1. Working with an EBL plan
for a wide adoption of PDA
Jane Harvell, Head of Academic Services and
Special Collections
University of Sussex Library

2. Background statistics
PDA purchases at Sussex as a percentage of the Library
book and e-book budget since 2010/11
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013 to
date

3. Experts !!??**
Areas tackled…
• Supplier and model
• Budgets
• Management of process
• Data use (and importance)
• Interfaces and awareness amongst staff

4. Developing our use of the
model for 2014
Interlibrary
Loans:
http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/intro/tours/virtualtour/alllibraries/interlibraryloan.html

5. Developing our use of the
model for 2014
Suspected
missing:
http://usfreference.livejournal.com/17307.html

6. Developing our use of the
model for 2014
Quick collection
building:
http://hardnewscafe.usu.edu/

7. Developing our use of the
model for 2014
Purchase
suggestions:
http://www.torange.us/Objects/money/Old-purse-with-coins-16106.html

8. More ideas
• Missing invoiced items?
• All items on loan?
• Buying extra copies with
high reservations?

9. Quick takeaways
- Quality of MARC records are not good
- Mixed feedback on the usability of ebooks in
general
- Massive use at the moment - £26k in March
2014
- Since Sept 2013 17,361 free browses on
7,698 titles that we don’t own (> 5 mins)

10. Quick takeaways
Who was using the PDA e-books in 12/13?
Academic staff
6%
Doctoral
researcher
11%
Other
2%
Taught
postgraduate
31%
Undergraduate
50%

11. Quick takeaways
“Access through the EBL would
be fantastic – its my favourite way
to read! Many thanks for dealing
with this request so promptly.”
Academic feedback…

12. Jane Harvell
j.harvell@sussex.ac.uk
@jharvell
01273 877831