Ken spoke at the University College London (UCL) and Ciber research event ‘Digital textbooks: where are we?’ in May 2018. He outlined some of the drivers and themes that are influencing the future of e-textbooks and digital learning resources. He focused on the student as consumer, the user experience, digital platforms and the importance of data and analytics.
What value do your products or services deliver? The ability
to understand and clearly articulate Value Propositions (VPs)
is important to libraries, publishers and intermediaries. Don’t
mistake VPs for some catchy strap line or slogan. Value is
not just about the monetary value either. Think instead of a
compelling answer to: “Why should I use your services or
buy your product?”. Using examples from his work with a
variety of organisations, Ken will show how you can create
meaningful VPs.
Slides with notes used to support a keynote at the UKSG FE event 'Resourcing a rich and varied curriculum' at The King's Fund, London, on 30 November 2016. Event information at http://www.uksg.org/event/FE301116.
This workshop will explore the skill sets for scholarly
communication including questions about future
requirements, the language we are using in this space and,
beyond skills, what type of people are suited to different
aspects of librarianship. Scholarly communication requires
people who are able to be flexible in their approach, rather
than ‘rule followers’, which may mean a fundamental shift
in the library workforce into the future. Working collectively,
the session will consider the implications for upskilling our
‘legacy’ workforce.
What value do your products or services deliver? The ability
to understand and clearly articulate Value Propositions (VPs)
is important to libraries, publishers and intermediaries. Don’t
mistake VPs for some catchy strap line or slogan. Value is
not just about the monetary value either. Think instead of a
compelling answer to: “Why should I use your services or
buy your product?”. Using examples from his work with a
variety of organisations, Ken will show how you can create
meaningful VPs.
Slides with notes used to support a keynote at the UKSG FE event 'Resourcing a rich and varied curriculum' at The King's Fund, London, on 30 November 2016. Event information at http://www.uksg.org/event/FE301116.
This workshop will explore the skill sets for scholarly
communication including questions about future
requirements, the language we are using in this space and,
beyond skills, what type of people are suited to different
aspects of librarianship. Scholarly communication requires
people who are able to be flexible in their approach, rather
than ‘rule followers’, which may mean a fundamental shift
in the library workforce into the future. Working collectively,
the session will consider the implications for upskilling our
‘legacy’ workforce.
Academic and student experience with reading listsTalis
Analytics are a good foundation, however nothing beats real feedback from your users. Whether it's good or bad, it all helps improve your service and increase your user engagement.
Open access, universities as publishers - Jisc Digital Festival 2015Jisc
This session focussed on areas where universities are (re)discovering roles, especially in the area of book publishing. Participants will be provided with evidence to help them consider this role for universities as publishers and its implications for them.
SITE 2015 - Innovative Public Education or Glorified Homeschooling: Funding F...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., (2015, March). Innovative public education or glorified homeschooling: Funding full-time K-12 online learning. A brief paper presentation at annual conference for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Savings are nice, but learning is nicer: Libraries linking open textbooks wi...Sarah Cohen
With Marilyn Billings, UMASS Amherst.
This presentation will make the case for how open textbooks and OER can foster collaboration between instruction librarians, scholarly communication librarians, and faculty in order to advance access to course content, improve student learning, and continue the crusade for saving students money on course content.
Challenges and opportunities in providing course content within changing instructor and student behaviors
NISO/BISG 9th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape
Access or Ownership: Evolving Business Models and Your Institution
Franny Lee, SIPX
Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OERIWMW
SLides for a talk on "Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OER" given by Cable Green at the IWMW 2013 event held at the University of Bath on 26-28 June 2013.
This package contains information about partners, sessions and presenters for the open education gathering on Samson Cree Nation, part of Treaty 6 territory.
A focus on measurement and assessment of teaching and
learning outcomes has become entrenched in policy and the
strategies of academic institutions. In the UK this trend has
crystallised in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Librarians are increasingly managing course-specific resources
that up to now had been the province of the Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) or digital textbook platforms. This session
looks at the impacts on content and licensing, e-textbooks and the potential merging of library and educational technology
Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
The library & teaching & learning: reading list systems. Reading lists appear to be the new 'must have' for UK academic libraries and a raft of new systems has entered the market. Ken's presentation at a seminar at the University of Staffordshire in December 2012 looked at some of the underlying trends in Higher Education and the current reading list offerings
Academic and student experience with reading listsTalis
Analytics are a good foundation, however nothing beats real feedback from your users. Whether it's good or bad, it all helps improve your service and increase your user engagement.
