10. Topics of Conversation eBook Types Business Models and Licensing Publishers and Aggregators Consortial Purchasing Selecting Content Evaluating Vendors Budgeting Barriers to Access
11. eBook Types Downloadable Check out Download to personal reader/device One user eBooks/audiobooks Variety of formats View Only Online eBooks Web based Multiple users Reference, academic, some children’s/classroom Html, PDF, text
13. Business Models & Licensing One Book-One User/Checkout Multi-User Unlimited Use Collections Subscriptions Patron Driven Short-Term Loan Access Fees
14. Patron Driven Acquisition Libraries select titles MARC records in catalog Use of book triggers purchase Various trigger/price points Guaranteed use of purchased content Still need balanced collection
15. Short Term Loan 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 30 day loans Cost saving strategy ILL alternative More content Nothing owned Accountability – You spent how much on what?
16. Buying from Publishers +’s Get content direct More stable title list One platform Search across content type Features enhance content More room for negotiations
17. Buying from Publishers +’s Get content direct One platform Search across content type Features enhance content More stable title list More room for negotiations -’s Multiple license agreements, one for each publisher Lots of E-management Multiple platforms Not an option for trade titles
18. Buying from Aggregators +’s Many publishers, one platform Improves visibility of smaller publishers & collections One license agreement Integrated into distribution systems and approval plans CD services offered Discovery
19. Buying from Aggregators +’s Many publishers, one platform Improves visibility of smaller publishers & collections One license agreement Integrated into distribution systems and approval plans CD services offered Discovery -’s Not all publisher content released Delays in release or embargoes Pricing/licensing established by publishers, not much room for negotiation Limits on size of consortia Steep access fees Who archives content?
20. Consortial Purchasing Challenges Publishers don’t necessarily want shared access Individual libraries = individual needs Less control Platform preference “Cafeteria” plans Approval plans & PDA Negotiating the multiplier Larger queues for popular titles
21. Selecting Content Subscribe to a product Purchase subject collections Title by title – must like spreadsheets Patron driven selection CD Teams – library or consortia CD services from aggregators Custom lists Collections
22. Evaluating Vendors Find your content first Evaluation Matrix - http://bit.ly/f0z7UP Content Business Models User Interface DRM/restrictions Statistics/Use Data Support
24. Budgeting What is the best practice? Reallocate existing funds List Cost vs. Discount Weigh costs of purchase vs. lease Sustainable models Short-term Loan vs. ILL Access Fees and ongoing costs? Pilot projects
25. Barriers to Access Cost Licensing MARC records Metadata Archiving Accessibility Restrictive DRM Devices Formats Loading/lending
27. Archiving/Perpetual Access Who has responsibility? Portico eBook archiving Cost for libraries Trigger events for aggregators not the same as trigger events for publishers Not a U.S. only solution
28. A Proposed Solution Goal: To build a model where libraries can continue to access purchased ebook content in meaningful and useful ways. Means: An alliance between Publishers, Aggregators, Libraries. End: Practical solution providing ongoing access to purchased content through recognized alternative platforms. Library Archive Registry Aggregator Publisher Slide courtesy of Kari Paulson, EBL
29. Accessibility Some eBooks are not accessible Most eReaders are not accessible HTML is the most accessible format DAISY de facto accessible eBook standard EPUB 2.1 Charter PDF – marked up, headings, structural elements
31. Keeping Up? No Shelf Required – www.noshelfrequired.com Teleread – www.teleread.org Resource Shelf – www.resourceshelf.com eBooknewser - www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/ The Digital Reader - www.the-digital-reader.com/ Go-to-hellman - go-to-hellman.blogspot.com ALA TechSource blog - www.alatechsource.org/blog LJ/SLJ ebook Summit - @LJSLJebookSummt
32. Recommended Resources E-books and Libraries: A Stream of Concerns by Meredith Farkas - http://bit.ly/e2Sjks COSLA Report (public libraries)– www.cosla.org Collection Management, 2010, Volume 35, Issues 3 & 4 No Shelf Required: E-books in Libraries, ALA Editions, 2011 No Shelf Required II: The Use and Management of E-books, ALA Editions, Forthcoming
33. Thanks to the following librarians for their insight on public library ebook purchasing Kathleen Sullivan and Ross McLachlan, Phoenix PL Wright Rix, Santa Monica PL Lisa Neal Shaw, Presque Isle, Maine Randy McDevitt-Parks, Oakland PL James Jackson Sanborn, Maine InfoNet