Building An E-Book Platform: Our Journey
Summary An explanation of resources needed by libraries for an E-Book platform will be highlighted by Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services
What s Already Out There?
Why are libraries considering building their own ebook platforms? Why? What are the issues?
http://bit.ly/evoke_how_to Technical infrastructure & expertise VuFind discovery layer Adobe Content Server Server administration Working with publishers Agreements & contracts What Does it Take?
Single ILS Customization Existing servers & expertise Patron s experience Ebook formats Bibliographic data Working with publishers Legal documents Issues & Questions
Single ILS Evoke website
Customization Change look of patron interface ILS? VuFind? Zend framework Blacklight? Adobe Content Server Learning curve Not enough documentation
Existing servers? Expertise?
Patron Experience
Califa s Enki
Douglas County Model
Marmot Library Network
Ebook Formats EPUB PDF MOBI KDP KF8 AZW
Bibligraphic Data ONIX Spreadsheet OCLC/ SkyRiver 856 4 q application/epub+zip u http://10.1.1.39:8088/access.php? library=als200000001&item=amg300012115 y Click to download
Working with Publishers
Legal Documents Evoke website
Large & Complex
Douglas County It s Been Done Before, Right? Single library/single ILS Single collection/integrated into ILS
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
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
Brainstorm Session
Final Spreadsheet
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
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
Demonstration Administration Silo ILS Integration
Administration
VuFind
Koha
Publishers Crossroad Press Gihon River Press Xist Publishing namelos O Reilly (15) Rowman & Littlefield (160)
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 http://www.amigos.org/eshelf
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...
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The Buzz is Good! Christine Peterson 800-843-8482 x2891 peterson@amigos.org