Open access, universities as publishers - Jisc Digital Festival 2015Jisc
This session focussed on areas where universities are (re)discovering roles, especially in the area of book publishing. Participants will be provided with evidence to help them consider this role for universities as publishers and its implications for them.
SITE 2015 - Innovative Public Education or Glorified Homeschooling: Funding F...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., (2015, March). Innovative public education or glorified homeschooling: Funding full-time K-12 online learning. A brief paper presentation at annual conference for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Savings are nice, but learning is nicer: Libraries linking open textbooks wi...Sarah Cohen
With Marilyn Billings, UMASS Amherst.
This presentation will make the case for how open textbooks and OER can foster collaboration between instruction librarians, scholarly communication librarians, and faculty in order to advance access to course content, improve student learning, and continue the crusade for saving students money on course content.
Challenges and opportunities in providing course content within changing instructor and student behaviors
NISO/BISG 9th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape
Access or Ownership: Evolving Business Models and Your Institution
Franny Lee, SIPX
Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OERIWMW
SLides for a talk on "Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OER" given by Cable Green at the IWMW 2013 event held at the University of Bath on 26-28 June 2013.
This package contains information about partners, sessions and presenters for the open education gathering on Samson Cree Nation, part of Treaty 6 territory.
A focus on measurement and assessment of teaching and
learning outcomes has become entrenched in policy and the
strategies of academic institutions. In the UK this trend has
crystallised in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Librarians are increasingly managing course-specific resources
that up to now had been the province of the Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) or digital textbook platforms. This session
looks at the impacts on content and licensing, e-textbooks and the potential merging of library and educational technology
Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
The library & teaching & learning: reading list systems. Reading lists appear to be the new 'must have' for UK academic libraries and a raft of new systems has entered the market. Ken's presentation at a seminar at the University of Staffordshire in December 2012 looked at some of the underlying trends in Higher Education and the current reading list offerings
Resource sharing in e-environment: A Study of P.M.N.M. Dental College and Hos...Vijaykumar2014
To introduce practical experiences of some important resource sharing activities in the PMNMDCH Library by focusing on digital activities and the HELINET Consortium of Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences, University.
The macrame of scholarly training - collecting the cords that bind Danny Kingsley
Presentation made to Enabling a Modern Curriculum Conference, 8 September 2022. #EMCconference2022
This talk addresses a significant gap in researcher training. The ‘craft’ of the research process encompasses the skills and knowledge beyond discipline specificity and despite being an essential aspect of research success is not addressed in a systematic and strategic way across the sector. Often the responsibility for this type of training falls on the shoulders of librarians - but who is responsible for training the trainers?
Without an agreed curriculum of what skills and knowledge should be included in this type of researcher training, it is very difficult to develop training programs. And if libraries are at least partly responsible for providing this training, it is difficult to identify the skills to recruit for in our staff.
The number of advertised library positions directly associated with scholarly communication has exponentially increased in the US and UK over the past decade. However, in Australia, until very recently many of these skills were not acknowledged as an essential part of librarianship by ALIA. A recent study of Australasian librarians indicated that scholarly communication skills are primarily obtained through self-directed learning. The oversubscription to the recent OA101 course from OA Australasia speaks to the huge need.
We need to strategically identify what should be teaching our emerging researchers ‘beyond their discipline’. In doing so we can also identify the skills and knowledge our library community should possess to ensure we are able to meet these needs and future-proof the profession.
This issue reaches beyond the library, and is an opportunity to engage with colleagues in the research office and bind the cords of community groups such as AIMOS, ANZORN and OA Australasia. We cannot enable a modern curriculum until we identify one, and this poses an opportunity for libraries to lead our sector towards a more strategic coherent and successful future.
