1. Intro self

2. Who are Askews and Holts?
Askews acquired by TLG Aug 2007, HJ in Feb 2008
Merged in 2011 to form AHLS
Based in Preston with 200 FTE’s
Specialist library supplier
Active in the HE/FE market since 2012
Annual t/o £42m (+ 11% on )

3. Our Public Library eBooks service (1)
Developed and managed in-house
Over 60 library authorities use AHLS
2 distinct areas – LAA and WLS
Over 900,000 eBooks available, cleared for lending
Single user license
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Library quality MARC record
Extensive MI and analytics

4. Our Public Library eBooks service (2)
Libro App
Authentication – SIP 2 or Web Services
Multiple supplier platforms
APIs
Publishers wariness – lack of “Bestsellers”
EU Ruling
Publisher pricing models
Restricted licences

5. How do our customers operate
As an individual library authority
As a consortia – e.g. Wales
19 of 21 authorities take part
More consortia being formed
Shared funding
Co-operative
Better access to more content

6. Our FE/HE offer (1) Purpose built platform – VleBooks
Developed and managed In-house
Over 70 live accounts in FE/HE
In excess of 700,000 academic eBooks
Multiple licence options:
Single user license (e.g. Pearson)
3, 5, or 10 multi-user licences (e.g. T&F,)
9,999 (e.g. Sage)
Annual credits –

7. Our FE/HE offer (2) International standard MARC
Authentication – Shibboleth, Athens, EZProxy, IP,
Resource Discovery Tools – Ebsco, Primo, etc
Publishers becoming more restrictive
Alternatives to “traditional” ILL – short terms eBook rental – delivered via PDA profile

8. Any Questions?...