Presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries conference in Austin, TX on March 18, 2014. With Jane Schmidt, Ryerson University and Klara Maidenburg, Scholars Portal.
Levine-Clark, Michael, John McDonald, and Jason Price, “Availability of Freely Available Articles from Gold, Green, Rogue, and Pirated Sources: How do Library Knowledge Bases Stack Up?” Electronic Resources & Libraries, Austin, April 4, 2017.
lecture presented by Xenia B. Balgos-Romero at PAARL's Forum held at the Manila International Book Fair on 11 September 2013 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Measuring Discovery: The Impact of Discovery Systems ...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Measuring Discovery: The Impact of Discovery Systems on Journal Usage,” Invited. INFORUM Conference on Professional Information Resources, Prague, May 26, 2015. [John McDonald and Jason Price]
Collection evaluation techniques for academic libraries ALISS
Sally Halper, Lead Content Specialist - Business & Management, British Library. An excellent introduction to some really good practical qualitative and quantitative tools including White's brief tests. A bibliography of further readings is also provided.
ER&L 2014: DDA 2.0 Evidence-Based Selection of E-BooksGaladriel Chilton
UConn Libraries PDA program is quite successful from an acquisitions perspective, but access to DRM-encased e-books is a less than ideal user experience. This presentation describes how UConn Libraries worked to provide access to thousands of DRM-free e-books while only purchasing titles with highest use.
How Accessible Is Our Collection? Performing an E-Resources Accessibility ReviewNASIG
Michael Fernandez, presenter
While the growth and adoption of electronic resources has been exponential, there has been a concurrent lag in ensuring that e-resources are accessible by users with disabilities. Vendors have become increasingly aware of this issue and are taking steps to address it; however, given the sheer size of the library marketplace, there is a noticeable lack of consistency across vendor platforms. In the Summer of 2016, American University Library began evaluating the accessibility of its web content as part of a university-wide initiative focusing on Section 508 compliance. This review entailed not only library hosted websites, but also third party platforms for databases, e-journals, and e-books. In order to assess the accessibility of the library’s subscribed e-resources, the Electronic Resources Management Unit created an accessibility inventory. All subscribed e-resources were evaluated to gauge the efforts being made by vendors to make their products accessible. The methodology for this inventory involved seeking out voluntary product accessibility templates (VPATs), identifying clearly marked accessibility statements on the vendor site or platform, and reviewing current license agreements for verbiage that ensures a commitment to accessibility regulations and allows for remediation of accessibility issues that may be identified. This inventory represented an initial but crucial step towards e-resource accessibility. AU Library was able to identify the vendors who have already taken measures, and for those who had not, we identified the opportunity to create a dialogue. In this presentation, I’ll detail methods and resources that can be used in order to assess the status of a collection’s accessibility. Additionally, I’ll describe how AU Library was able to collaborate on this shared goal by identifying allies across the university in the offices of assistive technology and procurement. Finally, I’ll discuss our strategies for further educating and engaging with vendors.
Levine-Clark, Michael, John McDonald, and Jason Price, “Availability of Freely Available Articles from Gold, Green, Rogue, and Pirated Sources: How do Library Knowledge Bases Stack Up?” Electronic Resources & Libraries, Austin, April 4, 2017.
lecture presented by Xenia B. Balgos-Romero at PAARL's Forum held at the Manila International Book Fair on 11 September 2013 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Measuring Discovery: The Impact of Discovery Systems ...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Measuring Discovery: The Impact of Discovery Systems on Journal Usage,” Invited. INFORUM Conference on Professional Information Resources, Prague, May 26, 2015. [John McDonald and Jason Price]
Collection evaluation techniques for academic libraries ALISS
Sally Halper, Lead Content Specialist - Business & Management, British Library. An excellent introduction to some really good practical qualitative and quantitative tools including White's brief tests. A bibliography of further readings is also provided.
ER&L 2014: DDA 2.0 Evidence-Based Selection of E-BooksGaladriel Chilton
UConn Libraries PDA program is quite successful from an acquisitions perspective, but access to DRM-encased e-books is a less than ideal user experience. This presentation describes how UConn Libraries worked to provide access to thousands of DRM-free e-books while only purchasing titles with highest use.