Presentation on E-Developments in Academic Libraries at the Collaborative Partner Academic Support Development Day held at De Montfort University on Thursday 7th July 2011. Audience: academic staff and learning developers.
Opening Keynote: From where we are to where we want to be: The future of resource discovery from a UK perspective
Neil Grindley, Head of Resource Discovery, Jisc
Presentation to the UNLV Libraries on a program to highlight and promote innovative student, staff and instructor use of library media resources and tools, and show others "how it's done."
Note: the opinions and proposals are solely the author's, and do not reflect the views or policies of the UNLV Libraries.
Explores how library collections have been, are and will be built in the context of changing information-seeking behavior, changes in the nature of collections, the social web, and new enabling technology.
Presentation by Ingrid Parent: Digital Academic Content and the Future of Lib...Ingrid Parent
International Library Cooperation Symposium presentation May 14, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Presentation by Ingrid Parent, President elect of IFLA, and University Librarian at the University of British Columbia
This presentation was provided by Joan Lippincott of The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), during Session Eight of the NISO training series "Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic," held on November 6, 2020.
Scotland's Rural College Library in digital transition.Tatiana White
Consulting Scotland's Rural College in blended learning environment on digital user-centered opportunities during transition from college to the university status within the organisation's Strategic Plan.
A focus on the themes especially relevant to libraries - Data; Curation, Ethics.Collections, Research Teaching and Learning/ Student Success & Student Wellbeing
Presented at Internet Librarian International on 15th October 2019
In 2017 the Economist magazine, in a much quoted article said, ‘the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. Smartphones and the internet have made data abundant, ubiquitous and far more valuable”. While data may be abundant, in the world of libraries, publishers and intermediaries it is typically siloed and the value and potential to improve services has barely begun to be realised. On their own, data from libraries, publishers or conventional intermediaries will not be enough to deliver the kinds of predictive analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that emerging. Commercial companies and sector bodies like Jisc have begun to develop platforms that make use of data from a variety of sources. This will be an intensely competitive environment and it is not yet clear who the winners will be for, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the world economic
Ken Chad presented the keynote at the EDS (Ebsco Discovery Services) conference at Regents University, London in July 2016. He reviewed future trends for Google and enterprise search including factors such as voice (‘conversational’) search, the ‘ultimate assistant’, entities (‘things not strings’), visual search and the role of big data, context and intention. He then looked and some trends in library discovery services. There will continue to be a multiplicity of approaches open to users and Ken recommended that libraries do more to focus on the needs of users– the ‘jobs’ they were trying to do– in order to acquire and/or innovate new approaches to library discovery services.
Emerging technologies and the future of libraries (and library systems). Keyn...Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Global technology trends and new directions in Higher Education will clearly affect the future of academic libraries and the nature of library technology. A common thread is the increasing focus on the user/consumer in an increasingly digital economy. For example a leading information technology research and advisory company, Gartner states ('Top 10 strategic predictions for 2015') that: "Renovating the customer experience is a digital priority." What should libraries and library tech companies do? Ken argues that the first step is looking again at user needs and suggests an innovative and practical methodology to help
Entrepreneurial library article_emerging_trends_conference_ken_chad_december2014Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Writing in Library Journal in August 2010, Eric Hellman noted: “Libraries are so valuable that they attract voracious new competition with every technological advance.” The failure of libraries and library vendors to successfully create systems that meet the full range of legitimate user needs is a major concern. Ken Chad reviews the competitive and strategic imperatives that should lead libraries to a more user focussed approach. Fortunately there are some pragmatic and useful tools that libraries, working with vendors and/or developers, can use to help them develop or acquire better products services. Ken Chad briefly outlines the 'Jobs-To-Be-Done' (JTBD) method which is widely used in business and he has adapted for use in libraries
Re-awakening the 'Peoples University' - the learning agenda opportunity to reinvigorate public libraries. Community, informal (outside formal academic institutions) and online learning is a growing, disruptive opportunity. Learning happens best where there is a ‘community’ of support and good learning spaces. Public libraries have an opportunity to thrive if they develop the right capabilities to deliver a compelling learning offer. Presented at the CILIP "Re-imaging Learning" Executive Briefing on 13th November 2014
The public library and the 21st century ‘People’s University’
Back in 1938 Alvin Johnson argued that we should: “develop the public library into a permanent centre of adult education, informally a people's university” . In the 21st century new winds of change are blowing through learning. Social economic and technology factors combine to create new challenges and opportunities. Public libraries have a huge opportunity to revitalise their long standing commitment to learning and reinvigorate themselves at the heart of the process. Access to Research, CORE and others initiatives now provide public libraries with free access to millions of journal articles. The question is how, in the 21st century, public libraries will galvanise these resources and develop communities of learners.
