LIFE!!!

WITHor

WITHOUT

e – B o o k s

Do we really need them???

Our Current Perceptions &

Biases!!!

Published 17 Years Ago “1990”

1,200 Baht

How would you FEEL???

What would you THINK???

What would you SAY???

Do we really need eBooks???

• WE don’t want subscription based e-books

• Don’t like/use these Titles or Subjects

• Publication Dates are “TOO OLD”

• Researchers don’t really USE reference books

So it looks like we don’t

really need them!!!

Can we AGREE that…

INFORMATION is Extremely Crucial

• Research

• Teaching

• Making Decisions

• Solving Problems

Lack of Information Increases your

RISK!!!

Can we AGREE that…

Lack of INFORMATION increases RISK

• Of not Creating BEST Research

• Of NOT teaching the best/current concepts

• Of NOT making the best decisions

• Of NOT implementing the best solutions

Current BIASES towarde-books!!!

• Dislike subscription based e-books

• Books TOO OLD!!!

• Don’t use or like these Titles/Subject

• Researchers really don’t use reference books

So what should we do???

Can we create a NEW

PERSPECTIVE???

Now I will PROVIDE EVIDENCE for us to

rely on a NEW PERSPECTIVE towards

e-Books

This NEW PERSPECTIVE will

allow us NOT to miss INFORMATION

that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!!

Look at REAL Research

• Sample Important Research Articles

• Review Reference section

• Analyze what type of INFORMATION was used to perform the research

Yang, H., et al., (2004), “Thermogravimetric Analysis-Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis of Palm Oil Waste Pyrolysis”, (2004), Energy & Fuels, 18, 1814-1816

RESEARCH ARTICLE FROM ACS JOURNAL

Cited Reference Book:16 Years Old.

Cited Reference Book:19 Years Old.

Flinn, C.j., (2006), “Minimum Wage Effects On Labor Market Outcomes Under Search matching, and Endogenous Contact Rates”, Econometrica, 4, 1013, 1061-62.

RESEARCH ARTICLE FROM Econometrica JOURNAL

Cited Reference Book:11 Years Old.

Cited Reference Book:36 Years Old.

Cited Reference Book:6 Years Old.

Lui, S., Horner, A., and Ayers, L. (2006), “MIDI to SP-MIDI Transcoding using Phrase Stealing”, (2006), IEEE MuktiMedia,, 52, 59.

RESEARCH ARTICLE FROM IEEE JOURNAL

Cited Reference Book:16 Years Old.

Cited Reference Book:49 Years Old.

With this evidence can we create a NEW

PERSPECTIVE???

Do we really need them???

• WE don’t want subscription based e-books

• Don’t like/use these titles or subjects

• Publication Dates are TOO OLD

• Researchers don’t really USE reference books

e-BOOKS

• Subscription - MORE titles updates & new titles are free

• $8,000USD = 800 to 24,000 TITLES

• Purchase Model or Perpetual rights -SMALLER collection but ownership

• $8,000USD = 45 to 150 TITLES

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All InformationFor Economics

CURRENT HOLDINGS

RISK

RESEARCH IS NOT COMPLETE!!!

Can we increaseHOLDING

to reduce ourRISK!!!

Do we really need them???

• WE don’t want subscription based e-books

• Don’t like/use these titles or subjects

• Publication Dates are “TOO OLD”

• Researchers don’t really USE reference books

Question???

Thank You!!!