ALAMW Wrap-Up WebinarSue Polanka, Wright State University

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eBook UpdateALAMWSeattle

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Must Read ReportsEbook Business Models: A Scorecard for Public Libraries

ALA Digital Content & Libraries Working Group www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/

Ebook_Scorecard.pdf

Library Services in the Digital AgePew Internet libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/

Kids and Family Reading Report (4th Edition)Scholastic mediaroom.scholastic.com/kfrr

Baker & Taylor, Axis 360

Mobile site launchedHachette and Penguin sales soonAPIs released to ILS companiesAudiobook content via Acoustik app

EBL and ebraryProQuest definitive agreement to acquire EBLBusiness as usual for nowPlatforms to merge, eventuallyIntegrate back office first

Publisher agreementsOrdering, billing, licensing

Interview with Paulson/Sayar – bit.ly/XVxBa6

EBSCOhost eBooksPublic Library Collection – 25K titlesSwitch eBooks to EBSCO – no feesAPIs for ILSePub format

Ingram Digital36,000 titles from Random HouseContent Access Model

Access creditsOne titleOne user or simultaneous

OverDrive22,000 customers, 1 million titlesRandom House, Harper, Simon and Schuster

(around 20 titles), Macmillan (in March)Website redesign

One step checkoutNew facets

APIs for search, metadata, and availabilitydeveloper.overdrive.com

OverDriveAudiobook and video streamingMedia StationsOverDrive Read – browser basedAdvantage

Shared collectionCustom collection for community

Test DriveLend devices, trainingCompatible with OverDrive service

OverDrive

RosenEmpowering Citizens, Empowering Libraries

Financial LiteracyDigital Literacy

Approaching local governments with resources to support local communities Private fundingAccess through libraries

StarWalk KidsLaunched October 2012Founded by Semour Simon and Liz Nealon148 titles, 60% non-fictionWell known authorsSupport common coreNiche marketRead to me feature

3M Cloud Library300,000 titlesPenguin and MacMillan titlesILS integrationContent Acquisition Tool (CAT)

Featured book listsSave searchMultiple shopping carts Improved search capabilities

eReaders and Discovery Terminals

MediaSurferSelf-checkout iPadsBeta testingMinor changes to productNew product to launch in June“…another alternative…appeal to smaller libraries

with budget constraints”

ALA Council

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