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E-books in Libraries: Big Dreams Meet Reality

E-books in Libraries: Big Dreams Meet Reality. Sue Polanka. Wright State University Libraries. No Shelf Required. @ spolanka. What are your big dreams?. Good Content. Control. Copy Paste. Consortia. Preserve. ILL. No Limits. No Fees. e Book s. Access. No DRM. Share.

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E-books in Libraries: Big Dreams Meet Reality

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  1. E-books in Libraries:Big Dreams Meet Reality Sue Polanka Wright State University Libraries No Shelf Required @spolanka

  2. What are your big dreams?

  3. Good Content Control Copy Paste Consortia Preserve ILL No Limits No Fees eBooks Access No DRM Share Accessible Affordable One Format Own Download

  4. Purchasing eBooks

  5. Business Models & Licensing • One Book-One User/Checkout • Multi-User • Unlimited Use • Collections • Subscriptions • Patron Driven • Short-Term Loan Do you OWN or LEASE? Access Fees

  6. 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

  7. Short Term Loan • 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 30 day loans • Nothing owned • Cost saving strategy • ILL alternative • More content • Accountability – You spent how much on what?

  8. EBL OverDrive eBooks on EBSCOhost Ingram MyiLibrary ebrary 3M

  9. Consortial Purchasing +’s • More content, less money • Consistency across libraries • Share content • ILL • One license

  10. Consortial Purchasing +’s -’s Long process Less control of content selection Negotiating the multiplier Larger queues for popular titles • More content, less money • Consistency across libraries • One license • Share content • ILL

  11. Local Load with Open Source – it’s FREE!

  12. Free like a kitten, not beer http://www.boozekittens.com/page/2/

  13. Locally Managed Content +’s -’s Staff Technology You are the vendor Upkeep costs Not all publishers will play • Own Content • Control Interface • You are the aggregator • Self-preservation • No DRM

  14. What’s New?

  15. OverDrive WIN Platform • Format choices • Simultaneous use • Patron-driven acquisition • Content samples • DRM free content • OverDrive help

  16. 3M Cloud Library • Few publishers • Multi-platform reading • eReaders for checkout • Discovery station • In beta now Photo courtesy of Eric Hellman Photo from 3M

  17. Open Access eBooks • Liberate eBooks • Creative Commons License • Funded public radio style • Fair price established • Crowdsourced

  18. In Library Lending • Internet Archive & Open Library • Pool of 100K ebooks • 1000 libraries • 20th Century titles • Free • Donate one book to the program to join

  19. Freading

  20. Ad Based Subscription Services http://www.24symbols.com/

  21. Good Content Control Copy Paste Consortia Preserve ILL No Limits No Fees eBooks Access No DRM Share Accessible Affordable One Format Own Download

  22. Questions? sue.polanka@ wright.edu Twitter @spolanka noshelfrequired.com

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