[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, oep at sloma.state.oh.us
<mailto:oep at sloma.state.oh.us> , by Friday, June 12, 2009 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-seven libraries, over 6,400 individual titles and over 9,300
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 the 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 $1.50 fee for the
accompanying MARC record of any title your library purchases that is a
new title 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 eBooks are in Adobe PDF and Mobipocket Reader formats, most audio
books and e-music are in windows media audio (WMA) format, and e-video
is in Windows Media Video (WMV) format. In addition, the consortium has
a growing collection of MP3 audio books. There are currently almost 400
MP3 titles that can be used on numerous portable devices, including
iPods. 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. 

 

Patrons can download the Ohio eBook Project materials from computers in
their homes or offices. At additional cost, your patrons can download on
a computer in the library.    

 

An FAQ is available at http://www.library.ohio.gov/IT/ebook/FAQ
<http://www.library.ohio.gov/IT/ebook/FAQ> . If you are interested in
joining the Ohio eBook Project for a July 31, 2009 launch, please
contact Nicole Merriman by Friday, June 12, 2009 at
oep at sloma.state.oh.us <mailto:nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us> , or call
(800)686-1532. 

 

Cordially,

 

Nicole Merriman

Library Consultant
State Library of Ohio

274 East First Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Phone: 614.995.4117

nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us <mailto:nmerrima at sloma.state.oh.us> 

http://www.library.ohio.gov <http://www.library.ohio.gov> 
 

 

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