How Accessible Is Our Collection? Performing an E-Resources Accessibility ReviewNASIG
Michael Fernandez, presenter
While the growth and adoption of electronic resources has been exponential, there has been a concurrent lag in ensuring that e-resources are accessible by users with disabilities. Vendors have become increasingly aware of this issue and are taking steps to address it; however, given the sheer size of the library marketplace, there is a noticeable lack of consistency across vendor platforms. In the Summer of 2016, American University Library began evaluating the accessibility of its web content as part of a university-wide initiative focusing on Section 508 compliance. This review entailed not only library hosted websites, but also third party platforms for databases, e-journals, and e-books. In order to assess the accessibility of the library’s subscribed e-resources, the Electronic Resources Management Unit created an accessibility inventory. All subscribed e-resources were evaluated to gauge the efforts being made by vendors to make their products accessible. The methodology for this inventory involved seeking out voluntary product accessibility templates (VPATs), identifying clearly marked accessibility statements on the vendor site or platform, and reviewing current license agreements for verbiage that ensures a commitment to accessibility regulations and allows for remediation of accessibility issues that may be identified. This inventory represented an initial but crucial step towards e-resource accessibility. AU Library was able to identify the vendors who have already taken measures, and for those who had not, we identified the opportunity to create a dialogue. In this presentation, I’ll detail methods and resources that can be used in order to assess the status of a collection’s accessibility. Additionally, I’ll describe how AU Library was able to collaborate on this shared goal by identifying allies across the university in the offices of assistive technology and procurement. Finally, I’ll discuss our strategies for further educating and engaging with vendors.
Tracking Down the Problem: The Development of a Web-Scale Discovery Troublesh...NASIG
Todd Enoch, presenter
When the University of North Texas Libraries first implemented Summon as their web-scale discovery service, the staff encountered many anecdotal reports of problems with the service, but often were unable to replicate the issues themselves due to lack of concrete details. With the complexity involved with diagnosing problems, most patrons were unable to provide the level of detail needed to determine what the root cause of an issue might be. Realizing that they needed a more effetive way to gather information about these phantom problems, in 2013 they added an error reporting link to their results pages which harvested metadata about specific citations and links, enabling them to begin effectively troubleshooting the errors. Since that time, they have recieved over 7,000 error reports for review and have developed their workflows to resolve these issues as best they can with limited staff time. This presentation will walk through the basic troubleshooting workflows, provide a breakdown of the types of errors encountered, and share some analysis of the most frequently encountered errors and their causes.
ACRL2011 Workshop: CCD + PDA = A Win-Win for Libraries and PatronsLorraine Huddy
ACRL 2011 Workshop: Collaborative Collection Development + Patron Driven Acquisitions = A Win-Win for Libraries and Patrons.
Presented by the CTW Library Consortium:
Beth Hansen, Connecticut College
Doris Kammradt, Trinity College
Andrew Klein, Wesleyan University
Pat Tully, Wesleyan University
Steve Bischof, Five Colleges Consortium
Lorri Huddy, CTW Library Consortium
Last three decades have witnessed the information explosion. New ICT systems have increased the generation of more and more information and multiplied the knowledge bases. Every day more and more information is digitally born. The ordinary user is unable to cope with the Internet to select, choose, download, store and retrieve the right information they need from this information deluge. Yet the modern generation prefers digital format due to its advantages. For Librarian this is a great opportunity to concentrate on collection development of digital resources / e-resources and assist users by providing methods and techniques for better control of the digital resources. The principles of Library and Information Science couples with the modern day Information Technology facilitates several options for better management of Libraries, collection and services.
Slides from Emily Stambaugh's keynote presentation at the "Looking to the Future of Shared Print" session held at the ALA Annual Conference on June 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.
E book acquisition discovery-delivery-supportJeff Siemon
June 2015 presentation at the ATLA, American Theological Library Association conference about libraries offering eBooks to patrons, students, faculty. Includes DDR - PDR Demand Driven Acquisition, WorldCat OCLC Knowledge Base (KB) and WorldShare Management System, selecting collections, creating new collections from vendor data, purchasing individual ebooks, MARC cataloging eBooks, using OCLC Record Manager and OCLC Collection Manager, eBook-Acquisition-Discovery-Delivery-Support
Join us for a comprehensive insight into COUNTER and the COUNTER Code of Practice including:
What is COUNTER?
Why COUNTER is important to library customers
Why COUNTER is important to publishers
How to become COUNTER compliant and the COUNTER Code of Practice
COUNTER reports for books, journals and databases
Facing our e-demons: challenges of e-serial management in a large academic li...NASIG
As electronic serials have shifted from being the exception to the norm, libraries are becoming increasingly reliant on knowledge base driven systems to help manage their electronic resource holdings. In 2011, after over a decade of managing e-serials within a local database, the University of Toronto Libraries migrated its electronic serial holdings to a fully integrated commercial e-resource management system. Now, with two years of experience under our belts, we endeavored to take stock and analyze how our library is coping with e-serial management within this new environment. How accurate are our e-journal holding statements within the ERM? How effective are we at managing e-serial title changes? How well are we tracking journal purchases that fall outside of the big package deals? Throughout this study, we have encountered many of the benefits and pitfalls of managing electronic journals within a knowledge base-driven system. While using a commercial ERM and companion MARC record service has allowed the library to present better data to users and expose previously hidden collections, there are several new challenges that we must contend with in a knowledge base environment. A common issue hindering access to our e-journals is the supply of incorrect, outdated or incomplete metadata within the data supply chain. These metadata problems have a detrimental effect on libraries, and consequently on our users, as it affects the accuracy of our e-journal holdings within our e-resource inventories. Although the study began as an internal investigation of our e-serials management practices and workflows, the results highlight the need for greater standardization within the data supply chain, better communication with publishers and knowledge base providers, and increased collaboration to improve the e-resource management process.
