Library Best Practices for eBook and Digital Materials Circulation

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Book Expo America eBook Experience May 30th to
June 1st, 2003 Los Angeles, CA

• Library Best Practices for eBook and Digital
  Materials Circulation

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Digital Libraries Today

• Types of Libraries
• Models
• Usage
• Interface
• Business
• Features
• Vendors

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Types of Libraries

• Public
• Academic
• K-12
• Higher Education
• Research
• Institutional
• Corporate
• Special
• Consortia

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eLibrary Usage Models

• Check out, Online reading
• Check out, Offline reading (download)
• Simultaneous Use, Online Reading
• Browser-based Reading
• Device/Reader Based Reading
• Adobe Reader, Palm Reader, MS Reader
• PC, Laptop, PDA, Dedicated Devices (RocketBook)

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eLibrary Business Models

• Content Fees
• One Patron, One Book
• Similar to Existing Print Model
• Usage Fees
• Charges based on Actual Usage (e.g. Dialog)
• Site License Fees
• Based on Number of Patrons or Potential Patrons
• Similar to Database Model (e.g. Gale, Ebsco,
  Proquest)

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eLibrary Features

• ILS Integration
• Authentication
• Circulation
• OPAC and MARC support
• Patron Catalog Interface
• Library Branded vs. Vendor Branded
• Catalog of Titles
• Focus/Strength on Specific Content Types
• Individual Title Purchases vs. Collection
  Purchases
• Open to titles from other suppliers
• On-line Library Administration

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eLibrary Vendors

• Available Today
• netLibrary
• ebrary
• OverDrive Digital Library Reserve
• Baker Taylor ED
• Coming Soon
• Follett

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netLibrary

• Launched in 1998
• Most widely deployed eBook Library System
• Now owned by OCLC
• Checkout system
• Read On-line
• Purchase Pre-defined Collections of eBooks

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ebrary Overview

• ebrary is a Database
• Scholarly, professional trade books, and other
  authoritative documents launched in late 2001
• Partnerships
• Over 160 Publishers
• Major library vendors (Bowker, SIRSI)
• US Regional networks and consortia
• Worldwide Book wholesalers and resellers
  (Blackwells)

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ebrary for Libraries

• Never checked out, simultaneous access
• Title and publisher growth 20,000 titles, 160
  publishers now vs. 8,000 titles, 60 publishers in
  2001
• Integration
• ILS, MARC 21 records
• Existing digital digital resources, InfoTools
• Full-text search and browse
• ICOLC compliant reporting
• Online replica of printed book
• Familiar population-based pricing model

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Powerful Research Tools Using PDF

• ebrary InfoTools
• Word level interaction
• Links to ILS system
• Linking w/databases and digital resources
• library or web
• Definitions, maps, biographies, translations
• Navigation
• Annotations, highlighting, bookmarks

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• Extensive Title Catalog
• NYT Best Sellers to University Presses and more
• Library Branding
• Library Patron relationship reinforced
• Eases and Encourages Patron Acceptance of eBooks
• Integrated Solution
• MARC Record for all eBooks
• Authentication and Circulation integrated with
  ILS
• Open System
• Library develops eBook collection from a variety
  of sources
• Librarian sets all Policies

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Custom eBook Website for your Library
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Baker Taylor
An established partner
Long-standing relationships with thousands of
publishers
Knowledge of the library market
Celebrating 175 years serving public, school and
academic libraries
Print and digital integration
The only supplier to deliver book, video, music,
spoken word and eBook materials
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The librarys branding
Presents the eBook service to patrons as yours,
not Baker Taylors
An integrated solution
Integrated into collection development, standing
order, approval and other Baker Taylor library
services
Serving the patron
High quality, easy to use patron interface
supporting online and offline reading
Peace of mind
The stability of a 175 year old library service
partner
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Link from Librarys Web Site to ED
Access ED via the Internet
Patron within library
Patron outside library (home, office,
dormitory, etc.)
Search capability
Librarys eBook collection (within ED)
Search all or specified categories
Search metadata
Search full text, with results prioritized for
relevancy
Browse / Preview the eBook
Checkout the eBook
Online or Offline (Download)
If all copies are checked out
View table of contents and select portions of
text
Request e-mail notification when item becomes
available
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The library
Sets checkout terms
Assigns patron types
Assigns eBook types
Sets terms by Patron / eBook type
Blocks specific patrons if needed
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Follett

• Follett Library Resources (FLR) will be selling
  eBooks to k-12 Libraries later this year
• Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI) will be selling
  eBooks to public libraries later this year
• Follett handles eBooks just like print books
  except without any boxes
• The library will select and order eBooks just
  like they do with print books
• Supply the MARC record for every title we sell
• Patrons will search and select eBooks through the
  OPAC just like they do with print books

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For more information

• Library Special Interest Group
• www.openebook.org/oebf_groups/library.htm
• www.openebook.org/pressroom/pressreleases/librarys
  ig.htm
• Nick Bogaty
• nbogaty_at_openebook.org