Canadian Ebooks in Canadian Libraries
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Canadian Ebooks
in Canadian
Libraries
Background
In 2012 eBOUND Canada identified a need to
work with Canadian libraries to increase both
their holdings and user access of Canadian
titles. Two projects were initiated with focus on:
• Public Libraries
• Academic Libraries
Pilot Timeline
• two years of talks
• joint publisher-library task force
• RFI in June 2012
• RFP in March 2013
• vendor selection in June 2013
• negotiations through November 2013
• diminish the role of the vendor
• seamless access via ILS / discovery layer
• control content + terms
• relationship with libraries
• increase discoverability
• a made-in-Canada solution
Moving Ahead
• build collections of Canadian ebooks
• frontlist, backlist, regional
• offer a limited time sale
• partner with vendor/s to facilitate sale
• build library-publisher relations
The Vendor Challenge
• For libraries, introducing a new vendor
means introducing a new lending platform
• Only 1 Vendor, OverDrive, currently works
with all CULC libraries
The Vendor Challenge
Some new players coming on board:
• 3M
• Bibliocommons
• One-Click
• De Marque
• Axis 360
How do we ensure Canadian titles are represented?
Academic
Library Project
• ACUP / eBOUND Partnership
• eBOUND brokered a meeting with
University Library Consortia to meet
with ACUP
OCUL Deal
• Objectives
– Libraries wanted comprehensive collections
– An agreement that would be sustainable for
both sides
• Key Terms
– Collections grouped into Backlist, Frontlist &
Current collections with different discounts for
each collection
– Publishers set DRM per title from range of 4
options, reviewed annually
OCUL Outcome
• After 18 months of negotiations arrived
at a deal with OCUL
• Initial deal worth over $1.75 million to
date for participating publishers
• Libraries gained perpetual licences to
over 4,000 Canadian scholarly titles
• Negotiated DRM & Usage Rights
acceptable to both presses and
libraries
OCUL Year 3
• Now working with OCUL to expand the
Canadian titles in their collections
beyond ACUP presses
• Currently working with OCUL to
determine criteria for building
collections
• Targeting September 2014 to complete
this aquisition
CRKN
• Negotiated use of Scholar’s Portal Platform
• Pitched the ACUP collection to other university
library consortia in December 2013
• Consortia opted to work through CRKN
• After 3 months, many meetings and
presentations, CRKN has decided it wants a
different deal, with broader reach
• Discussions are ongoing