Presented at Internet Librarian 2010 with Holly Tomren, October 26, 2010.

1. Think Mobile:
Ebook Collections
Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Southern Connecticut State University
Twitter: @lisacarlucci
Holly Tomren
University of California, Irvine
Twitter: @htomren

2. Introduction
 Libraries + ebooks + devices
 Mobile culture, mobile perspectives
 New attitudes, increasing demands

5. <Intro stuff>

6. Selection
 Ebook formats
 Use & compatibility
 Mobile devices
 Mobile apps/platforms
 Publishers & packages

11. <Intro stuff>

12. Introduction

13. Introduction

14. Acquisition
 Point-of-need purchasing
 Priority processing
 Immediate activation
 Streamline workflow

19. Cataloging
 Provide access points
 Consider record options and national
standards
 Identify metadata needs
 Adapt catalog display

24. Adapt catalog display
Mobile access icon?
Search limits?
• Online/internet resource
• Mobile device

25. Access
 Understand how to access ebook
collections using mobile devices
 Integrate mobile ebooks into services
and instruction
 Articulate benefits of mobile access to
collections

26. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
In 4 years, Yale’s ebook collections increased
more than 110%
2005: ~475,000 titles
2009: ~1,000,000+
titles

27. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
'what percentage of
e-book collections
can be accessed using
mobile devices?'
• Amazon Kindle 2.0
• Sony Reader PRS-
500
• iRex iLiad 2nd edition
• Apple iPod Touch

28. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
History Reference Online
Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
Blackwell Reference Online
Books24x7 ITPro Collection
Cambridge Histories Online
Literature Online
Perseus Project
ebrary
ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbooks
Online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Gutenberg-e
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Knovel
Madame Curie Bioscience Database
Medieval Sources Online
NetLibrary (OCLC)
SourceOECD
Oxford Reference Online
Patrologiae Graecae
Past Masters
Safari Books Online
Early English Books Online, 1475-
1700
Methods in Enzymology
Springer Protocols
World Bank e-Library

29. Mobile Ebooks at Yale
Apple iPod Touch
Accessed 84% of Yale’s ebook collections
[Only device able to directly access licensed
e-books]
Amazon Kindle 2.0,
Sony Reader PRS-500
& iRex iLiad 2nd edition
Accessed 24% of Yale’s ebook collections

31. Preservation
 Consider ebook preservation
arrangements
 Share expertise about format
obsolescence & data migration issues

37. Management
 Teach staff & users
 Plan for advancements
 Incorporate mobile into data
management systems

39. <Intro stuff>

40. <Intro stuff>
 Insert poster image

42. Next Steps
 Mobile Collections AND Services
 Collection with the mobile reader in mind
 Know & prioritize local needs

43. Internet Librarian 2010
(Thank You)
Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Southern Connecticut State University
Twitter: @lisacarlucci
Holly Tomren
University of California, Irvine
Twitter: @htomren