1. Managing digital libraries
WORKSHOP on
Managing digital libraries

2. Very different situations depending on…
Mission of the library
Specialized with defined users
Public
Kind of digital resources
Based on owned printed books (even with copyright)
Licenced as ebooks by publishers

3. Cases Fundacion Sancho El Sabio and University of Santa Croce
Red de bibliotecas municipales de Bilbao and Public library of Trento

4. Specialized libraries
Goals of the digital library :
how do the users use the resources?
Save the time of the users!
To allow consultation of short parts and quotations
Digital version of most required books owened by institution
Access only INSIDE the library intranet recognized
via IP (also in different site far away from each other and in the colleges where they live) or
password (if the user gives its pw, it is its one responsability)
Only streaming no download
For the "community" of users no limits on nr of copies or time)
This is allowed by the law (European directive)

5. Public libraries
Ebooks bought with 20 loans (21 days, one user one copy, 2/5 a user ) checked via DRM Adobe (+ repository of their one digitazed resources)
Access via password anywhere
after 20 loans the ebooks disappears! And the library has to buy another copy with other loans
no property of the ebooks
No integration in OPAC
The service is allowed by publishers contracted by an external entity (private or public)

6. In managing digital library… hard questions with publishers
Digital version not allowed (European law againts them)
Ebook not available for libraries (only for private clients)
eBook with DRM
eBook for libraries with all permission but more expensive (x 10)