e-books, e-services and e-branches California Library Association November 13, 2011

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1 e-books, e-services and e-branches California Library Association November 13, 2011

2 MARK SCHATZ, FAIA Field Paoli Architects Session Moderator CARSON BLOCK Library Information Technology Consultant RIVKAH SASS Sacramento Public Library MANYA SHORR Sacramento Public Library MEGAN WONG Sacramento Public Library STACEY ALDRICH California State Library

3 What makes us happy?

4 The Importance of Community

5 Libraries are Still Here!

6 Serving a New Generation

7 The New World of Digital Content

8 A Range of Devices

9 Music and Books Movies and Magazines A Range of Content

10 Social Reading Networks

11 Interactive Periodicals

12 E-Branches and Download Stations

13 How Should Libraries Respond?

14 Reducing the Role as Archives for Materials

15 Increasing Our Role in Bringing People Together

16 Carson Block Ebook adoption in libraries: Challenges & triumphs

17 Books are our brand ebooks are books. ebooks are not books.

18 What do we see today? Rising public demand for ematerials Limited access to ematerials for libraries Show adoption from libraries Some reluctance from librarians Licensing vs. ownership Allegiance to form instead of function Few current library solutions

19 What if we can t get books in the same manner?

20 I have an ipad why do I need a library?

21 New branding opportunity

22 Re-examine our mission not our mission statements

23 Built environment Goodbye book warehouse, hello access!

24 The role of advocacy

25 SXSW The great library swindle: Your rights are at risk

26 Manya Shorr & Megan Wong Practical & successful implementation of ereaders

27 Our community & our library 1.4 million residents / 1000 square miles 28 branches + 1 bookmobile $3 million budget Subscribe to Overdrive Weekly Book-A-Librarian appointments

28 Why ereaders & why now? ebook sales soaring 160% 2011 Print down nearly 20% Overdrive level of support Book-A-Librarian Should we be troubleshooting Overdrive

29 Our grant $100k LSTA Grant Assessment Partnership Pre-loaded

30 Our project 2 phases Timeline ereader team Partnership Genres Records for each device Title in notes field Romance Bestsellers Mystery Biography Fiction Lucky Day Urban Fiction Science Fiction Nonfiction Children & Teen Spanish

31 Content Management Tracking our information ebook content Device content Barnes & Noble 6:1 Loading content

32 Title selection Title Author Notes Bestseller The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Larsson, Stieg Millenium Trilogy A Red Herring Without Mustard Bradley, Alan Flavia de Luce Series 9th Judgment Patterson, James Women's Murder Club Contemporary Port Mortuary Cornwell, Patricia Tell No One Coben, Harlan Naked Heat Castle, Richard Nikki Heat Series The Long Fall Mosley, Walter Cozy Death of a Chimney Sweep Beaton, M.C. A Great Deliverance George, Elizabeth Still Life Penny, Louise Aramand Gamache series Historical The Alienist Carr, Caleb Medicus Downie, Ruth William Monk Mysteries: The First Three Novels Perry, Anne What Angels Fear Harris, C.S. Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries Paranormal Dead in the Family Harris, Charlaine Sookie Stackhouse series Thriller The Bride Collector Dekker, Ted The Devotion of Suspect X Higashino, Keigo

33 Circulation Rules Borrowing agreement Fees To book-drop or not to book-drop? Check-in / check-out list

34 Measuring effectiveness Assessment Surveys Focus groups Interviews ereader team Key stakeholders Staff Public

35 Training All front line staff Basic ereader functionality Circulation Documents & guidelines 28 classes for public

36 Reaction

37 Going forward Content refresh Weeding devices Repurposing devices Old content Full ereader experience

38 What we ve learned Report & docs: catalog: Nook

39 Stacey Aldrich & Rivkah Sass Digital content and its affects on the built environment