Presenters:
Marlene van Ballegooie
Metadata Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
Juliya Borie
Cataloguing Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
Slides from Thomas. H. Teper's presentation at the "Looking to the Future of Shared Print" session held at the ALA Annual Conference on June 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic librariesJane Schmidt
The uptake of ebooks is increasing in academic libraries despite myriad complexities. Providing perspectives from university libraries and consortia, this presentation will explore the evaluation of ebooks. Topics include usage by acquisition method and intended purpose, ebook management complexities and their effect on usage, and analysis of consortial purchases.
The Current State of E-Books in Academic Libraries: A North American PerspectiveMichael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “The Current State of E-Books in Academic Libraries: A North American Perspective,” Invited. Emerging Trends in Digital Publishing and the Digital Library, National Taiwan University Library, Taipei, January 8, 2013.
學術圖書館之電子書現況
The Current State of eBooks in Academic Libraries
Professor Michael Levine-Clark, 美國丹佛大學圖書館學術交流與典藏服務部門主任
http://www.lib.ntu.edu.tw/events/2013_CALAB/
Levine-Clark, Michael, “E-Resources in Academic Libraries: Trends, Strategies...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “E-Resources in Academic Libraries: Trends, Strategies, Possibilities,” Sharjah International Book Fair/American Library Association Library Conference, Sharjah, UAE, November 12, 2014.
Tracking Down the Problem: The Development of a Web-Scale Discovery Troublesh...NASIG
Todd Enoch, presenter
When the University of North Texas Libraries first implemented Summon as their web-scale discovery service, the staff encountered many anecdotal reports of problems with the service, but often were unable to replicate the issues themselves due to lack of concrete details. With the complexity involved with diagnosing problems, most patrons were unable to provide the level of detail needed to determine what the root cause of an issue might be. Realizing that they needed a more effetive way to gather information about these phantom problems, in 2013 they added an error reporting link to their results pages which harvested metadata about specific citations and links, enabling them to begin effectively troubleshooting the errors. Since that time, they have recieved over 7,000 error reports for review and have developed their workflows to resolve these issues as best they can with limited staff time. This presentation will walk through the basic troubleshooting workflows, provide a breakdown of the types of errors encountered, and share some analysis of the most frequently encountered errors and their causes.
ACRL2011 Workshop: CCD + PDA = A Win-Win for Libraries and PatronsLorraine Huddy
ACRL 2011 Workshop: Collaborative Collection Development + Patron Driven Acquisitions = A Win-Win for Libraries and Patrons.
Presented by the CTW Library Consortium:
Beth Hansen, Connecticut College
Doris Kammradt, Trinity College
Andrew Klein, Wesleyan University
Pat Tully, Wesleyan University
Steve Bischof, Five Colleges Consortium
Lorri Huddy, CTW Library Consortium
Last three decades have witnessed the information explosion. New ICT systems have increased the generation of more and more information and multiplied the knowledge bases. Every day more and more information is digitally born. The ordinary user is unable to cope with the Internet to select, choose, download, store and retrieve the right information they need from this information deluge. Yet the modern generation prefers digital format due to its advantages. For Librarian this is a great opportunity to concentrate on collection development of digital resources / e-resources and assist users by providing methods and techniques for better control of the digital resources. The principles of Library and Information Science couples with the modern day Information Technology facilitates several options for better management of Libraries, collection and services.
Slides from Emily Stambaugh's keynote presentation at the "Looking to the Future of Shared Print" session held at the ALA Annual Conference on June 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.
E book acquisition discovery-delivery-supportJeff Siemon
June 2015 presentation at the ATLA, American Theological Library Association conference about libraries offering eBooks to patrons, students, faculty. Includes DDR - PDR Demand Driven Acquisition, WorldCat OCLC Knowledge Base (KB) and WorldShare Management System, selecting collections, creating new collections from vendor data, purchasing individual ebooks, MARC cataloging eBooks, using OCLC Record Manager and OCLC Collection Manager, eBook-Acquisition-Discovery-Delivery-Support
Join us for a comprehensive insight into COUNTER and the COUNTER Code of Practice including:
What is COUNTER?
