Kristin Bernet

Johns Hopkins University

E-books A Work In Progress

E-books In The Library

Accessing E-books

• Over 1 Million e-books available in our catalog

• Circulating blank dedicated e-readers

• Multiple Access Points: Catalog, LibGuide, Vendor Apps, etc…

Student Expectations

• Anywhere/ Anytime

e-books• Interactivity:

Enhanced e-books

with video and

audio• Multiple devices

Student responses to poll on e-book LibGuide

E-books In the JHU Sheridan Libraries

The Challenges

• Formats: ePub, HTML, PDF, Mobi, AZW, BBeB, .LIT, Daisy, RTF, and more!!

• Dedicated Devices Vs. Multifunction: iPads, Nooks, Kindles, Sony’s, & Smartphones

• E-book Vendors = Different rules for all!

• DRM Constraints = Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)

LibGuideshttp://guides.library.jhu.edu/ebooks

Accomplishments

E-book LibGuide

• Single platform for multiple e-book vendors

• Multiple Access points for e-books

• Intuitive and easy to manipulate platform for informing patrons about e-books.

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E-Books

Wisdom From Experience

• The world of e-books is a mine field!

• See what others have done with e-books; don’t try to re-invent the wheel

• Not an infomercial for LibGuides