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1. Ebooks and London Law Libraries Sara Batts 2011 President, SLA Europe Senior Research Librarian, Reed Smith LLP
2. UK and use of ebooks Advantages for lawyers Views from London librarians Booksellers’ opinion Publishers’ plans
3. UK adoption of ebooks According to research in Daily Telegraph... Over-55s own the most e-readers 47% Kindle, 31% iPad, 14% Sony e-reader 60% of bestselling books available 2011 ‘year of the book’
4. Ebooks would be great… Law books are heavy Law books are frequently updated Ebooks are searchable Mixed media in one place Links to cases and legislation
5. But there are drawbacks… Many books open at once Screen size Clarity of diagrams Indexes not searches Needed for court – page numbers
6. Short survey Ebooks in other topics Commentary via databases Few requests for ebooks – curiosity? Current awarneess via ipad but not books Online is in addition to print copies
7. View from a law firm Limited demand & reluctance to adopt online Adoption is not dependent on age of user Legal publishers have content on databases Licensing Needed for court – standard format
8. View from a publisher Priority is online via their platform Some ebook downloads by Q4 2011 Not core practitioner texts
9. View from a bookseller Demand will increase Legal publishers tend to wait Dominant model is online via database Licensing models Not going to be cheaper A long time before print books disappear
10. Licensing Online via database allows multiple access Licensing one copy at a time Different platforms for reading Libraries want to share
11. Looking to the future Many benefits DRM hurdles Increase commentary reading (not Google) Slower pace of adoption
12. Conclusion Online via database Licensing & price Formats & compatibility Slower pace of adoption
13. Any questions? Thanks to bookseller, publisher and fellow librarians for answering questions Daily Telegraph at http://bit.ly/els4ZQ
