Joseph GohDirector, IG Publishing (an iGroup Company)

Personal BriefInformation and Technology since 1995

Information Retrieval and Search EnginesLibrary Information ServicesLibrary Automation SolutionsContent Streaming ApplicationseLearning ApplicationsElectronic Publishing SolutionsLicensing and Distribution

In PerspectiveParadigm Shift in User Behavior

Web Savvy, Instant Gratification, On-demand, Anytime Anywhere, etc.

Content Warehouse or Information Gateway

A Majority Shift is an Eventuality

Understanding User Needs• Instant Access to Information

• Local Language Support for non-native English Speakers

• Tools to Enhance Information Discovery

• Integration with eLearning Application - Supporting Pedagogy or Instructional Design

Technology Trend• Media-rich Enhancement to improve User

Experience

• On the Fly Machine Language Translation

• Clustering with Visualisation

• Centralised > Regionalised > Localised

Trends in DiscussionTurning Existing Content into Assets

Negotiating with Publishers for Consortia Purchases

Turning Existing Content into AssetsManaging your own ebook collection

Delivering value to your usersGreater ManageabilityControl over PerformanceSecurity (DRM)Increase your ROI

The future of Library Automation

Example – Hong Kong University4000 titlesConversion from Print to ElectronicCleaning and OCR2 PaxEbook Management System12 months

Other Examples

Columbia University Press Ebook Library

Chulalongkorn University Electronic Textbooks

Consortia Negotiation IssuesNegotiation through Aggregators

IssuesNo. of sitesNo. of copies per title (Multipliers)Communication pitfalls

Potential Breakdown in Negotiation

Consortia NegotiationSuggested SolutionPre-negotiation

Identify the TitlesSegment the PublishersSegment the User base

Negotiate directly with Publishers

Understand your Product Mix!!!

Select your preferred platform partners or own EMS

OpportunitiesEnhanced Services to users … Stay

RELEVANT

Reduced Logistics Issues … Stay EFFICIENT

Platform Independent … Stay in CONTROL

Self Managed … Stay CONNECTED