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Project: Neo

Project: Neo. ICLS Project Planning Team: Elizabeth Arkles, Stephanie Cusworth, Steven Chang. Outline our plan for implementing 1 year trial Give a demonstration and talk about the features of the BeBook Neo Who is our target audience and why did we choose them?

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Project: Neo

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  1. Project: Neo ICLS Project Planning Team: Elizabeth Arkles, Stephanie Cusworth, Steven Chang

  2. Outline our plan for implementing 1 year trial Give a demonstration and talk about the features of the BeBook Neo Who is our target audience and why did we choose them? The benefits that this project will bring to the institution Introduction

  3. Survey – questions / format • Have you heard of an eBook Reader before? YES/NO • If so, how did you find out about them? • What would you use an eBook Reader for? • Have you ever used an eReader before? YES/NO • Would you borrow one from a library? • Any other comments you have about eBook Readers?

  4. Survey - results

  5. Audience • Who we chose – School of BIT academic staff and PhD students and why… • Terms and conditions for borrowing • Benefits of trialling on this group • Will pass on skills and promote to students • More reliable • Easier to track and get feedback

  6. The device – BeBook Neo • Why this device? • Wide format support • Flexible – not tied to proprietary services/systems • Highly portable

  7. BeBook Neo - demonstration

  8. BeBook Neo - Benefits • Possesses features perfectly suited to research, teaching, and academic work • Annotation • Bookmarking • Wi-Fi internet connectivity

  9. BeBook Neo - comparisons • Favourable reviews • “...up there with the best e-book readers...its e-ink display is also a pleasure to read for hours on end” - Edward Chester, TrustedReviews.com, May 13, 2010 • Kindle • Lack of Australian content • Difficulties with accessibility of non-Australian content • Limited range of e-book formats • iRex iLiad • Prohibitive pricing, at $1600 each in Australia

  10. BeBook Neo - acquisition • Purchase 40 devices • Order online via BeBook's secure website • http://www.bebook.net.au • $569 per device • Total cost for devices: $22,760

  11. Content • Targeted content • Remote access to Library’s online collection • Purchase content as required • Journals, ebooks, subject based subscriptions

  12. Staffing • Use of existing staff • Library staff • Head Librarian – Program Co-ordinator [program contact] • Team Leaders – Library staff general assistance • All staff - Content selection, cataloguing, user assistance, etc. • IT staff • Technical support • Extra training will be organised • However - increased workload... • Use of new staff • Extra body to help with transition – must be experienced • Temporary part-time position (subject to approval) • If necessary - option to retain longer or on a more permanent basis • Hire during January – will participate in staff training program

  13. Key Milestones 2010 • Mid-late 2010 • Grant approval • Informally notify staff and eligible borrowers of pilot, initial marketing discussions • Discussions with relevant department heads (ISTS, BIT, ICLS etc.) where necessary • Late 2010 • Research, selection and purchase of content and readers • Formal marketing of pilot program begins

  14. Key Milestones 2011 • January 2011 • Hiring of new staff member(s) • Preparation of library • Staff training sessions • February 2011 • Formal launch of program • Information session for eligible program participants • March 2011 • Academic Year begins • Pilot program begins • End of 2011 • Pilot program concludes • Feedback collated, viability assessed

  15. Marketing • Focus on two audiences – staff / PHD students • Intention of marketing and promotion to: • promote awareness of BeBook Neo trial • to encourage participation in trial • Message is: • “widen your professional horizons” • “choose cutting edge tech for mobile study”

  16. Delivery • Incentives • Email Marketing • Print Marketing • Web Marketing • Media • Presence and Launch • demonstrations/training workshops • stand at open/enrolment days • Signage

  17. Support Training Interactive tutorials Contact/Help information Regular progress meetings Budget $6,000

  18. Project Evaluation • What indicators we will use to evaluate • Ongoing evaluation throughout project • Monthly meetings / reports - management • Ongoing budgeting • Print and online feedback forms • Head Librarian - contact for questions, issues, any other enquiries regarding the pilot • Surveys – before / during / after • Statistics about levels of borrowing and demographics, etc

  19. Outcomes / objectives • Benefits for ICLS • Easy distribution of learning resources • Cutting edge reputation • Raising the benchmark of library technology and resource accessibility • Further the enviable skill sets that staff, and in turn and students already achieve • Improve overall confidence • Next generation of students will be more technically knowledgeable, ensures staff are still able to pass on valuable skills to them • Grant application... • Budget estimate - $850 000 • Grant needed = $250 000 - $300 000

  20. Where to from here? Contact details • Elizabeth Arkles: S3185630@student.rmit.edu.au • Stephanie Cusworth: • S3268375@student.rmit.edu.au • Steven Chang: • S3268495@student.rmit.edu.au • [Indicate approximate dates for next presentation or evaluation report/update on the project]

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