Why COUNTER is important to library customers
Why COUNTER is important to publishers
How to become COUNTER compliant and the COUNTER Code of Practice
COUNTER reports for books, journals and databases
Facing our e-demons: challenges of e-serial management in a large academic li...NASIG
As electronic serials have shifted from being the exception to the norm, libraries are becoming increasingly reliant on knowledge base driven systems to help manage their electronic resource holdings. In 2011, after over a decade of managing e-serials within a local database, the University of Toronto Libraries migrated its electronic serial holdings to a fully integrated commercial e-resource management system. Now, with two years of experience under our belts, we endeavored to take stock and analyze how our library is coping with e-serial management within this new environment. How accurate are our e-journal holding statements within the ERM? How effective are we at managing e-serial title changes? How well are we tracking journal purchases that fall outside of the big package deals? Throughout this study, we have encountered many of the benefits and pitfalls of managing electronic journals within a knowledge base-driven system. While using a commercial ERM and companion MARC record service has allowed the library to present better data to users and expose previously hidden collections, there are several new challenges that we must contend with in a knowledge base environment. A common issue hindering access to our e-journals is the supply of incorrect, outdated or incomplete metadata within the data supply chain. These metadata problems have a detrimental effect on libraries, and consequently on our users, as it affects the accuracy of our e-journal holdings within our e-resource inventories. Although the study began as an internal investigation of our e-serials management practices and workflows, the results highlight the need for greater standardization within the data supply chain, better communication with publishers and knowledge base providers, and increased collaboration to improve the e-resource management process.
Presenters:
Marlene van Ballegooie
Metadata Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
Juliya Borie
Cataloguing Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
Slides from Thomas. H. Teper's presentation at the "Looking to the Future of Shared Print" session held at the ALA Annual Conference on June 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic librariesJane Schmidt
The uptake of ebooks is increasing in academic libraries despite myriad complexities. Providing perspectives from university libraries and consortia, this presentation will explore the evaluation of ebooks. Topics include usage by acquisition method and intended purpose, ebook management complexities and their effect on usage, and analysis of consortial purchases.
The Current State of E-Books in Academic Libraries: A North American PerspectiveMichael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “The Current State of E-Books in Academic Libraries: A North American Perspective,” Invited. Emerging Trends in Digital Publishing and the Digital Library, National Taiwan University Library, Taipei, January 8, 2013.
學術圖書館之電子書現況
The Current State of eBooks in Academic Libraries
Professor Michael Levine-Clark, 美國丹佛大學圖書館學術交流與典藏服務部門主任
http://www.lib.ntu.edu.tw/events/2013_CALAB/
Levine-Clark, Michael, “E-Resources in Academic Libraries: Trends, Strategies...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “E-Resources in Academic Libraries: Trends, Strategies, Possibilities,” Sharjah International Book Fair/American Library Association Library Conference, Sharjah, UAE, November 12, 2014.
Evaluating the Big Deal: Usage Statistics for Decision MakingSelena Killick
Presentation delivered at the UKSG Usage Statistics for Decision Making workshop. Held at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London. 2nd Febrary 2012.
This webinar will provide an introduction to managing, purchasing and promoting eBooks within an academic context. It will also provide an overview of the key elements of eBook accessibility with reference to the recent HE eBook accessibility audit. With opportunities for questions and to feedback.
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Going Beyond COUNTER: Strategies for Analyzing Data t...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Going Beyond COUNTER: Strategies for Analyzing Data to Better Understand Collections Usage,” Invited Workshop, 14th International Southern Africa Online Information Meeting (SAOIM), Pretoria, June 19, 2018.
Evaluating the Big Deal: What metrics matter?Selena Killick
In April 2010 the Cranfield University Libraries embarked upon a review of the electronic journal packages. Following research into usage metrics employed at other institutions a number of key performance indicators were developed and assessed using a standardised Excel template. The resulting information helped to inform a cancellation decision.
Supporting world-class research with ebooks at the University of OttawaLibrary_Connect
Katrine Mallan, Head of Acquisitions from the University of Ottawa explores the role of the library in growing a world-class research university with a collection that ranks among the top 5 research libraries in Canada.
The presentation uncovers challenges and opportunities and looks at the impact on daily workflow for librarians. Through sharing in the overarching goals of the university, librarians can ultimately spend more time on teaching, researching and developing innovative library services.
Presented on June 26, 2014 at the Elsevier APAC eBooks Forum held in Brisbane, Australia.
Electronic Collection Management: How statistics can, and can't, help.Selena Killick
Presentation delivered at the ASLIB Engineering & Technology group and the Aerospace & Defence Librarians Group event titled: Surviving the recession: maximising your value. Held at Imperial College on the 15th of November 2011.
Integration and Filtering: Creating visibility across library resources using...Emmanuel E C
This presentation discusses on how the various resources and services of a library can be integrated on a single platform using an open sources library automation software called NewGenLib or NGL. How NGL also support, information services, knowledge Management, newsletter desinging and integration with social media platform. Discusses Discovery tool features available in NGL
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.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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.
