Faculty Profile prashantha K EEE dept Sri Sairam college of Engineering
Think Mobile: Ebook Collections
1. Think Mobile:
Ebook Collections
Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Southern Connecticut State University
Twitter: @lisacarlucci
Holly Tomren
University of California, Irvine
Twitter: @htomren
2. Introduction
Libraries + ebooks + devices
Mobile culture, mobile perspectives
New attitudes, increasing demands
25. Access
Understand how to access ebook
collections using mobile devices
Integrate mobile ebooks into services
and instruction
Articulate benefits of mobile access to
collections
26. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
In 4 years, Yale’s ebook collections increased
more than 110%
2005: ~475,000 titles
2009: ~1,000,000+
titles
27. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
'what percentage of
e-book collections
can be accessed using
mobile devices?'
• Amazon Kindle 2.0
• Sony Reader PRS-
500
• iRex iLiad 2nd edition
• Apple iPod Touch
28. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
History Reference Online
Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
Blackwell Reference Online
Books24x7 ITPro Collection
Cambridge Histories Online
Literature Online
Perseus Project
ebrary
ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbooks
Online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Gutenberg-e
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Knovel
Madame Curie Bioscience Database
Medieval Sources Online
NetLibrary (OCLC)
SourceOECD
Oxford Reference Online
Patrologiae Graecae
Past Masters
Safari Books Online
Early English Books Online, 1475-
1700
Methods in Enzymology
Springer Protocols
World Bank e-Library
29. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
Apple iPod Touch
Accessed 84% of Yale’s ebook collections
[Only device able to directly access licensed
e-books]
Amazon Kindle 2.0,
Sony Reader PRS-500
& iRex iLiad 2nd edition
Accessed 24% of Yale’s ebook collections
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31. Preservation
Consider ebook preservation
arrangements
Share expertise about format
obsolescence & data migration issues
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37. Management
Teach staff & users
Plan for advancements
Incorporate mobile into data
management systems
42. Next Steps
Mobile Collections AND Services
Collection with the mobile reader in mind
Know & prioritize local needs
43. Internet Librarian 2010
(Thank You)
Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Southern Connecticut State University
Twitter: @lisacarlucci
Holly Tomren
University of California, Irvine
Twitter: @htomren