Are you a visionary ‘early adopter’ or a laggard in terms of ‘next generation’ Library Services Platforms? Ken is presenting at the 2014 UKSG conference on 14th and 15th April. There has been much interest and some hype about a new generation of ‘Library Services Platforms’ that are replacing library management systems (LMS) (or, in US parlance, ILS). Ken looks at library systems in terms of the technology adoption life cycle described and analysed by Geoffrey Moore in his book ‘Crossing the chasm’.
Research process and research data management. Many universities are looking at how they can better serve the needs of researchers. Ken Chad Consulting worked with the University of Westminster to look the needs and attitudes of researchers and admin staff in terms of research data management (RDM). The result led the University to look first at the whole lifecycle and workflows of research administration. This in turn led to the innovative, rapid development of a system to support researchers and admin staff. Presented by Suzanne Enright (University of Westminster) and Ken Chad at the annual UKSG conference in April 2014
What are ebooks for? As libraries struggle with issues around ebook platforms, digital rights management (DRM), business models, and ebook formats it is worth stepping back and revisiting the fundamental issue of what ebooks are for. Keynote Presentation at the “Ebooks 2014: Are we nearly there yet?” Conference. University of the West of England 7 April 2014 #ebooksuwe2014
In increasingly complex information landscapes, is it time to stop thinking in terms of the library management system (LMS) or integrated library system (ILS), or even a ‘library services platform’ – and instead start talking about an ‘ecosystem’.
Library infrastructure: value for money? Ken gave a short presentation at the Jisc Library System Programme Workshop on 15th July 2013. It looked at the value and business case for making changes to library technology infrastructure. The workshop was a chance for the projects that made up the programme to talk about the work they had done and the tools and resources they have created, and a chance for the community to discuss some of the issues and challenges that the sector currently faces. The workshop had three main strands that explored:
Collaborative Systems and Services;
Transforming workflows and practices
Tools and Techniques for Systems Change
Library systems are no longer ‘stand alone’. Global technology influences are driving the market more than ever. There is a risk that the solutions libraries provide remain detached from truly meeting the real needs of many users - staff , academics, researchers and students.
Instead of library systems.or even 'next generation' library services platforms we need to think in terms of the wider library technology ‘ecosystem’. That changes how make our decisions about the products we buy and the services libraries deliver
‘Trends in, and reflections on, library discovery services’. Ken was the keynote speaker at the JIBS event: ‘New dawn: the changing resource discovery landscape’ in February 2013.
The application of strategy methodologies to libraries. What is strategy? It's not Mission or vision. The key elements. Also a brief discussion of business models
This presentation is based on work I have been doing with libraries and some businesses in the library & information sector.I look at framework to explore business models that I believe is helpful for all kinds of organizations and businesses
Time for strategy: Ken was the keynote speaker at the 2011 National Acquisitions Group (NAG) conference in Manchester on 7th September. Libraries in all sectors face the challenge of relentless, disruptive, technology-driven change and tough economic times. Libraries are under pressure and there is a risk that decisions are made without an appreciation of their strategic importance. This is a good time then to look at some approaches to strategy, differentiating it from ‘mission’ and looking at business models.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
MATATAG CURRICULUM: ASSESSING THE READINESS OF ELEM. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I...NelTorrente
In this research, it concludes that while the readiness of teachers in Caloocan City to implement the MATATAG Curriculum is generally positive, targeted efforts in professional development, resource distribution, support networks, and comprehensive preparation can address the existing gaps and ensure successful curriculum implementation.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Thinking of getting a dog? Be aware that breeds like Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and German Shepherds can be loyal and dangerous. Proper training and socialization are crucial to preventing aggressive behaviors. Ensure safety by understanding their needs and always supervising interactions. Stay safe, and enjoy your furry friends!