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.
Delivering Micro-Credentials in Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingAG2 Design
Explore how micro-credentials are transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with this comprehensive slide deck. Discover what micro-credentials are, their importance in TVET, the advantages they offer, and the insights from industry experts. Additionally, learn about the top software applications available for creating and managing micro-credentials. This presentation also includes valuable resources and a discussion on the future of these specialised certifications.
For more detailed information on delivering micro-credentials in TVET, visit this https://tvettrainer.com/delivering-micro-credentials-in-tvet/
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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.
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 slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Chapter 4 - Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia.pptx
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic libraries
1. The Stories We Can Tell:
Ebook Usage in Academic Libraries
Pamela Jacobs / Information Resources Librarian / University of Guelph / @pamelajacobs
Klara Maidenberg / Assessment Librarian / Ontario Council of University Libraries / @_klara
Jane Schmidt / Head, Collection Services / Ryerson University / @janeschmidt
Electronic Resources & Libraries, March 2014
6. Evaluation
Usage* is a key metric for evaluating ebooks
*Usage is just one aspect of a complete collection evaluation strategy. Wholesome
assessment must supplement usage with other data, and qualitative study of
usefulness and usability
7. Evaluation
Usage* is a key metric for evaluating ebooks
*Usage is just one aspect of a complete collection evaluation strategy. Wholesome
assessment must supplement usage with other data, and qualitative study of
usefulness and usability
**Collection gaps do not show up in usage reports
8. What constitutes a use?
Report Metric
COUNTER BR2 Sections viewed, printed or
downloaded
COUNTER BR1 Usage by title
COUNTER BR3 Number of turnaways
COUNTER BR5 Searches
*Book page views Logs
*Title page views Logs
Unique visitor counts Logs, Google Analytics or
similar
Peak demand times Logs, Google Analytics or
similar
Access by operating
system
Google Analytics or similar
Content focused reports
User focused reports
10. In-house developed discovery and access platform
• Publisher packages
• Guided by member committee
• Model license
• local load
• DRM free & DRM restricted
600,000+ titles so far
12. Opportunities:
• preservation and perpetual access
• access to logs and reliable usage data
• comparison and benchmarking
Challenges:
• Budget disparities
• Discovery and access
• Assessment
• DRM restrictions
13.
14. High quality collection, includes course adoption titles
Local loading, perpetual access and exclusive platform
15 university presses
Mixture of 4 DRM types
15. Mixed (DRM) bag
Figure credit: OCUL office report Nov. 20, 2013
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Athabasca University Press
CPRC
Laval University
McGill-Queen's University Press
Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies
PUQ
University of British Columbia
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of Manitoba
University of Montreal
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Toronto Higher Ed
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
MUPO SUPO SUPO+ OPEN ACCESS
16. Findings
For MUPO titles, users read an average of 4 pages in each title
For SUPO titles, 12% of visitors end up borrowing the book
For SUPO+, that number is even lower (9%)
17. Usage can tell us…
• How much is the package being used
• What proportion of the package is being used
• How intensely are individual titles being used
• Is the package more popular with some schools
• Cost per use/cost per title
18. • University founded in 1964
• Ontario Agricultural College 1874
• Ontario Veterinary College 1862
• FTE 26,000
• ARL & CARL member
20. Context for book selection
• Institutional alignment
• Curated collection
• Shared discovery system
• Collaboration via consortia
• Collections Team
• Discovery and Access Team
21. “You are not buying content … You
are buying
content, software, licenses, DRM
and an ongoing relationship with a
vendor.”
– Sue Polanka
http://ebookchallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Curation_ebooks_Polanka_Sept2012_for_JISC.pdf
22. Ebook selection at UG
• Ebooks vs print books
• E-preferred approvals
• Packages
• Title by title selection
• Standing orders
23.
24. Ebook preferences at UG
• Purchase
• Perpetual access
• DRM free
• Multiple users
25. Ebooks available at UG
• Publisher direct
• Aggregators
• Specific collections
• Primary source databases
• Open access
33. The long tail is slowly killing us ….
… and if we aren’t proactive in finding a solution, we could go the way of diplodocus.
Licensed under Creative Commons:
http://fav.me/d4jwfrx
37. Ryerson’s approval plan is:
• Publisher neutral
• Subject driven
• E-preferred
• Platform neutral
• Lean on auto-shipments
• Slips vetted for DDA eligibility and added to pool on weekly basis
40. We do not want to play the role of the cat who ate the canary
(no matter how handsome).
