Department of Parliamentary Services Parliament of Australia Finding and implementing the perfect e-book model: the Parliamentary Library’s experience Liz Luchetti, Director Collection Management, Parliamentary Library
Department of Parliamentary Services Parliament of Australia Finding and implementing the perfect e-book model: the Parliamentary Library’s experience.
Jan 11, 2016
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Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Finding and implementing the perfect e-book model: the
Parliamentary Library’s experience
Liz Luchetti, Director Collection Management, Parliamentary Library
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Percentage of titles (books and serials) in the Parliamentary Library’s collection available to clients online in full text:
2010-2011: 30%
2011-2012: 32%
2012-2013: 34%
As of 31 August 2012: 33.3%
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Why our clients want electronic?
• Is available to clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any location (including on mobile devices)
• May be accessed simultaneously by multiple users• May be disseminated easily and quickly• Is often more up-to-date• Can be reused by clients easily• Requires minimal staff handling• Does not require shelving space
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
E-book business models
o Title by title or by the bundleo Subscription versus perpetuityo Pay-per-viewo Patron driven acquisitions
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
E-book vendor features Subscription Packages Title by
titleDemand driven acquisition
MARC records
Down-loadable
Multi-users
Titles indexed in Summon
Pay-per-view option
Number of titles
Number of publishers
Platform fee?
Vendor 1
X X X X X X X 275,000 350 X
Vendor 2
X X X X X X X X 265,000 900
Vendor 3
X X X X X 225,000 500 X
Vendor 4
X X X X X 250,000 500 X
Vendor 5 X X X 500,000 1000 X
Vendor 6
X 200 2 X
Vendor 7
X X X X 6000 - X
Vendor 8
X X X 45,000 1 X
Vendor 9
X X X 25,000 1 X
Vendor 10
X X X X X X 23,000 20+ X
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Evaluation Criteriao Business models availableo Title and publisher availabilityo Pricingo Availability via Summono Search functionalityo Performance historyo Access optionso Collection Management workflows
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Implementationo OverDrive
o Sign Library Access Agreement & Terms of Useo Develop OverDrive siteo Marketing and promotiono Liaise with internal IT o Opening day collectiono Content Reserve and Library Card Managero Internal procedureso Trainingo Community Reserve
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
OverDrive
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Implementationo EBL
o Sign Library Service Agreemento Trainingo Register userso Opening day collectiono Internal procedureso Client training
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
EBL
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament of Australia
Conclusiono Thriving industry – options to suit everyoneo Research all optionso Consult with clientso Try before you buyo Develop a good relationship with vendorso Offer training and support to clientso Keep content up-to-date and fresho Re-evaluate after a set period
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