[OPLINLIST] Ohio eBook Proj open enrollment!

[Rebecca Felkner]

The Ohio eBook Project is now open for July 1, 2006 enrollment!   Have
you taken a look?   If not, go to the Ohio eBook Project web site,
http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com.    Contact me by Monday, May 1 if you
are interested in joining.    You must have all paperwork returned by
Monday, May 15 if you would like to join.    

The State Library of Ohio launched the Ohio eBook Project (OEP) in the
Spring of 2005.  The project went live on August 1, 2005 and consists of
twenty-one academic, public, school and special libraries    This
multi-type library, statewide project allows Ohio libraries to provide
e-books, e-audio books and e-music to their patrons, at a considerable
savings.  The State Library assumed the project's start-up cost and pays
the monthly maintenance fee and cost of an always available eAudio book
collection.

In order to be included in this project, your library will be required
to: 
*	Pay a $1,500.00 one time set-up fee
*	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 for the first year with subsequent years' contribution based on
your library's usage statistics.  
*	Agree that all digital materials will be added to the shared OEP
collection. 
*	In addition to the 1% pledged amount, pay a $1 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 and CANNOT BE USED WITH IPODS.


Patrons can download e-books and audio books from the computers in their
homes, offices, or at your library if you choose to allow downloading at
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, rfelkner at sloma.state.oh.us.    

If you are interested in participating in the Ohio E-book Project
starting July 1, please contact Rebecca Felkner by Monday, May 1 with
all paperwork filled out by Monday, May 15.