Building An E-Book Platform: Our Journey

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1 Building An E-Book Platform: Our Journey

2 Summary An explanation of resources needed by libraries for an E-Book platform will be highlighted by Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services

3 What s Already Out There?

4 Why are libraries considering building their own ebook platforms? Why? What are the issues?

5 Technical infrastructure & expertise VuFind discovery layer Adobe Content Server Server administration Working with publishers Agreements & contracts What Does it Take?

6 Single ILS Customization Existing servers & expertise Patron s experience Ebook formats Bibliographic data Working with publishers Legal documents Issues & Questions

7 Single ILS Evoke website

8 Customization Change look of patron interface ILS? VuFind? Zend framework Blacklight? Adobe Content Server Learning curve Not enough documentation

9 Existing servers? Expertise?

10 Patron Experience

11 Califa s Enki

12 Douglas County Model

13 Marmot Library Network

14 Ebook Formats EPUB PDF MOBI KDP KF8 AZW

15 Bibligraphic Data ONIX Spreadsheet OCLC/ SkyRiver q application/epub+zip u library=als &item=amg y Click to download

16 Working with Publishers

17 Legal Documents Evoke website

18 Large & Complex

19 Douglas County It s Been Done Before, Right? Single library/single ILS Single collection/integrated into ILS

20 Douglas County It s Been Done Before, Right? Single library/single ILS Single collection/integrated into ILS Marmot Library Network Library consortium/single ILS Multiple collections/integrated into discovery service

21 Douglas County It s Been Done Before, Right? Single library/single ILS Single collection/integrated into ILS Marmot Library Network Library consortium/single ILS Multiple collections/integrated into discovery service Califa s Enki Library consortium/multiple ILSes Shared e-book collection/silo

22 Brainstorm Session

23 Final Spreadsheet

24 Amigos Model Public interface for patrons to use MARC records for catalogs Target for discovery services Amigos handles publisher negotiation List of e-books for libraries to choose from Host e-books for libraries Deposit account & statistics for libraries Amigos handles billing and payment Statistics and upload area for publishers Local/independent authors

25 Separate e-book collections Many different ILSes Discovery services Acquisitions side Publisher side Host e-books before purchase Include all types of purchase/lease/pda Connect to Amigos billing software Deposit accounts Differences

26 Demonstration Administration Silo ILS Integration

27 Administration

28 VuFind

29 Koha

30 Publishers Crossroad Press Gihon River Press Xist Publishing namelos O Reilly (15) Rowman & Littlefield (160)

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32 2 TSLAC/IMLS grants 2 full-time programmers Working with other platforms Advisory board/working groups Face-to-face meetings/demos/conferences Version 1.0 availability pilots very soon What Else? eshelf@amigos.org

33 Play to your strengths Talk to others that have gone before Suggestions Talk to those that decided not to move forward Have more money than you think Know what it means to implement/maintain technical service More models emerging...

34 Drop By Our Booth

35 The Buzz is Good! Christine Peterson x2891