Ebook Overview
Forrest Link presentation.
- 30 day free trials with ebl
- three areas of ematerials: 1) monographs (ebl/ebrary|echo), 2) sets within platforms, 3) digital reference
- two platforms:
- echo = Blackwell's branding of ebrary, including enhancements for access
- ebl (ebook library) = Australian
- overlap between 2 platforms is about 85%
- some libraries use both platforms
- MARC records and OPAC integration
- ebl supports coursepacks in courseware
- ebrary InfoTools?: link words and concepts to other e-materials; one user at a time for list price, unlimited users 1.5 times list price; java based, modified PDF files
- ebl: demand driven acquisitions (access to entire library, can rent -- short-term loan -- or initiate purchase); purchase annual number of uses (325); no plug-in required; simpler display/interface
- streamline workflow, use collection manager