E-books at the Alliance Changes to DDA: Open Call December 10, 2015

Goals and Objectives  Build a broadly useful collection  Diversify publisher list  Improve cost stability and predictability  Improve percentage of budget devoted to purchase  Reduce barriers to access (e.g., DRM-free content, ADA compliance, easy to use interface)  Minimize impact of fluctuating title pool

Assumptions for Changes  Keep Academic Complete subscription  E-Book budget remains $1 million a year in total  Changes apply to the DDA component of program only (~$750,000)

Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA)  Fixed cost negotiated between vendor / consortium  Discovery pool of titles made available to patrons for 6 months - 1 year  Use data pulled and analyzed  Funds applied to purchase titles that were well used by many libraries

Options # 1: EBA with Aggregator  Pros:  Lots of Publishers  Single workflow  Low to No DRM – selected platforms  Cons:  Not all desired publishers  May be redundant with local projects # 2: EBA with Publisher(s)  Pros:  Choice of publishers  More titles available than with DDA or aggregator EBA  Low to No DRM  Cons:  Limited # of publishers  Multiple workflows  May be redundant with local projects  Multiple publisher agreements mean multiple interfaces

Options # 3: Different DDA with EBL  Pros:  Apply loan fees to purchase price  Keep costs more manageable  Consistency with current program  Cons:  Costs still unpredictable  Clunky DRM #4 : Publisher purchase  Pros:  Desired content/ publisher  Low cost per title  Cons:  No use evidence

Discussion & Questions

Question  We are keeping Academic Complete as part of our centrally-provided e-book portfolio. Given that, is there a desire for the remaining budget to be spent on front list content?

Question  How important is ownership?