Presenter: Kok-Seng

Gan
Date: 23-12-2009
 Introduction of IGNOU
 E-books:
◦ Definitions of E-books
◦ Format of E-books
 Workflow in a Library:
◦ For Print Book
◦ For Electronic Book
 Features of Packages Offered:
◦ By Publishers
◦ By Aggregators
 Challenges and Constraints
 Conclusion

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 Central University established by an Act of Parliament
of India in 1985.
 Serves > 1.4 million students through a network of 58
Regional Centers and 1,440 Study Centers.
 The Library and Documentation Division form in 3 tiers:
◦ The Headquarters (main campus) of the University in Delhi
◦ Regional Centers
◦ Study Centers
 Reasons for e-book subscriptions at IGNOU:
◦ Geographic constraints on the headquarters

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 A book that present in digital display on e-book
reader or computer.
 Benefits of e-book for libraries:

◦ The ability to provide secure access to users 24/7;

◦ E-books are freely searchable for any word/phrase
throughout the text;
◦ Little investment in technology infrastructure is needed;
◦ No additional shelves are required; and
◦ Staff members are not required to have technological
caliber of high order for providing e-books services to the
users.

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 ASCII – standard text
 Microsoft Reader e-book
 Adobe reader e-books

◦ Adobe Portable Doc Format PDF

 Mobipocket Reader format
 Gemstar e-book
 Palm e-books

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Patrons/ Acquisition staff Supplied
staff orders the book books are
recommend after ensuring entered in
books for they are not Accession
purchase duplicates as per Register after
the set checking for
acquisition norms its physical
quality
Patrons Books are
consult processed with Bills of books
these books class numbers, are paid
inside/outsi labels, entered in through
de the database, Finance
Library displayed in new Division
arrivals and then
sent to stacks
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Consolidating list of e- Subject E-book
books available with Experts committee
publishers and shortlist negotiates
aggregators by library suitable access/licensi
staff and out of titles for trial ng options
recommendation by based on the
patrons trial and
patron
feedback

Library monitors Patrons Processing of

access and access bills through
provides resources Finance
feedback to the from Division
publisher/ Publisher/
aggregator Aggregator
gateway
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 Publisher
◦ The distributor responsible to digitize content which
collect from author and publishing.
◦ 4 publishers to evaluates: Springer, Wiley, Thomson,
and Taylor & Francis

 Aggregator
◦ Aggregator partner with multiple publishers to supply
content and provide a platform for libraries
◦ 4 aggregators to evaluates: NetLibrary, MyiLibrary,
ebrary, and Safari Books Online

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 Net Library MyiLibrary ebrary Safari
Year of 1999 2004 1999 2001
inception 144,093 with weekly 100,000 approximately 120,000 titles from 260 4,700
Collectio addition of over 2,000 with weekly addition of leading publishers
n over 1,000

Access IP/username and Username, password IP, IP/username and IP/username and
password Athens, referring URL password password

Pricing Perpetual, annual Perpetual, annual Single user access Annual

pattern based
on the list price
Multi-user access based
on the list price and
library’s
full time equivalent
(FTE)
end users

Reader No No ebrary reader No

or
specific
software

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 Net Library MyiLibrary ebrary Safari
Minimum 75–100 books No such requirement No such requirement Each book is allocated
order a number of slots
ranging
from 0.5 to 3
determined
by its retail price and
its
currency; minimum of
twenty-five slots to be
bought

File PDF PDF PDF PDF

format
Printing Printing, copying Printing, copying, Printing, copying Printing, copying
allowed annotate, allowed allowed
to limited extent store searches, to limited extent to limited extent
highlighting
text allowed
Provision Not available Available Available Available
of
free trial

Use Simultaneous multi- Simultaneous multi-user Single user access as Five users and ten
user access well users
access as multi-user access access model
Other MARC records can MARC records can MARC records can be MARC records can be 13
 Problems of desired infrastructure terms of
computer, network, and e-resources
 Faculty and academic staff are few
 Distance students poses complexities and

issues of authentication and monitoring

genuine access
 Do not allow complete downloading and

subscription options that guarantee access

only for a particular periods

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 Plans to develop its e-book collections
systematically
 Intended to supplement the physical

collections by extending resource

 Not to replace it

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