[OPLINLIST] Ohio eBook Project open enrollment

[Nicole Merriman]

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 Nicole Merriman at the
State Library of Ohio, nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us
<mailto:nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us> , by Tuesday, December 16, 2008 to
inquire 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 2005.  Since that time, our project has grown to include
thirty-five libraries, nearly 6000 individual titles, and over 8500
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 <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. EZproxy is another option we may be able to work with.

*     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. If 1% of your budget is below $500 per year, your contribution
must be a minimum of $500.   In subsequent membership years, your pledge
amount will drop to .5% of this portion of your budget or $500,
whichever is more; or $10,000 per year if your first year's contribution
was capped at $15,000.  

*     Agree that all digital materials will be added to the shared OEP
collection. 

*     In addition to the 1% pledged amount, pay a $1.00 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, and e-video is in
Windows Media Video format.   E-audio, e-music, and e-video are
delivered through the OverDrive Media Console software.  Mobipocket
Reader and Windows media files are not compatible with Apple computers
at this time and cannot be used with iPods. 

 

New! With the OverDrive Media Console for Mac, OverDrive MP3 audiobooks
can now be downloaded and enjoyed on Macs. The built-in Burn Wizard can
be used to burn MP3 audiobooks to CD, and the Transfer Wizard allows
quick and easy transfer to Apple devices, including 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 at http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/oep_faq.html
<http://www.library.ohio.gov/publib/oep_faq.html> . If you are
interested in joining the Ohio eBook Project for a January 31, 2009
launch, please contact Nicole Merriman by Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at
nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us, or call (800)686-1532. 

 

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