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E-books have been around since the early 1990s but have had a slow adoption by the higher education community. While e-books allow for the inclusion of richer media, providing a more interactive experience for the reader, the format, as well as access and copyright issues, are still currently evolving. Explore this resource site—a collection of all EDUCAUSE resources related to E-Books.
Articles, Papers, and Reports
- A Study of Four Textbook Distribution Models, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, December 2011. In preparation for campus-wide e-text adoption, Daytona State College completed a two-year comparative study of four textbook distribution models: print purchase, print rental, e-text rental, and e-text rental with e-reader device.
- Mobile Perspectives: On e-books E-Reading: The Transition in Higher Education EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2011.
- 2011 Horizon Report, ELI/NMC, February 2011. Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education. This year electronic books are prominently featured in the report.
- The User-Driven Purchase Giveaway Library, EDUCAUSE Review, September/October 2010.
- Deploying Innovation Locally, EDUCAUSE Review, September/October 2010.
- E-Textbooks: “An Interesting Ride”, EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2010.
- 7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers, ELI, March 2010.
- Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, February 2010
- E-Books in Higher Education: Are We There Yet?, ECAR Research Bulletin, January 2010
- 7 Things You Should Know About E-Books, ELI, November 2006
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- eTexts: A Perishable Opportunity for Higher Education?, EDUCAUSE Live!, January 2012. This EDUCAUSE Live! This program addresses the strategic, business, and policy implications for institutions in light of a changing world of consumer electronics and new models for digital educational resources such as eTexts, website tutorials, and other licensed content
- Digital Content in Higher Education – Practical Findings, ELI Web Seminar, March 2011 (ELI membership required) This webinar provides an overview of the digital textbook landscape as it currently exists and a glimpse into the emerging trends that will shape higher education digital content in the near future.
- Dealing with the Changing World of E-Textbooks, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, October 2010. This video from E10 examines the current trends in textbook technology with respect to delivery platform options (iPad, Kindle, etc.), software format (electronic publication versus PDF), and pedagogical implications.
- Kindles in the Classroom: Theories, Practices, and Results in a Lower-Division English Course, ELI Annual Conference, January 2010. At California Lutheran University, the goal of the Kindle pilot project was to explore and identify the practices that would best optimize the Kindle's teaching/learning potential—a potential CLU recognized as promoting deeper student engagement in critical reading and writing.
- E-Readers and E-Textbooks: Current Reality and Future Possibilities, EDUCAUSE Live!, August 2009. This seminar addresses the current state of e-reader devices and their functionality as platforms for the delivery of e-textbooks, as experienced by Northwest Missouri State University in its 2008–2009 pilot study.
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Standing Out in the Crowd: Getting Your Message Heard by the New Kids on the Block
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March 19, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
We all know there are a limited number of opportunities to get messages in front of your incoming first-year students when they're visiting campus, attending a summer orientation, and during t…
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On the Cutting Edge: Innovative Services That Blend Technology with Purpose
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February 13, 2013
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A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference
Join this lively session for a look at three exciting and innovative services being offered to meet new challenges on our campuses including data management, the need to rethink and repurpose physi…
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Service Descriptions in Higher Ed IT organizations
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April 18, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
This presentation will describe the process that Cal Poly Pomona used to standardize on a service description methodology and show the lessons learned in the development of that methodology. It wil…
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Leading and Partnering from the Inside Out
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April 18, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
At Indiana University, a co-management model of IT services at the School of Engineering and Technology, the Geology Department and at the School of Environmental and Public Affairs with central …
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Using Self-Managing Teams to Improve Service Delivery: A Case Study from JHU
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
Our Student and Administrative Solutions team, which is responsible for supporting our SIS and other related services, was challenged with a multitude of internal issues that were starting to erode…
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ECAR Research Tour: The Year in Review
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March 19, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Where does higher education stand in terms of analytics maturity, and what actions are needed to take it to the next level? How does your institution fare in providing students with the technologie…
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Where Do We Go from Here? Using Collaboration Carefully to Navigate Growth
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March 18, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
The University of Chicago's IT Services desires to embed itself in the experiential and transformational culture of the campus but faces an ambiguous course. Direct engagement with creative de…
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"Flip IT! Flip IT Good!" User-Centered Solutions Create Success
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February 13, 2013
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A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference
You've heard of flipping houses, even classrooms, but what about a help desk? Web services? Incorporating user-centered design into a help desk remodel yielded a better user experience and pro…
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Teaching Fishing; or, Empowering Users with Technology
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February 13, 2013
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A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference
"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime." This session will discuss the issues of "teaching fishing" (in relation …
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Piloting Innovation through Faculty Development Programs
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October 3, 2012
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A session at the ELI Online Fall Focus Session 2012
The University of Minnesota's Faculty Fellowship Program is an 18-month faculty development program designed to support transformational uses of technology to enhance learning while building…