Licensed under Creative Commons: http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-385650640-original.jpg
41. By Bit Boy (Flickr: The Elephant in the Room) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
42. Ryerson Guelph
Aggregator 1 - non linear lending Publisher 1 - unlimited
Aggregator 1 - textbook Publisher 2 - unlimited
Aggregator 1 - unlimited Publisher 3 - unlimited
Publisher 4 - unlimited
Aggregator 2 - one user Publisher 5 - unlimited
Aggregator 2 - 3 users Publisher 6 - unlimited
Aggregator 2 - unlimited Publisher 7 - unlimited
Publisher 8 - unlimited
Aggregator 3 - one user
Aggregator 3 - 3 users Aggregator 4 - unlimited
Aggregator 3 - unlimited Aggregator 2 - unlimited
Aggregator 3 - unlimited
Publisher 1 - unlimited
Aggregator 4 - unlimited Publisher 8 - 3 users
Publisher 3 - unlimited Aggregator 2 - 3 users
Publisher 4 - unlimited Aggregator 3 - 3 users
Publisher 8 - 1 user
Aggregator 2 - one user
Aggregator 3 - one user
Preferred source –
due to simplicity of
lending model
Prefer one user
for cost
effectiveness;
monitor
turnaways
Ebooks Ranking of Preferred Ebook Platforms
Prefer publisher
platforms that
are DRM free
Prefer unlimited
access to avoid
turnaways
43. Conclusions
The definition of success varies depending on context
One way is not necessarily better than the other, but ideally we get the
best of both worlds:
• DRM free/UX
• Perpetual access
• Demand driven options
• Sustainable pricing
• Administrative support
46. Suggested readings
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Editor's Notes
Image credit: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/province/onzna.gifWe’ll touch on:How we anticipate user interest or demandHow we make the best with our (limited) fundsHow we evaluate ebooks post-acquisitionHow we recreate and sustain success
We hope to touch upon our combined experience in all of these acquisition methods and How these acquisitions have been evaluated in our libraries
“Past usage is not a good predictor of future usage” (Bucknell, 2010)Nevertheless, usage is the low hanging fruit…Need to consider other data ILL statsPrint counterpart usage
Usage is a blunt instrument Usage suggests interest, popularity, patterns of use (frequency, trend, intensity)But we still lack a metric that actually measures *READING*
Consortium of 21 publicly funded universities in Ontario, Canada 21 university libraries. Some research intensive and some focused on teaching and learningA mix of arge and small institutions.
Acquired books are locally loadedMainly packages, direct from publisherAcquisition priorities and negotiations are guided by committeeModel license in placeDRM free locally loaded titles AND DRM restricted titles600,000+ titles so far
Challenging to evaluate because of multiple access points and lack of uniformity between our usage stats and the vendor’s Local load – preservation and perpetual accessAccess to logs and reliable usage dataComparison and benchmarking amongst member schools Acquired books are locally loadedMainly packages, direct from publisherAcquisition priorities and negotiations are guided by committeeModel license in placeDRM free locally loaded titles AND DRM restricted titles600,000+ titles so farUnique position of having a consortial platform where books are loaded in parallel to their availability on the vendor’s native platform. Allows libraries to have a reliable point of perpetual access as well as trustworthy usage statistics and comparison and benchmarking with comparator institutions in the province that subscribe to the same content
Challenging to evaluate because of multiple access points and lack of uniformity between our usage stats and the vendor’sChallenges – discoverability – targets have to be enabled in the OPAC, ordering of SP target vs. vendor platform target, delay in loading of books and records
High quality title listOnly larger schools able to participateDeveloping more palatable offer for smaller schools
MUPO=multiple simultaneous users; SUPO = a single user at each institution; SUPO+ = a single user at each institution view only; OA =no access restrictionsNews release about ACUP deal: http://ocul.on.ca/node/1650The Association of Canadian University Presses / Association Des Presses UniversitairesCanadiennes exists to serve the interest of Canadian scholarship. OCUL, ACUP and eBoundhave partnered to promote and support the availability of Canadian scholarship in ebook format throughout Ontario’s universities.Over 4400 ebooks published primarily between 2007-2013The agreement provides OCUL with perpetual ownership and local hosting rights on the Scholars Portal Books platform for all of the content provided. Scholars Portal as the sole access platform
Success depends on the intent with which the content was purchasedConsiderations –How much of the collection is being used? Long tail of unused titles or well spread?How intensely are titles being used? Are there a few key titles driving use?Is the package more popular with some schools? Might be a better buy for some schools and not othersCost per use/cost per title – was it a good buy?At the local level, schools might do further analysis against print equivalents, against ILL stats, etc.LimitationsDepends on the discoverability of the collection in that school’s OPAC.Are the records there? Which target is first in the list?
