1. Leading the Pack in eResource Management
COSI Conference 2014
eResource Central
Leading the Pack in eResource Management
Margaret mcevaddy
account manager

2. Summary Introductions Key functionality eRC and the BLUEcloud
A brief history of eRC
Product demo
Roadmap
Vendor integration status
Q&A

3. A crazy digital world Various patron portals per vendor
Multiple title formats and proprietary eReaders
Lack of interoperability between systems:

4. Eresource central: one stop SHOP
All licensed vendor titles in a single administrative interface
Search, facet, and create custom collections cross-vendor
Seamless syncing for patron discovery
Checkouts, previews, and holds from hitlist
My Account integration, including hold cancellation and early return

5. Erc and bluecloud: 23 releases!
eRC 1.0: June 2013
eRC Admin w/ collection management and dashboard
Recorded Books and Baker & Taylor imports/availability/checkouts, OverDrive imports/previews (Enterprise 4.3)
OverDrive Advantage support
eRC 1.1: October 2013
Facets and improved search, 3M Cloud Library imports/availability/checkouts
eRC 1.2: November 2013
OverDrive checkouts
UA (February 2014)
Auto syncs from vendor packages to Discovery portal
UA (March 2014)
Faster collection creation
UA (April 2014)
Dashboard export to CSV
UA (May 2014)
My Account support for Enterprise GA6 (Baker & Taylor, OverDrive, and 3M Cloud Library)
Over 16 patches!!!
OverDrive Stream Support
Vendor regional support
Vendor and eRC fixes

6. Erc today Over 108 customers implemented since release in June 2013
Over 145,000 downloads transacted through eRC web services
Symphony and Horizon customers using eRC in multiple worldwide regions on the SirsiDynix BLUEcloud platform
7 vendors integrated
OverDrive
Baker & Taylor/Axis 360
Recorded Books/OneClickdigital
3M Cloud Library
Open Library
Project Gutenberg
Ingram MyiLibrary (pilot starting soon)

7. Erc product demo Staff Metadata harvested nightly from vendor
Live availability and total copies
Custom collection creation, including searching cross-vendor and search filters/facets
OverDrive Advantage Account support
Auto-syncs keep your Discovery portal up-to-date with your licensed content for supporting vendors

9. Erc product demo Patron Integrated search with ILS content
eRC-specific search facets
Checkouts and live availability in the hitlist
Item previews supported for some vendors
In Enterprise GA6: holds, holds and checkout views, cancel holds and early returns for supporting vendors

10. SirsiDynix Discovery and eRC
St Helen’s Library Services
West Dunbartonshire – library online
eRC Demo System

11. Looking ahead Vendor Support Portal (ongoing)
BLUEcloud Cataloging integration (work beginning in Q3)
Additional vendor integrations
UX/UI revision for more seamless Universal Admin experience
Patron authentication support

12. Erc vendor status Current Vendor Integrations Patron App Support
Functionality
Import Licensed Metadata
Auto-Remove Unlicensed Titles
Hitlist Authentication
Availability
Preview
Checkout
Place Hold
View Holds
Cancel Holds
View Checkouts
Early Returns
Regional Support
Patron App Support
Universal Admin
Enterprise GA5+, BLUEcloud PAC 1.0, BookMyne 2014.x (Late Summer), Social Library 2.0
Enterprise GA6+, BLUEcloud PAC 1.0, BookMyne 2014.x (Late Summer), Social Library 2.0
Vendor
OverDrive
Yes
Yes*
General
Axis 360 (Baker & Taylor)
Not yet supported No
OneClickdigital (Recorded Books)
Pending
3M Cloud Library
US/Canada only
Project Gutenberg NA
Open Library
Ingram MyiLibrary (coming soon)
Complete Vendor Status
Contacted
Discussions
Integration Underway
Askews & Holt
EBSCO eBooks
Mackin
CCH Australia
HOOPLA (Midwest Tape)
DeMarque/Pret Num.
Freegal
Total Boox
Bibliotheca
Bolinda
Follett
Gale/Cengage
ProQuest/ebrary

13. ASKEWS & HOLTS Metadata imports Title licensing Title availability
Current functionality:
Metadata imports
Title licensing
Title availability
Cover art for titles
Outstanding:
Checkouts/one-click downloads: Askews has implemented, SirsiDynix are testing.
My Account integration. Askews has coded to the eRC v1 API and will need to include eRC v2 API, we are in discussion.
Previews. We are in discussion.

14. George Purefoy Municipal Complex Frisco, TX

15. Demographics of eBook Readers**
Frisco Demographics*
Demographics of eBook Readers**
Median Age: 34
Age of highest level of eBook readers:
30-49
Median Annual Household Income:
$111,690
Annual Household Income of highest level of eBook readers:
$75,000+
Education Level:
58.7% Bachelor’s Degree or higher
Education Level of highest level of eBook readers:
College+ * **

18. Q&A
Q&A

19. Dain Berrett