Discussion of ebooks in libraries, presented at the Arizona State Library Association in 2008.

1. Get Ready for the Change
Books
Books Electronic
1990 2009
Jennie Oleksak, Brophy College Preparatory
December 2008

2. Agenda
Brophy’s Student Tablet Program
Delivering Access through Blackboard
Integrating E-books into the Collection &
Curriculum

3. Brophy’s Student Tablet Program
2009-10 all students will have a tablet PC
Teachers encouraged to replace print
textbooks with electronic
Wireless Internet access available
campus-wide

4. Tablet Program: How is the Library Affected?
Update the library collection with electronic
resources and books
Usage of the electronic resource tools has
doubled in last 2 years
Reduced the # of computers
Increased the power outlets available

5. Blackboard Access to Resources
Blackboard is a Web-based course-management
system
Authenticates the user
Provides easy access from school or home
Most of the databases don’t require passwords when
accessed through BB (using a referring URL)

6. Teacher can Post Readings on Blackboard
Add a link to a specific book or chapter on your course page in
Blackboard.
Add a link to a Proquest article and a CQ Researcher report

7. Provide Ebooks Through Blackboard Links
Use the Following Vendors for Ebooks:
Ebooks are integrated into our Destiny catalog, so that a
student can search through our print and ebook collection
at the same time.

8. What is ?
Collection of 34,000+ electronic books in pdf
format
Many universities subscribe to ebrary
Wide variety of subject areas covered
Great resource for research
Most materials published within the last 5 years
Well-respected publishers, many from university
presses

9. Benefits of Using
Collection accessible anytime-anywhere through the
web
More than doubles the size of the Info. Commons
collection
Updates our collection with current, high quality
materials
Unlimited simultaneous, multi-user access
ebrary continues to add new titles
Eliminates the problems associated with physically
shelving the new books

10. Using the ebook in the Classroom
Students are required to add the book to
their electronic book Shelf
Highlight key terms and passages
Search for specific terms within the book
Students can access the book
anytime/anywhere.
A teacher can add a link to a reading on
Blackboard

11. Results in the Brophy Info Commons
Using the tools available through the Brophy
environment
 Tablet Program
 Blackboard Software
 Info Commons has..
 Simplified, centralized and improved access to its electronic
resources using Blackboard
 Increased the number of electronic resources and ebooks
that are available anytime/anywhere
 Increased its usage significantly
in the last two years

12. Questions?
December 2008
joleksak@brophyprep.org