[OPLINLIST] Enrollment Open: Ohio eBook Project

[Katrina Miday]

(apologies for the cross-posting)

 

THE OHIO EBOOK PROJECT IS NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!

 

The Ohio eBook Project (OEP) is a digital library consortium of almost
80 Ohio libraries that provides digital eBooks, audiobooks, music and
video.  Member libraries have access to more than 22,000 copies of
almost 15,000 titles.  Member libraries contribute content to the shared
digital collection instead of spending money on administrative and
maintenance fees.

 

Formats offered include: eBooks in Adobe PDF, Adobe EPUB and Mobipocket
formats; audiobooks in WMA and MP3 formats; music; and video.  The
collection is compatible with many devices including: eReaders like the
Barnes and Noble NOOK, Sony Readers, Kobo, (and Amazon Kindle
compatibility coming soon!); and other devices such as Apple products,
WMA players and more!

 

Patrons can download and use digital media at home, in the office, or on
the go with compatible mobile devices.  Downloads of audio and video
files are allowed within the library by using OverDrive Download Station
software which is provided at no cost to Member Libraries.  (Patron
download of eBooks within the library is not available at this time.)

 

Membership Requirements:

*         Contribute a minimum of 2% or $1,000 (whichever is greater) of
your library's annual collection budget on content for the shared
collection

*         Be SIP/SIP2, Patron API, or RPA complaint, or the ability to
use OverDrive's Library Card Manager

*         Ability to provide front-line patron support (support for
library staff is available)

*         Agree to share all digital content the library purchases with
other Member Libraries

*         There is no longer a setup fee!

 

(Your library may incur additional costs related to patron
authentication or MARC records, please contact Katrina Miday for more
information, kmiday at library.ohio.gov, 614-466-1710.)

 

Visit the Ohio eBook Project catalog at http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com
<http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com/>  to view the collection. 

More information is available at
http://www.library.ohio.gov/IT/ebook/FAQ
<http://www.library.ohio.gov/IT/ebook/FAQ> . 

 

The vendor for this consortium is OverDrive, Inc., an Ohio company
providing downloadable digital materials to libraries throughout the
world.   

 

If you are interested in joining the Ohio eBook Project for a November
30, 2011 launch, please contact Katrina Miday as soon as possible, as
all necessary paperwork is due Friday, September 24, 2011,
kmiday at library.ohio.gov or at 614-466-1710.

 

Katrina L. Miday

Library Consultant - Technology

State Library of Ohio

274 East 1st Avenue, Suite 100

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-466-1710 or 1-800-686-1532

Fax: 614-466-3584

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

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