Marmot Ebook Task Force Progress Report for Member Libraries Webcast June 12, 2012

Agenda Current ebook investment New ebook products Collection development issues New ebook features in VuFind (DEMO) Staffing requirements for ebooks Technical services & metadata issues Local content

Current ebook investment NetLibrary/OCLC->EBSCO Gale etc. Springer (CMU 28k, CCU 8k) ebrary (CCU, WSC, ASU) 72k Marmot Digital Library – OverDrive shared collection (10k) – Colorado documents (10k) OverDrive Advantage (2k) Yuliya Lef, Gayle Gunderson, Sarah Landeryou

New ebook products Freading (at PLA) – token-based purchases paid by library axis 360 by Baker & Taylor (Nov 2 demo) – proprietary format & reader app Library Cloud by 3M (Dec 2 demo) – power wall & reader devices Ebooks on EBSCOhost (May 8 demo) – patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) – integration with EBSCOhost Sarah Landeryou & Yuliya Lef

Marmot Print Copies Overdrive (ePUB) Blio3m CloudFreading Top 10 NY Times Hardcover Non-fiction Bestsellers All titles; On avg. 22 copies per title (from 4 c. to 80 c.); Holds range from 1 to 31 4 titles available; 1 title in Marmot: 4 copies w/ 15 holds 000 Top 10 NY Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers All titles; On avg. 33 copies per title (from 18 to 46 c.); Holds range from 0 to 81 2 titles available; 2 titles in Marmot; 1 copy w/ 4 holds; and 1 copy w/ 16 holds 01 title (not the same as OverDrive) 0 Digital copy through OverDrive about 4 times the cost of print copy Example: Hardcover of “Unbroken” for $17; one digital Kindle/ePub copy $81.00 through OverDrive Advantage Paper copy of ‘Fifty Shades” for $11; Kindle/copy $47.00 through OverDrive Advantage Title Availability

3M Cloud (Beta)Axis 360 BLIOFreading Access Vendor based software of app CirculationSingle-use checkout Unlimited checkouts Compatibility PC, iPad, iPhone, Nook, Android, 3M Reader PC, iPad, iPhone, Android, Assistive screen-reader technologies PC, iPad, iPhone, Android, Nook, Sony Reader FormatAdobe ePubVendor-specificAdobe ePub Fees Fee for platform setup; subscription fee Subscription fee Free setup; pay for only titles as checked-out; token-based system Notes/Features Promote use through 3M Digital Kiosk in Library Focus on color, graphics and presentation; integrates with Baker & Taylor TitleSource 3 Redeem up to 4 tokens per checkout PublishersRandom House, HarperCollins Random House, HarperCollins, Houghton Miffline Harcourt Mix of non-fiction, fiction, romance publishers Overview of Vendors *Noticeably absent: Kindle format for any of these services. *Services tend to complement each other in terms of available titles, vendor variety may be necessary.

Collection development issues – Licensing vs. purchase – No jobber – Title limitations – Proprietary vendor platforms – Multiple formats, multiple devices – Review tools Jocelyn Durrance

New ebook features in VuFind New features developed for Douglas County – Patron accounts – OverDrive integration – Adobe Content Server for DRM content IPG, Clifford Irving, etc. – MySQL database for non-DRM content Gutenberg etc. VuFind+ launched April 6 DEMO Jennifer Murrell

Staffing requirements for ebooks Supporting & troubleshooting ebook products – Library staff Jackie Kuusinen

Local content Support local authors Host their content Help digitize their work – convert doc to epub – e.g. Brewpub Drew Brookhart

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