Context slide about the University of GuelphCARL = Canadian Association of Research Libraries
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/vision_&_values.cfmStewardship: One of the core values of the Library is our ethical responsibility for stewardship. Stewardship encompasses both our responsibility for the care and preservation of knowledge and information resources entrusted to us, and its transmission to future generations. Our stewardship reflects a bond of trust between the Library and our community as well as our mutual interest in and commitment to the cultural and historical legacy of the human record.Access: Ensuring equitable access to information and services is a core value of the Library. We provide impartial and non-judgmental access to resources and services. We strive to provide services, facilities, collections and systems that are accessible to all individualsThe library is central to campus and provides a strong collection and also 93% of the study space on campus. A member of 3 library consortia – provincial, national and local. The local consortia of 3 universities has a shared storage facility, fondly titled the ANNEX.
Our collecting has always been closely tied to the curriculum and research needs of the university. In this we are like so many other research libraries, creating a carefully curated collection of books for our users to choose from. We share our catalogue & discovery system with two nearby universities and collection building is done with this in mind; eBooks throw a real wrench into this paradigm with respect to interlibrary loan.Library culture – in 2009 reorganized from a primarily liaison model to a team based model.Collections Team: resource selection done by team of collections librarians - values rooted strongly in creating a curated collection that aligns with the curricular and research programs of the university. Decisions about ebooks are made both at the individual librarian and team levels. Working in a small focused group is advantageous when dealing with the complex ecosystem of ebooksD&A: Works to optimize findability, accessibility, and usability of resources and seamlessly connect users with resources and services. This team is charged with continually improving the user's experience by designing and delivering dynamic user services grounded in a deep understanding of user behaviours, expectations and needs. User services include online and in-person services and point-of-need assistance. The team participates in the creation of an adaptable information network and architecture and provides tools to enable discovery and enhance user productivity.For ebooks these two teams must work together since we are no longer just buying content…http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/team_based_service_model.cfm
- We are buying content, we are “we buying content, software, licenses, DRM and an ongoing relationship with a vendor.” – Sue Polanka (http://ebookchallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Curation_ebooks_Polanka_Sept2012_for_JISC.pdf)Created an ebook Strategy Working Group …. from selection to UX
We select ebooks instead of print books for a variety of reasonsPackages – via consortia or on our own, frontlist or backlistE-preferred approvals – in some call number ranges onlyTitle by title selection – usually via book vendor, but sometimes publisher directStanding orders – convert to ebooksDemand driven and patron driven models – we are very interested but most of these are only available via aggregators which is not our preferred purchase model for reasons already stated.
Prefer purchase over subscriptions – we are still building a collectionPreference is DRM free (multiple user), perpetual access – including local load on Scholars PortalFor restricted titles, prefer multiple user access
Range of platforms:Publisher direct examples – Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, RSC, - this is where we purchase backlisted titlesAggregators – general, subject based, university presses – e.g. Project Muse Specialized collections – by topic or type of resourcePrimary source databases – ECCO, Alexander Street PressOpen access – including Hathi Trust, Project Gutenburg, Internet ArchiveEbooks on reserve for Fall 2013 ~250 ebooks or ebook chapters on 31 different platforms including open access ebooks on Hathi Trust, Project Gutenburg, Internet Archive & elsewhere
- Usage data – not all BR2 Counter reports are alike or are available – what is counted varies even within standardized Counter reports e.g. BR2; Title by title reports not always available- Monitoring turnaways – look at turnaways for user limits, but also some publishers provide for non-purchased titles – see what our users are trying to access – items in shared catalogue held by one of the other two universities; - Overlap between platforms – local load pretty much ensures this, but it also happens elsewhere- Usage can only happen if titles can be discovered – delays in access mean less (or no) usePoor MARC records can also inhibit discovery – no subject headings / no chapter titles or summariesUX study – some of our users would rather choose another book or even change their essay topic rather than jump through DRM-related hoops like having to sign in to download a book
Purchased front list ebooks from major publisher and blocked this publisher on approval plan. Special offer, OTO funding. Not a consortial purchase.AdvantagesOne invoice – much less time required by acquisitions staff in ordering ebooksCost effectiveness – good deal; value for moneySimplified collection – one decision buys a lot of contentPublisher platform free of Digital Rights Management restrictionsNo limit on the number of simultaneous usersLong term preservation via local loading on Scholars Portal – this is very important in terms of actually owning and hosting the content; recognize that this is usually not an option
What didn’t work:Collection development- turns out it doesn’t include all of the books, just the ones available on the publisher’s platform which exclude books expected to be ‘course adoption’ books; in some areas it was unclear whether or not certain books would fall into this area; figuring all this out tended to cancel out a lot of the original efficiencies for ebook selectionProblems with quality of MARC records – a lot of records so required a lot of time to fix themWorkflow – too many MARC records to handle with current staffing, access delayed by over a yearUsage data – low, due to delay in discoveryUser experience – DRM free, pdf based is what our users like
What we are doing differentlyNot buying the front list packageRemove publisher from blocked list in approval plan and instead set to slips (we have one big approval plan but only some call number ranges are set to e-preferred)Select as slips for access via the publisher’s platformPurchase ebook cataloguing records from book vendorWhat changed to make this possible? Can now buy titles available on publisher platform via our book vendor.Advantages are we know what we own, we still get the DRM free platform and local load but the titles are discoverable much sooner so we hope that use will increase.
