Working with an EBL plan

for a wide adoption of PDA

Jane Harvell, Head of Academic Services and

Special Collections

University of Sussex Library

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 todate

Experts !!??**

Areas tackled…

• Supplier and model

• Budgets

• Management of process

• Data use (and importance)

• Interfaces and awareness amongst staff

Developing our use of the

model for 2014

Interlibrary

Loans:

http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/intro/tours/virtualtour/alllibraries/interlibraryloan.html

Developing our use of the

model for 2014

Suspected

missing:

http://usfreference.livejournal.com/17307.html

Developing our use of the

model for 2014

Quick collection

building:

http://hardnewscafe.usu.edu/

Developing our use of the

model for 2014

Purchase

suggestions:

http://www.torange.us/Objects/money/Old-purse-with-coins-16106.html

More ideas

• Missing invoiced items?

• All items on loan?

• Buying extra copies with

high reservations?

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)

Quick takeaways

Who was using the PDA e-books in 12/13?

Academic staff6%

Doctoral researcher

11%

Other2%

Taught postgraduate

31%

Undergraduate50%

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…

Jane Harvell

j.harvell@sussex.ac.uk

@jharvell

01273 877831