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Levine-Clark, Michael, "eBook Aggregators: What Do Libraries Want?" Selling to Libraries: The New E-Book Aggregation Options, Invited Panelist, Association of American University Presses Annual Meeting, Baltimore, June 3, 2011.
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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 [email protected]