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Student consumer and the rsie of e-textbook platforms
1. The student consumer and the rise of
e-textbook platforms
Digital Textbooks UCL 10th May 2018
Ken Chad
Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845
Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad
Researcher IDs:
• Orcid.org/0000-0001-5502-6898
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad
6. Open
“Educators, institutions, and even
state legislators are turning their
attention toward Open Educational
Resources (OER)”
Bepress website: Open Educational Resources &
Books https://www.bepress.com/products/digital-
commons/features/open-educational-resources-
books/
7. Role of libraries
“Students tend to be more engaged
with learning on the whole if they
engage with library resources,
interact with library staff, and spend
time using libraries”.
Australasian Survey of Student Engagement [AUSSE] 2012
Institution Report (p. 40-41)
8. Excellence in
teaching
“The importance of ‘high quality teaching’
in Higher Education (HE) is becoming
increasingly emphasised both in the
United Kingdom (UK) and abroad
.....Excellence in teaching has become
entrenched in higher education policy and
in the educational strategies of academic
institutions, and increasingly linked to the
performance and assessment of these
institutions”
Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2016
9. Finances
Fees accounted for more than two-
thirds of total income at 42 per cent of
UK universities, while 22 institutions
depended on fees for more than
three-quarters of their income in
2015-16.
The risks of this are obvious: a sudden
drop in student demand, even spread
over a few years, could be catastrophic: a
peril highlighted by the strong correlation
that now exists between changes in real-
terms income for universities
University financial health check 2017: future prospects? Simon
Baker. Times Higher 17 August 2017
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/university-
financial-health-check-2017-future-prospects
10. Learning analytics
“Every time a student interacts with
their university – be that going to
the library, logging into their virtual
learning environment or submitting
assessments online – they leave
behind a digital footprint. Learning
analytics is the process of using this
data to improve learning and
teaching”
Learning analytics in higher education: A review of UK and
international practice. Read our updated briefing on learning
analytics and student success from January 2017. By Niall
Sclater, Alice Peasgood & Joel Mullen. Jisc. 2016.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/learning-analytics-in-higher-
education
11. The student consumer
There is ‘growing evidence of just what
poor value for money many universities
are providing’, with students ‘cheated of
the benefits they were repeatedly assured
they could expect in return for their
money’.
‘The producer interest reigns. The voice
of the consumer, in other words the
student, has not been taken greatly into
consideration’.
Timebomb: how the university cartel is failing Britain’s
students. By Richard Tice and Tariq Al-Humaidhi.UK2020 Ltd.
2017. http://www.uk2020.org.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2017/09/JRTI5635_UK_higher_education_tim
ebomb_report_170830_WEB.pdf
12. consumerization
Consumerization is the reorientation of
product and service designs around
the individual end user. The
emergence of the individual
consumer as the primary driver of
product and service design
originated from and is most commonly
seen as a major IT industry shift
The primary impact of
consumerization is that it is forcing
businesses.. to rethink the way they
procure and manage IT equipment
and services.
consumerization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumerization
13. Platforms are Eating the
World
We are in the midst of a seismic
shift in business models,
powered by the Internet and a
generation of connected users.
Outlook 2014: Platforms are Eating
the World
https://www.wired.com/insights/2013/12/outlook-2014-
platforms-eating-world/
15. Overcoming the
“textbook taboo”
“At a time when it is
increasingly necessary for
libraries to find new ways of
being mission-critical to their
sponsoring institutions, this
aversion to textbook
provision seems to me
increasingly self-defeating"
Academic Libraries and the Textbook Taboo: Time to
Get Over It? By Rick Anderson. The Scholarly Kitchen 7
July 2016
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2016/07/07/acade
mic-libraries-and-the-textbook-taboo-time-to-get-over-
it
16. Value of library
provided e-textbooks
A library led e-textbook
service leads to ‘higher
engagement of learning
from students, their
increased satisfaction with
the University and Library,
plus addresses the issue of
reducing their direct costs’.
