Levine-Clark AAUP E-Books 2011

eBook Aggregators: What Do Libraries Want?Michael Levine-ClarkUniversity of Denver

AAUP Annual MeetingJune 3, 2011

Flexibility

• Content• Platform• DRM• Pricing•Workflow integration

Content

• Full availability• All titles• All aggregators• All pricing models• Simultaneous E/P• Clear expectations

Platform

• Too many bells and whistles• Are unnecessary • Confuse the user• No special downloads• Functional with any ereader• Functional with any browser• Integration (when relevant) with journal

platform• Fewer platforms

Digital Rights Management

• Perpetual access = ownership• Less is better, but publishers need some

control• No limitations • On device• On use• Limitations on sharing

Pricing

• Flexibility!• Title-by-title or package• Purchase or subscription• Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA)• Short-term lease• ILL• Component of DDA

Pricing

• Ability to acquire E/P bundle, even retroactively• Consortial options• Must recognize traditional spending patterns• Should work across aggregators

Integration with Print Workflow

• Approval vendor(s)• Deduplication• Bundling• Billing

Thank YouMichael Levine-ClarkCollections LibrarianUniversity of Denvermichael.levine-clark@du.edu