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Posted on July 10, 2012 by Jim Duncan

Here’s our idea: libraries need to learn how to manage several emerging channels of digital content. We’re doing that in Colorado. At this site, you’ll find all the tools and aids we developed to help ourselves. Everything we have — from legal framework to information architecture to the list of our publishing partners to the open source code that makes it all work — is freely offered to the library community. We firmly believe that this is the most exciting time in the history of our profession. We also believe that librarians should be significant players in this revolution. Worth reading: Colorado’s eBook Manifesto, a document produced to orient you to our state’s ebook environment. Continue reading →

New American Libraries Supplement Examines Future of eBook Lending

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Christine Kreger, Colorado State Library

“The future-focused digital supplement examines how libraries are evolving in response to the digital revolution, including exploiting opportunities in self-publishing, while confronting challenges in licensing constraints.”

Read the full article and access the supplemental report, Digital Access: What’s Next? from ALA.

Both Jamie LaRue and Rochelle Logan have articles published in this supplement.

DCL Publishes its First eBook

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jamie LaRue, Douglas County Libraries

Douglas County Libraries has published its first eBook!

Oral history interview with Attilio F. Caporiccio
by Caporiccio, Attilio F., 1916-2007,
http://catalog.douglascountylibraries.org/EcontentRecord/944288/Home

Why is this significant?

This is an example of library as publisher, taking local content and making it freely available to the world.
It showcases the ability of the library to be a player in the digital world, highlighting unique information.
It shows a new opportunity for short form writing – something one might read during a commute, on a smartphone or tablet.
You don’t need a library card to check it out. Just search for either the name “Caporiccio” or “Veterans History Project” then scroll down to find the cover. Click on that, then scroll down to Access eContent. It begins to download. If you have an epub reader, now you’ve got it, and can read it.

Califa Launches Enki, a Lending Platform for Direct Ebook Distribution

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Christine Kreger, Colorado State Library

“The Califa Library Group and Contra Costa County Library (CCCL) today officially announced the beta launch of Enki Library, a new ebook platform designed to host and lend library-managed ebooks using the Douglas County model.”

Read more about how the Califa Library Group worked with both Douglas County Libraries and the Marmot Library Network.

Connecticut House of Representatives Unanimously Passes Bill to Study Library Access to Ebooks, Legislation Now Moves to State Senate

Posted on May 17, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Gene Hainer, Coloado State Library

“The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday 143-0 to pass a bill requiring the commissioner of consumer protection to report to the General Assembly on the issue by Feb 1.”

More information about this bill is available from the Library Journal InfoDocket including links to the bill and testimony given.

Tor Books says cutting DRM out of its e-books hasn’t hurt business

Posted on May 13, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jim Duncan, Colorado Library Consortium

“Early this week, Tor Books, a subsidiary of Tom Doherty Associates and the world’s leading publisher of science fiction, gave an update on how its decision to do away with Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes has impacted the company. Long story short: it hasn’t, really.”

Read the full article and access the full report from Tor Books.

Separated At Birth: Library and Publisher Metadata

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jim Duncan, Colorado Library Consortium

“The Douglas County Libraries’ (DCL) pioneering project to own, rather than license, much of its e-content has not only forged a new business model but also exposed a new frontier in metadata.”

Read the full article from The Digital Shift.

OverDrive Announces Availability of Hachette Book Group eBooks

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jim Duncan, Colorado Library Consortium

“Hachette Book Group, one of the largest and most successful publishers in the world, will make its entire digital catalog of more than 5,000 eBooks available to libraries and schools via OverDrive.”

However, OverDrive’s Advantage Program still limits consortia purchasing and resources sharing between libraries.

Read the full press release.

OverDrive’s Upcoming APIs to Allow Ebook Checkouts from OPAC

Posted on May 7, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jimmy Thomas, Marmot Library Network

“OverDrive’s most recent agreement touts plans for “deep API integration” with Innovative Interfaces Inc.”

Read more about the API and Marmot’s experiences from The Digital Shift.

Latest Price Comparisons Show Little Forward Progress

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Jamie LaRue, Douglas County Libraries

Despite the fact that now all of the Big Six publishers sell to libraries, the latest Douglas County Pricing Comparison shows that we still cannot purchase many of the titles our user’s want and we pay too much for those we can buy.

eBooks and Libraries: Europe’s Ebooks on Demand Project Awarded ALA Citation

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ckreger

- Submitted by Christine Kreger, Colorado State Library

“The eBooks on Demand (EOD) project of the EOD Network is one of three projects selected to receive the 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects.”

Read the full article.

Learn more about the EOD Project.