The direct library supply of individual textbooks to
students: examining the value proposition. By
Dominic Broadhurst. Information and Learning
Science, vol 118, no. 11/12, pp. 629-641. 2017
DOI: 10.1108/ILS-07-2017-0072
http://man.ac.uk/VEpn4p
18. £2 million invested
Middlesex University free
books for everyone
“Money was allocated by the
University Executive. This was
new money which had not
previously been allocated
either to Schools or the
Library”
“The Library is responsible for
administering the project”
UKSG webinar Q and A
19. Where will the
money come from?
“Yes, we really, really,
haven't got any money”
Librarian messages to publishers.UKSG Presentation
2016https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1suoalVA
srH5HQ_s8YZkA6YcBa5aKJ_klSXw-
debl_eU/edit#slide=id.p14
20. Where will the
money come from?
Substantial funding is available
in response to good value propositions
21. Value of library
resources?
“If there is a failure to demonstrate
[the] value [of library] resources there
is a risk of a lower institutional priority
being placed on them and a resulting
reduction in funding, with those core
users being disadvantaged over time”
TEF: what does it mean for academic libraries? By
Maxine Melling and Margaret Weaver. Insights – 30(3),
November 2017
22. Teaching Excellence
Framework
£26 million
“The new library will provide our
students with a state-of-the-art, high-
quality study environment”
Stella Butler, Leeds University Librarian“Pedagogy is the driver for the changes in
library design”
Ann Rossiter, Director SCONUL
23. Value Proposition
“Additional capital investment of £5.3m in
the last three years has been focused on a
complete refurbishment of the libraries ..
and a new replacement library ... .... As a
result, student use of library learning
resources and facilities has significantly
increased.”
Nottingham Trent University TEF
Submission
24. Value Proposition
“Our .....learning resources are
acknowledged within both the HE
sector and professional associations
are being amongst the best in class.”
Nottingham Trent University
TEF 2 Year Provider Submission
25. Open Textbooks have seen impressive
growth and impact in the North
American context, through providers
and initiatives such as OpenStax, the
Open Textbook Network, BC Campus,
and Lumen Learning.
The UK Open Textbooks project aims
to test the transferability of the
OpenStax and OpenTextbook Network
approaches to the UK context
http://ukopentextbooks.org/
New ways of making
textbooks
26. New ways of making
textbooks
“The advent of the TEF provides
another incentive...to raise the topic of
institutionally produced textbooks
higher on the agenda” Lara Speicher,
Publishing Manager, UCL Press
The Challenge of Open Access Textbooks. Jisc [Blog] 9
May 2017.
https://etextbook.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2017/05/09/the-
challenge-of-open-access-textbooks/
27. Institution as e-textbook publisher
“The fundamental question the
project seeks to address is whether
the institution as e-textbook creator
will help students by making higher
education more affordable, and
promote a better, more sustainable
information environment for libraries,
students and faculty”
Institution as e-textbook publisher. Investigating the viability of
higher education institutions publishing their own e-textbooks.
Jisc R&D project 2014-2018
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/institution-as-e-textbook-
publisher
Textbooks
29. Library vs. learning
resources?
This was said back in 2001!
“There is a burgeoning area of overlap
between the ‘learning resources’
which academics wish to install in their
VLEs, and the digitised learning
resources which libraries are making
available" John McColl
Virtuous learning environments: the library and the VLE.
MacColl, J. Program: electronic library and information
systems, 35(3): 227-239. 2001. https://research-
repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/1825
30. “It doesn’t take a genius to figure
out that the adoption of
technology in the learning sphere
is mostly determined by its ability
to produce enriched and
personalised learning
experiences”
The Evolution of the Digital Learning
Experience. Amy Donelan. Kortex Blog 30 Nov
2017 http://www.kortext.com/blog/the-
evolution-of-the-digital-learning-experience/
The Evolution of the Digital Learning Experience
31. Digital learning -
engaging with the
resources
“what these texts also offer students is the
opportunity to increase their engagement with
the material and work in a collaborative way
with their lecturers and peers. ..devices allow
students to be constantly connected to their
friends; sharing ideas and messages between
one another.
Digital learning resources allow students to
create working groups, in which they can share
notes between themselves and with their
lecturers.
