Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative CJRLC: netLibrary eBook Collections

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Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
(CJRLC) netLibrary eBook Collections
netLibrary Overview for INFOLINK June 11, 2003

• Ann D. Hoang, Associate Director
• Bankier Library
• Brookdale Community College

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CJRLC eBook Initial Startup and Costs

• Initial Startup
• 2000, initiated and organized by Connie Paul,
  CJRLC Executive Director with support from the
  CJRLC Board and Library Directors

• Costs
• 10,000 subsidized by CJRLC
• 2,500 per participant

• Total
• 27,500
• access fee 2001 eBooks included MARC records

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CJRLC eBook Member Institutions

• Academic
• Brookdale Community College
• College of New Jersey
• Georgian Court College, 2002-
• Montclair State University, 2003-
• Ocean County College

• Public Special
• Camden County Library, 2002-
• CJRLC
• Educational Testing Services (ETS)
• Long Branch Public, 2002-
• New Jersey State Library, 2002-
• Monmouth County Library System
• Ocean County Library System
• Princeton Public Library

original members
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CJRLC eBook Annual Acquisitions Strategies

• annual cost 2,500 per member
• keep collections separated and renew collections
  as needed
• 1st - pay access fee to renewed existing
  collections
• 2nd - divide left over equally amongst
  members for title select

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CJRLC eBook Subjects Selection

• Business and Economics
• Computer Science
• Literature
• Psychology
• American History

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CJRLC eBook Total Purchase to Date
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CJRLC eBook Total Purchase to Date
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CJRLC eBook Members Usage Statistics
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CJRLC eBook Members Usage Statistics

• Differences in usage statistics between members
• integration of MARC records into OPAC
• promotion of eBooks
• user preference for print to online reading
• availability of remote access to create accounts

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Brookdale eBook Promotion and Usage

• provides two access points to ebooks
• integrates MARC records into our OPAC
• eBook web page that includes
• how to create accounts on and off campus (remote
  access)
• alphabetical listing of direct link to subscribed
  eBooks
• borrowing rules and regulations
• view eBook demo online self guided tour about
  ebook
• quick start guide and users guide

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Brookdale MARC Record in OPAC
User can preview or checkout eBook by clicking on
the respective link
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Brookdale eBook Web Page
User clicks on any of the links for further
information
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Brookdale eBook Direct Link from OPAC or List
User can browse eBook online or checkout by login
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Brookdale Alphabetical List of eBooks
User clicks on link to go directly to eBook
summary
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Brookdale Use of eBook Collections

• Current Use
• reference service
• support of curriculum
• provide remote access for creating eBook accounts

• Future Use
• course reserve
• on-line and distance education

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Brookdale eBook Positives and Negatives

• Positives
• self check-out and automatic check-in
• availability 24/7
• full-text search by word or phrase
• table of content book jacket image
• ability to provide remote access
• notification feature for checked-out titles
• ability to create online notes and bookmarks

• Negatives
• cumbersome to create users account
• an extra username and password to remember
• eBook screens are too small and not user friendly

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Questions

• Comments
• Suggestion

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