You may now request books as eBooks! All books in the library catalogue Album, printed before 1900, are now marked with a specific symbol indicating that the book may be requested as a digital copy, provided that scanning will not harm the book. The book is delivered in pdf format, which may be used everywhere and anywhere. This service is part of the European service eBooks-on-demand (EOD) and Umeå University Library is the first library in Sweden to offer this. Here are a few of the books being offered

Ordering

It is easy to request a book - the ordering system is self-instructional and multilingual. Start by searching for the book in the library catalogue Album. Then click on the EOD symbol to open the order form:

When the form is sent the library will be notified and the scanning is initiated.

Delivery and Payment

Delivery  time is estimated at about 10-15 business days. After that a message will be sent out saying that the book is ready to be paid and delivered. Payment by debit card or credit card, and  then the pdf file will be available for download.

Price

The price depends on the size of the book (number of pages). The basic fee is SEK 100 + SEK 1.50/page, as follows:

• A book comprising 100 pages is SEK 250
• A book comprising 300 pages is SEK 550

The price is automatically calculated in the order form. A manual examination of the book is always carried out, which may result in a decision not to digitize the book, e.g. on account of the physical condition of the item or the fact that the given price is based on incomplete data in the library catalogue.

The service implies that only the first client pays for the digital copy. After approximately one month the book is freely available and anyone may download it. Check out  a few examples of digitized and freely available books here:Digitized books

The eBooks-on-demand Network

Currently around thirty European libraries participate in the eBooks-on-demand (EOD) network. The intent is to make older books available. During 2011 a joint library catalogue will be launched within the network, which means that tens of millions of books will be easily searchable and accessible for digitization. The service-wide language support makes it possible to order books from large parts of Europe in Swedish and at a reasonable cost.

Contact

For inquiries regarding the service, please contact: Christer Karlsson