Disadvantages:- Requires more time for selectors to choose titles and acquisitions staff to order titlesHigher cost - not only for on a cost/title basis but also we are now purchasing the records from our book vendor
Prefer purchase over subscriptions – we are still building a collectionPreference is DRM free (multiple user), perpetual access – including local load on Scholars PortalFor restricted titles, prefer multiple user access
Time lags caused by problems of entitlement confusion and poor quality MARC are unacceptable.User experience – some users would rather choose another title or even change their topic than jump through DRM-related hoopsIn both models cost sustainability is an issue, but it is easier to adjust mid-fiscal when buying title by title. Some of our preferences (good quality MARC records) are expensive – will this be sustainable for us?
Ryerson is opting out of ebook packages in favour DDA via aggregator on a large scale. Our budget can no longer sustain the increased costs behind ebook packages and we are weary of creating another Big Deal monster.
University status granted in 1993, previously a polytechnic institutionUrban commuter campus 38,950 students, including Masters, PhD and large continuing education cohortFocused on innovation and career-focused education
Use drives both our selection and our de-selection decisions. We are an urban campus with a finite amount of space that will not see growth and we do not have offsite storage.We emphasize access over ownership. Our polytechnic roots are likely why we approach our collection this way. Collectively, we have not attempted to provide in-depth collections in any one particular subject area for the circulating collection. Aside from a small number of areas that are notorious for copious publishing such as English, History and Philosophy, the vast majority of our collections are automated with limited firm ordering. DDA was welcomed with open arms by our liaison librarians who often had a difficult time prioritizing firm orders with limited budgets. We are driven by efficiency and take out extraneous steps where possible. For example, our DDA is unmediated and we do not reject approval books
This graph shows our history after having implemented approval plans when we saw a massive budget increase to support new grad programs. After 2008, our budget began to sustain year over year cuts, first controlled by swift cuts to the approval plan, followed by an increase in DDA.
With a couple of exceptions (e.g. EMP) we are publisher neutral – the plan is subject drivenWe are e-preferred in all areas except for Design related (Architecture, Interior Design, Fashion and Image Arts) due to ephemeral nature of contentWe have signed on with all aggregator platforms in order to be inclusive on content. Excluding content based solely on whether we had a license for a particular platform made no sense, so we took the plunge and signed with all (except publisher platforms with fees)Our auto-shipped titles are a very exclusive bunch and have steadily declined over time due to budget reductions (easily reduced target) – only those with Research Essential or Basic Essential tag, all others are slipped/moved into DDA pool.Increasingly we are moving away from firm ordering. STL threshold is low – only one STL and subsequent use triggers purchase. Ebrary is auto-purchase (SUPO) based on the assumption that in absence of demonstrated demand (i.e. a course reserve), a single user license is sufficient.
One source for cataloguing, able to integrate into existing workflow – one step EDI loading for bib/order/item via a load table that automatically populates the relevant fixed fields.One source for purchase means greater confidence in duplication control, particularly by opting out of front list dealsRecord quality from the large packages has been inconsistent at best. Our cataloguing department spends a tremendous amount of time enhancing them with subject analysis and LC classification. Records are also available in a dramatically shortened turnaround time.Invoices are simply incorporated into existing workflow, less staff time at all levels (i.e. having to get approvals from higher levels of admin due to large amounts)We are able to track price data at the item level to support subject analysis, whereas this is impossible with package deals
This graph pretty much speaks for itself. We’re looking forward to continuing our data analysis for a longitudinal study, hoping that we see more uptake of the approval and firm books, but in the short term, as long as use is our main driver in decision making, the evidence indicates that the titles we are letting our users select are getting more bang for our buck.
Of course, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that this is not all sunshine and rainbows. There are a couple of noteworthy drawbacks to mention.You may have noticed that I haven’t included much in the way of expenditure. This is not an omission. The bottom line is that as it stands, this model is unsustainable for publishers. It may seem odd for me to be playing the role of apologist, but our financial gain is the publisher’s loss to their bottom line and we need to find a way to make this model sustainable for all.Those conversations are actually taking place at this conference, so I won’t belabor the point.
And of course, the elephant in the room is that by choosing content via DDA, we are deliberately choosing “here today gone tomorrow” aggregator content, and saddling our users with cumbersome DRM.
So, to recap, Ryerson is basically taking the opposite approach to Guelph, as is starkly demonstrated by our preferred platform as our vendors see it.