Azusa Pacific University boasted some of the highest usage during their trial that we had ever seen. So of course, we had to sit down and ask their librarian Denise Gehring if she had any secrets to share!
What made you want to trial the Digital Library?
We had a request from business faculty member to purchase the digital library. However before we purchased we wanted to be sure that students and faculty would use it so we set up the trial.
What prompted you to purchase it?
Usage response was excellent for the trial. Also we consulted other business faculty to see if they thought the resources would be helpful for teaching and learning. Both business faculty and our business librarian encouraged the students to use the digital library. Our business librarian had 5 previously scheduled library workshops in which she spent a little time showing them how to access the digital library.
We also really liked the fact that there are very few restrictions on your product such as unlimited simultaneous use, no DRM, downloadable PDFs, availability of MARC records, and no yearly fees.
What's your opinion on e-books in libraries today in general?
I think that eBooks are becoming a common trend. This year our library has had more of a focus on purchasing eBooks. We have set up agreements with several vendors to allow for librarians to have more of a choice in selection. EBooks are preferred resource among younger patrons; in addition we are starting to see that professors especially those who have distance education programs prefer the eBook format.
Do you have an e-reader? If so, what kind?
No, I don’t; although, I have the kindle and nook app on my Droid and laptop.
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