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eBooks for all

eBooks for all. SLANZA Conference 15 July 2013. This session. Why Hutt City joined ePukapuka The purchasing model How it works for customers Some usage gems How do we keep usage on the up and up How can school libraries access this content. eBooks in public libraries in NZ.

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eBooks for all

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  1. eBooks for all SLANZA Conference 15 July 2013

  2. This session • Why Hutt City joined ePukapuka • The purchasing model • How it works for customers • Some usage gems • How do we keep usage on the up and up • How can school libraries access this content

  3. eBooks in public libraries in NZ • 90% of public library customers have access to eBooks and eAudiobooks • www.overdrive.com • 3 regional consortia + 3 metropolitans • Regional consortia implemented in December 2011

  4. Money changes everything • Hutt City Libraries could not afford to go it alone • 15 members of the ePukapuka consortia • Hutt City Libraries has the most residents • Per annum subscription for each member • Half of the subscription is used for purchasing content

  5. The purchasing model

  6. How it works for customers • Library members log in with their library card number and PIN number • Choice of 1 week or 2 week loan period • Limit of 5 items at a time per borrower • Limit of 5 reserves at a time per borrower • Can check items back in before they are due • Overdue items simply disappear

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  10. How do we keep use on the up and up?

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  14. Suppliers • 1 supplier – Overdrive • Platform + Cost per title • Looking at 2nd supplier in 2013 • Overdrive + 2nd supplier = 2 x $$$

  15. How can school libraries get access?

  16. Find more at library.huttcity.govt.nzepukapuka.lib.overdrive.comdenise.clarkson@huttcity.govt.nz

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