[OPLINLIST] Ohio eBook Project

[Rebecca Felkner]

THE OHIO EBOOK PROJECT IS NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT. 

Are you interested in providing an affordable digital materials
collection to your patrons?  If yes, contact Rebecca Felkner at the
State Library of Ohio, rfelkner at sloma.state.oh.us, by Wednesday, June 20
to enquire about enrolling in the Ohio eBook Project.  All libraries in
Ohio that can meet the enrollment requirements are welcome to enroll.


The State Library of Ohio launched the Ohio eBook Project (OEP) in
Summer 2007.  Since that time, our project has grown to include
twenty-one libraries, nearly 3000 individual titles, and over 4000
copies.    This multi-type library, statewide project allows Ohio
libraries to provide digital materials to their patrons at a
considerable savings because the State Library assumed the project's
start-up cost and pays the monthly maintenance fee.  All member
libraries add to and share the digital materials collection.  Visit the
Ohio eBook Project web site, http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com, to view
our collection.   

In order to be included in the Ohio eBook Project, your library will be
required to: 
*	Pay a $1,500.00 one time set-up fee to OverDrive, Inc. OverDrive
is our digital materials provider. 
*	Be SIP/SIP2, Patron API, or RPA complaint.  Talk to your ILS
vendor if you are not.  Upgrading will involve a cost from your ILS
vendor.
*	Pledge 1% of your print book and monograph and AV collection
budget per year to the OEP collection.  If 1% of this portion of your
budget is more than $15,000, your contribution will be capped at $15,000
per year.  
*	Agree that all digital materials will be added to the shared OEP
collection. 
*	In addition to the 1% pledged amount, pay a $1.50 fee for the
accompanying MARC record of any title your library purchases that are
new titles to the OEP collection.
*	Agree that any books your library purchases for the OEP
collection will remain in the OEP collection in the event that your
library leaves the OEP. 

The e-books are in Adobe and Mobipocket Reader formats, e-audio books
and e-music are in windows media audio (.wma) files delivered through
the OverDrive Media Console software.  Mobipocket Reader and .wma files
are not compatible with Apple computers  at this time and CANNOT BE USED
WITH IPODS.

Patrons can download the Ohio eBook Project materials from computers in
their homes, offices, or at your library if you choose to allow
downloading on your computers.     

An FAQ is available.  If you'd like a copy and/or have questions about
the Ohio eBook Project, please contact Rebecca Felkner at the State
Library of Ohio, rfelkner at sloma.state.oh.us.    

If you are interested in joining the Ohio E-book Project for a July 31
launch, please contact Rebecca Felkner by Wednesday, June 20,
rfelkner at sloma.state.oh.us.

Rebecca Felkner
Library Consultant
State Library of Ohio
rfelkner at sloma.state.oh.us