1. Flemisch Libraries E-booklicense Model NAPLE E-book seminar Milan 13 May Johan.delaure@bibnet.be

2. Flanders 6,5 mil. inhabitants 300 public libraries 2 > 250.000 14 >40.000 <120.000 72 >20.000 <40.000 200 <20.000 40% Flemish publ. 60% Dutch publ. 16 mil. euro annual budget bookcollection

3. 1. Getting YES from publishers 1.Public investment in a shared distribution platform. 2.Options for preservation and digitalisation. 3.Promote (e-) reading (borrowers = buyers) 4.Budget (10 %) 5.First offer: “single user copies” and 26 loans

4. Problems with the 26 models 1. No simultaneous access 2. Buying ‘whole book copies’ as a minimum is required 3. Libraries are not local anymore when it is about digital services 4. Web presentation becomes volatile Artificial thresholds will evaporate

5. Second round of negociations 1.Pilot (only 1 year) 2.Start with limited collection (200 + 100 titles) 3.User-oriented presentation (no catalogue) 4.Build experience 5.Build trust 6.Aspects of Dutch model

6. For the end-user 1.Inside the library: unlimited consulting and reading 2.Register for e-reading at the library desk (+ contribution) 3.5 loans subscriptions 4.Online reading or offline in an App on tablets 5.Contribution fee is decision of local library

7. For the publisher 1.1 agency for all libraries – 1 invoice 2.1 base license (handling / intra muros): 1x tot 10x price of a copy 3.Loan fee: 0…0,12…0,37…0,50 euro excl. TVA 4.Minimal package: from 0…26…800 loans 5.Publisher makes first proposal of titles 6.Publisher has emergency exit per title

8. For the library 1.Sufficient libraries need to join 2.Minimum fee implies loan packages for 0,5 % of the serviced population (3,72% of the adult loaners with address inside the community) 3.Minimum fee implies 2 euro/loan (or more if unsufficient librairies join) 4.Above minimum: 0,6 euro/loan. 5.Option to ask end users for a contribution.

9. 2. Getting YES from libraries 1.Pilot or Perish : libraries without digital offering? 2.Promote (e-) reading marketing 3.Extra in times of budget cuts: cost innovation 4.Local library infrastructure upgrading

10. The e-book lending process / modules Web Presentation on local website Widget platform SSO OAuth infrastructure Library Admin pages Rules Loan management Logging & reporting Reader Delivery Online reader + App

11. E-books in the library Milano, 13 May 2013 Johan.delaure@bibnet.be