By empowering students to access their
materials in a flexible, responsive way,
lecturers may get more out of the sessions
they provide with a classroom that is better
engaged with the course materials.”
Widening student participation through technology. John Donovan Research Information 20
November 2017
32. Lecture capture
Many universities now mandate or
strongly encourage the recording of all
lectures in rooms where this is enabled.
By September 2015, 42,000 lectures had
been recorded (80 per cent of the total
lectures taking place) at the University
of Manchester, and 95 per cent of
students surveyed wanted to see the
system used even more widely
Rebooting learning for the digital age: What next for
technology enhanced higher education?
Higher Education Policy Institute. HEPI Report 93 February 2017 ISBN
978-1-908240-24-8 http://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2017/02/Hepi_Rebooting
33. The BOOC
Books as Open Online Content (BOOC)
“These innovative ‘living books’ feature
articles of various types, in a non-linear
thematic presentation that offers
readers the option to select and sort
subjects they wish to read. With long
and short articles, blogs, videos, audio
and Storifys, these ‘books’ grow over a
period of time.” UCL Press
34.
35. Focus on Ux
Students’ studies have become
inextricably linked to personal
technology, just like every other
aspect of their lives. They conduct
much of their research, and complete
their assignments, on computers,
tablets and smartphones, which
means there is value in
providing students with digital
materials that fully integrate
into the tools they already use
The Death of Textbook Publishing & the Future of College
Course Content. By Philip Preville Top Hat [White Paper].
2017? https://tophat.com/ebooks/death-textbook-publishing-
future-college-course-content
36. Platforms
A platform:
consummates matches among users and
facilitates the exchange of goods,
services or social currency--- enabling
value creation for all participants
Create value using resources they don’t
own or control—so they can grow much
faster
Platforms derive value from the
communities they serve
37. The rise of the
platforms
The platform can be thought of as a filter.
Just as Uber delivers the „best‟ taxi ride or
Airbnb the „best‟ accommodation, the e-
textbook platform delivers the „best‟
learning resource. Data is the driving force.
The student consumer and the rise of e-textbook platforms. HELibTech Briefing paper
March 2018
38. “It’s great to be launching this
partnership with Bibliotech. It
was set up by students who
saw the potential of
technology to provide online
access to thousands of
textbooks and learning
materials, and gives a truly
affordable option for many
students, who would
otherwise struggle to pay for
these resources”
Caroline Mackay, licensing manager at
Jisc Collections
E-textbook platforms
40. Library vs. learning
resources?
As part of strengthening their value
proposition we expect to see more
libraries take a holistic view of the
management, discovery and
delivery of a wide range of learning
resources. At the moment many
valuable resources stand apart from
the conventional library collection
The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes. By Ken
Chad & Helen Anderson. Higher Education Library Technology
(HELibTech) briefing paper (No. 3). June 2017
41. Aligning resources to
courses
“our resource list management
service ensures that learning
resources are aligned with
academic courses”
Nottingham Trent University
TEF 2 Year Provider Submission
42. Reading/resource lists
By “investing our efforts into
developing a genuinely effective,
interactive and responsive reading
list system” librarians at the
University of Birmingham are
aiming to “transform the
teaching and learning
experience for students and
academics”.
Transforming student learning through ResourceLists@Bham.
Polly Harper & Ann-Marie James. SCONUL Focus. 2017
https://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/13_2
0.pdf
43. Reading/resource
lists-disaggregated
content
“By allowing digitised copies of
chapters...to be uploaded and
automatically copyright-checked –
academics are saved a lot of
administration time and can focus
their energies instead on choosing
the right resources for their list.
Most importantly, though, items
that would have ordinarily been
restricted to print-only access can
be made available. For distance
learners especially, this is
transformational”.
