materials Current materials Duke Univ Press books, Oxford online, Cambridge histories Sage reference materials Wiser’s Chinese e books Springer e book collections Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 9 What e books have we bought
10. Biomedicine and Life Sciences Collection Engineering Collection Math and Statistics Collection Earth and Environmental Sciences Collection Chemistry and Materials Science Collection Computer Sciences Collection Physics and Astronomy Collection Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 10 Springer e book collections
11. E book platforms and publishers supported by the libraries E Book Library (ebl) Cambridge, Oxford ABC-CLIO Sage Ebrary netLibrary Elsevier Wiley Springer Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 11
12. Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues by William Ferris, published by UNC Press The Elements by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann, published by Black Dog & Leventual Publishers Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 12 Enhanced e books
13. Send an email to ereaders@duke.edu Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 13 For more information
14. Sara Seten Berghausen, Librarian for Literature and Theater Studies Nancy Gibbs, Head of Acquisitions Aisha Harvey, Head of Collection Development Danette Pachtner, Librarian for Film, Video and Digital Media Nancy J. Gibbs CIT Showcase Presentation 4/29/2011 14 Participants today:
