Microsoft 365 Copilot: How to boost your productivity with AI – Part one: Ado...
Elizabeth mchugh
1. eBooks:
Purchasing Challenges
in HE
BOURACH OR BONKERS?
(MESSY)
A PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands, for
JIBS Event: “The joys and perils of Ebooks, we thought it would be easier!”
26/11/2013
2. Consider the following…
Location, location, location – where to find out if a book is
available as an eBook e.g. Neilsen, Swetswise Library,
Are you standing on the right platform? How does the user
platform perform?
How many people can you fit on an eBook? Credits, “single”
or “multiple” users…
To download or not download – that might be the question…
Downloading to mobile devices might be difficult
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands
26/11/2013
3. Then think about…
How you credit it… - how many credits do you want?
Metadata for discovery – quality is important
Go big or go single - big deals or individual purchases?
Letting the users decide? PDA or Evidence Based
Selection
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands
26/11/2013
4. Not forgetting…
To rent or to buy – eBooks, as opposed to houses – if the
course only runs for a short time or credits are due to be
renewed soon
The cost of access – platform admin. or access fees, cost of
Adobe Digital Editions
The mechanics of access: Shibboleth, EZProxy, Open Athens…
If companies go bust – what access will you have to your
stock? Think about costs for Portico
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands
26/11/2013
5. And finally…
Does the ordering platform work well?
What are their support systems and back up systems like?
How good are their reps? A good rep can be worth their
weight in gold
Is it all about the money?
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands
26/11/2013
6. So, what do you think?
Will it ever get any easier?
eBooks purchasing: bourach (messy) or bonkers?
Thanks for listening
elizabeth.mchugh@uhi.ac.uk
Elizabeth McHugh, University of the Highlands and Islands
26/11/2013