Transforming student learning through ResourceLists@Bham. Polly
Harper & Ann-Marie James. SCONUL Focus. 2017
https://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/13_20.pdf
44. LibTech & EdTech
‘All this suggests a trend for library
technology and educational
technology to merge. We will
certainly see reading list systems,
VLEs and digital textbook platforms
better integrated and perhaps even
subsumed into common learning
services platforms. ‘
The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes. By
Ken Chad & Helen Anderson. Higher Education Library
Technology (HELibTech) briefing paper (No. 3). June 2017
45. Data helps makes a
difference
Nottingham Trent University
Student Dashboard
Nottingham Trent’s learning analytics
initiative is designed to ‘increase retention,
improve attainment and increase belonging
within the course community’
Engagement scores for each student are
calculated from Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) access, library usage,
card swipes and assignment submissions
46. Data to predictive
analytics
Such approaches aren’t just about
improving retention and graduation rates,
nor are they for those institutions that
suffer from low rates, but they represent an
opportunity to improve the overall
student experience.
Students deserve more personalised
learning in higher education. Predictive
analytics can help make learning and
support services more targeted, identifying
students according to their characteristics,
and understanding the risk of them
disengaging or dropping out
How analytics can support student success. Charles Prince
Wonkhe 26b April 2018 https://wonkhe.com/blogs/how-
analytics-can-support-student-success/
47. The battle for data
“We take in data from disparate
silos, unify and transform it to
derive new variables. Ninety-five
percent of the predictive power of
our Student Insights Engine and
action apps comes from derived
variables that inform more than
1,500 predictive models.”
https://www.civitaslearning.com/
48. The battle for data
The value of data analytics will surely
be a key driving force. Data from
reading lists and digital textbook
platforms combined with information
from other institutional systems on
student retention and academic
performance will produce powerful
insights. Such analytics will be
invaluable to institutions,
publishers and intermediaries
as they look at new ways to
deliver content.
The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes. By Ken
Chad & Helen Anderson. Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech)
briefing paper (No. 3). June 2017
49. The revolution –will it
come?
“I think that it is past time for us to
take digital libraries to the next
level...But if this switch, from
individuals reading books and articles
one at a time in print to individuals
reading books and articles one at a
time on their own digital device is all
we get from the digital revolution,
then it won’t have been much of a
revolution”
Chris Bourg, Director of Libraries at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
What happens to libraries and librarians when machines can read
all the books? Chris Bourg. Feral Librarian. [Blog] 16 March 2017
https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/what-happens-
to-libraries-and-librarians-when-machines-can-read-all-the-
books/
50. Focus on UX
Aside from affordability, neither
the UK Open Textbooks nor the
Jisc Institution as e-textbook
publisher initiatives has a strong
focus on the user experience.
Their stated goals are around
finding new business models for
e-book production.
The student consumer and the rise of e-textbook
platforms. Ken Chad Higher Education Library
Technology. March 2018
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17262.51525
51. Have we been trying to
solve the wrong
problem?
Clayton Christensen 15 years ago:
“Hundreds of millions have been spent
to apply new technologies -the Internet
and e-book displays, specifically - to
reshape the college textbook industry.
Innovators have attempted to develop
and sell tablets that can display
downloaded textbooks...Would we
expect these investments to generate
significant growth? Our guess is that
they will not”.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/innovators-solution-creating-and-
sustaining-successful-growth/oclc/826444567&referer=brief_results
52. Have we been trying to
solve the wrong
problem?
Are we producer not
student focused?
“Although we would like to that all
undergraduate students are rigorous seeker
of knowledge the job that many college
students are really trying to get done from
our observation, is to pass their course
without having to read the textbook at all.
These companies have spent a lot of money
helping students to do more easily
something that they have been trying not
to do. It would probably take far less money
to create from the same technology a
service called "Cram.com" - a utility that
would make it easier and cheaper for
students to cram more effectively for their
exams.
There are a lot of textbook-avoiders on
campus- a huge market of
noncomsumption”
53. Who will decide the
future?
[Publishers] are unlikely to be the
ones who decide what the future of
textbooks will look like. That
decision will get made by
students....and by faculty, who are
in the best position to know which
types of digital materials produce
the best learning outcomes
The Death of Textbook Publishing & the Future of College
Course Content. By Philip Preville Top Hat [White Paper]. 2017?
https://tophat.com/ebooks/death-textbook-publishing-future-
college-course-content
54. The student consumer and the rise of
e-textbook platforms
Digital Textbooks UCL 10th May 2018
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