1. WORKING WITH eBooks: THE CONSORTIAL PERSPECTIVE University & Research Libraries (ACT) and AGLIN EBOOKS – TURNING THE PAGE Sept 27, 2012

2. Outline Types of eBooks Acquisition options Consortial options International perspective

3. Types of eBooks Reference works –editions or continuous updating –subscriptions amortised over life of edition –purchase plus update fee Scholarly monographs –single “copies” only –not frequently revised –research –not always DRM Textbooks –multiple copies –frequently revised –learning & teaching –user-funded now but likely to change with T&L platforms –DRM

4. Acquisition options Subscription – package or title Purchase – package or title Patron driven acquisition (PDA) –profile (discipline, publisher), trigger # via publisher –approval plan via aggregator / agent via consortium

5. Consortial options Packages –subscription or purchase –discounts # subscribers # packages per subscriber # $$$ per subscriber direct consortial discount (sales channel) PDA, but generally done locally title-by-title, but generally directly with vendor

6. CAUL operations Liaise with publisher or their agent –negotiate pricing model, licence Make available to CEIRC members –website (pull) & email (push) –publisher page + current offers page Collate responses or send to vendor Handle invoice or leave with vendor Repeat ….

7. International consortial approaches Shared collections and/or consortial PDA options – need to agree on: –multiplier i.e. how many “copies” – reflect usage and purchasing patterns –trigger to purchase –cost-sharing Orbis Cascade –EBL trial –short-term loans –triggers at 5/10 then purchase at 5 x price –2011 imprints only BLC (Boston Library Consortium) –ebrary trial –no short-term loans –triggers by any member –first copy is consortium copy –2012 imprints only

8. Challenges of Consortial DDA (Greg Doyle, Orbis Cascade) Discovery is a huge challenge with 37 local catalogs III, Evergreen, Endeavor), an OCLC group catalog, and multiple discovery systems No real way to generalize use by library type (2-yr, 4-yr liberal arts, 4-yr public, ARL) Mass removal of catalog records without creating public services problems MARC record quality, especially with publication dates, continues to be a problem Reliance on OCLC Knowledge Base is a problem when we add records weekly, KB updated monthly Dealing with budget shortfall is tricky; we can’t shift money from one fund to another. Need to monitor closely and have a process to make decisions quickly but March 2012: Council approves transitioning from a Pilot to an Alliance program Funding increased from $462,000 to $750,000 in FY 13

9. More reading … Two Consortial Ebook Projects Move Deeper Into Demand-Driven Acquisitions (includes Orbis Cascade)Two Consortial Ebook Projects Move Deeper Into Demand-Driven Acquisitions E-Book Acquisition as a Shared Service in M25 (E-BASS25) (JISC, just beginning)E-Book Acquisition as a Shared Service in M25 (E-BASS25) TRLN: Beyond Print: Consortial E-book AcquisitionsTRLN: Beyond Print: Consortial E-book Acquisitions or just Google “consortial acquisition of eBooks”

10. Thank-you …. Diane Costello Executive Officer, CAUL diane.costello@caul.edu.au