Personanondata: JISC E-Books and Education Study

Monday, December 07, 2009

JISC E-Books and Education Study

This report was noted in my summary of last weeks news items but for those who missed it here are some summary bullets from the executive summary (JISC).

52,000 respondents
Over half of respondents said the last eBook they used was provided by the library
Demand for short loan collection print titles significantly exceeds supply
Librarians see eBooks as viable 'safety valve' for short loans
E-Books offer greated convenience: almost 1/3 of total pages are viewed off campus
Effectiveness of E-Content frequently diminished by bad UI and limited functionality
Usage of E-textbooks significantly different: fact checks, look-ups not continuous reading
Business models complex and often inappropriate
Usage varies by subject
[Controversially] E-books compliment rather than substitute for print versions
UK Student spending on textbooks has fallen 20% in three years.
Discover tools and access via library catalogs is insufficient.

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Michael Cairns is currently Head of Partner and Channel Development for the publishing unit of the American Psychological Association which is a $100million scholarly, academic and educational publisher. In this role, he is responsible for all sales and marketing activities supporting the revenue base and working with current and new partners to expand APA's publishing program and mission. Michael Cairns has served as President, CEO and CRO of several brand name publishing, technology and content-centric businesses. His career includes a wide range of publishing and information products, services and B2B categories and his operating and consulting experience has largely been with brand-name companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Macmillan, Inc., Berlitz International, AARP, R.R. Bowker and Wolters Kluwer. Mr. Cairns has also served on boards including the Association of American Publishers (AAP), the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and also served as Chairman of the International ISBN Executive Committee.