LSU S E-TEXTBOOKS PROJECT: STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MOVING FORWARD EMILY FRANK, MIKE WAUGH, DAVID COMEAUX

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1 LSU S E-TEXTBOOKS PROJECT: STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MOVING FORWARD EMILY FRANK, MIKE WAUGH, DAVID COMEAUX

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3 EVOLVING TEXTBOOK STRATEGY No textbooks policy Collection development ILL Course reserves Faculty-driven Digital initiatives Remove barriers to essential academic material Library-driven

4 THE 3 CRITERIA DRM free Unlimited users Perpetual access

5 THE 3 CRITERIA DRM free Frustration free packaging Unlimited users Can be used in a class Perpetual access Can be re-used

6 PUBLISHERS The Big 5 Elsevier JSTOR Project MUSE Springer Wiley Also Cambridge University Press CRC Press Routledge (Taylor & Francis) UPSO

7 PUBLISHERS Title list

8 BOOKSTORE LIST The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law ) Section 133. Textbook Information

9 BOOKSTORE LIST Section 133. Textbook Information PURPOSE AND INTENT. The purpose of this section is to ensure that students have access to affordable course materials by decreasing costs to students and enhancing transparency and disclosure with respect to the selection, purchase, sale, and use of course materials. It is the intent of this section to encourage all of the involved parties, including faculty, students, administrators, institutions of higher education, bookstores, distributors, and publishers, to work together to identify ways to decrease the cost of college textbooks and supplemental materials for students while supporting the academic freedom of faculty members to select high quality course materials for students.

10 BOOKSTORE LIST

11 MATCHING Bookstore List.pdf Reg Ex Bookstore List ISBNs only Publisher List.xls Reg Ex Publisher List ISBNs only

12 MATCHING Find multiple ISBNs using the OCLC xisbn webservice Allows users to query FRBRized WorldCat information to find all manifestations of a work geteditions returns a list of relevant ISBNs

13 MATCHING Bookstore List.pdf Reg Ex Bookstore List ISBNs only xisbn Bookstore List ISBNs only expanded Publisher List.xls Reg Ex Publisher List ISBNs only

14 MATCHING Bookstore List ISBNs only expanded Publisher List ISBNs only Python Matches ISBNs only

15 MATCHING Bookstore List ISBNs only expanded Publisher List ISBNs only Python Matches ISBNs only xisbn Publisher List ISBNs only

16 LIB.LSU.EDU/EBOOKS

17 DEVELOPMENT First live version static html with EBSCO based search Current version Database-driven with Drupal E-Books for Students E-Books for Instructors

18 VERSION 1 EBSCO E-BOOK SEARCH Our first effort included a custom EBSCO search configuration. This search retrieved only e-books that met the three criteria. This was done by creating a profile that searched only a local collection of e- books that met the target criteria. However, this was not very helpful on its own, since most items were not used for classes. We have since created a specialized e-books for instructors page that includes a Request feature as well as searching options. This version combined the e-book search with a list of assigned e-books with basic information about each book.

19 STATIC HTML PAGE We added an element of dynamism by using JavaScript. Patrons could select a course based on course number. The books for that course would then be displayed alone. Unfortunately, we were limited to only providing one search option. Also, each item had to be added manually with HTML code. We even had to place each block of code in correct order manually. We used this approach from fall 2014 through spring 2015.

20 CURRENT DISPLAY E-BOOKS FOR STUDENTS In fall 2015, we launched a new website built with the content management system Drupal. Drupal allows us to create a much more dynamic and usable platform for searching for assigned e-books. Instead of manually creating each item as html code, the information is added to a csv spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is imported into Drupal, and automagically generates a searchable display page. This system enables me to easily add searchable filters. Any data from the e-book record can be searched. We ve chosen to allow to search by Instructor, Course Number, Course Title and Book Title.

21 E-BOOKS FOR INSTRUCTORS We also created a page that enables instructors to select from a (long) list of titles which can be purchased by the Libraries. This list includes all items that share the minimum qualifications of unlimited access, etc. We employed a similar approach as with the student page. The information about each item is organized into a spreadsheet. That spreadsheet is then uploaded into Drupal and displayed on the e- books instructor page. In addition to a search, instructors can send a request for us to purchase a book for them. The book information auto populates into a form, which is sent to us for further processing. We re considering the addition of a shopping cart feature in the near future.

22 PROMOTION Contact affected faculty Permalink Link to page ( Student-directed contact Facebook groups Rosters Paper slips

23 PROMOTION

24 FALL 2014-FALL 2015 Fall, spring, summer, fall $938, Gross does not subtract our costs Assumes full enrollment Undergraduate costs for an academic year: $38,365,500 25,577 undergraduates $1,500 annually on books and supplies

25 FALL 2014-FALL 2015 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Textbooks: Classes: Students at full enrollment: 2,270 2, ,888 Savings: $161, $288, $12, $476,263.15

26 LSU LIBRARIES COST Packages: Majority of the titles Wiley: $17/title Project Muse: $9.70/title Springer Print: purchased 1/3 of output for same cost More circ than entire print Title-by-title Spring semester:28 titles for $7,000

27 LSU LIBRARIES COST MATH 2065 and MATH 2070: Ordinary Differential Equations $79.95 new Used by 8 sections and 323 students Cost for entire class to purchase = $25, Access through Springer ME 3752: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design $89.95 new Cost for entire class to purchase = $15, Access through Knovel AGRO 7165/OCS 7165: Biogeochemistry of Wetland Soils and Sediments $ new Cost for entire class to purchase = $5,039 $283 for LSU Libraries

28 STUDENT GOVERNMENT Presented initiative as promotion Build e-textbooks platform Instructor searching and selecting What we have and what we can acquire quickly $10,000 funding

29 WHY LSU LIBRARIES? Is this the library s role? Alignment with strategic priorities Retention, cost Competitive funding environment Meaningful use of collections E-textbooks help us promote e-book packages Role of academic library: Access and discoverability Publishing and licensing Subjects specialists Curriculum integration

30 CHALLENGES Editions On 3-4 year cycle for new editions Traditional textbook publishers offer a variety of e-supplements Still saying no a lot McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall Influence faculty textbook selections Faculty like current system just fine Student awareness

31 MOVING FORWARD OERs Bookstore collaboration Textbook lists from multiple campuses, finding crossover, exploring multi-institutional agreements Whole state is interested in buying X Pool resources, negotiate LSU faculty textbook authors Pitch alternative to publishing