library renewal and libraries
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Slides for the talk that I gave about Library Renewal at the annual meeting of the Midwest Coerative for Library Services, Oct. 6, 2011TRANSCRIPT
Matt WeaverBoard Member,Library Renewal Web Librarian,Westlake Porter Public Library
@mattrweaver
WHY?
Ereader boom 1: Holidays 2010
3 million – 5 million ereaders were activated in the week after Christmas 2010
Ereader Boom 2
Holidays 2011 – Here we go again!
Sub-$100 ereaders
Ereader shipments to reach 27 million units for 2011
fixed everything that is wrong with ebooks in libraries?
Has
Yes.Thanks for coming.
;-)
Without ads: $109 $139
The Kindle is easier to use than any other ereader for Overdrive ebooks for a reason.
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
“Think of DRM on an eBook as a lock, with your eReader having the key to open the lock and display the file.”
- Jason Griffey
The Amazon/Overdrive system removes the transaction from one DRM system to another, one that Amazon fully controls.
This improves one aspect of Overdrive ebooks: the complexity
Haves and Have-nots
Cans and Can’ts
State Library of KansasAlmost 700% increase in Digital Library Reserve Server Application Service fee :
From $10,800 in 2010 to $75,000 in 2013 – fee includes no content
Removal of language that acknowledged consortium ownership of material
State Library of Kansas
has received permission
from 88 of 163 publishers (so far)
State Library of KansasMoving audiobooks
to Recorded Books
and ebooks to 3M
ONLY
"Amazon is holding the entire book industry hostage…First they disintermediated retailers, and now it's publishers and authors."
"Amazon is holding the entire book industry hostage…First they disintermediated retailers, and now it's publishers and authors."
Are libraries next?
Competition for Overdrive
http://tmi.skygawker.com/PubLibEBooks.pdf
• Publishers haven’t figured out how to sell ebooks
• Predictions: “ebooks will kill traditional publishing/libraries”
• The real threat to publishing:– Not the ebook– Consolidation and…
…Borders Bankruptcy
Publishing: new gatekeepers
Volatile pricing
New MediaDynamicNew ideasMarket drivenPrices fluctuateInnovative
Many Competitors
Econtent in librariesStatic prices
No culture of innovation
Econtent in librariesLittle competition
Crippling subscriptions
Is the future bleak?
Libraries are stuck.
There are obstacles in our way
There are obstacles in our way
We have some battles ahead of us
OptimismDoes NotDenoteNaiveté.
The right ideas can make a difference.
Libraries could combine their community presence…
and professional values of service…
with technology that reflects the work ethic and spirit of a tech start-up…
technology that is adaptive…
social…
based on a
culture of
andelectronic content …
that is valuable to our patrons…
and priced by the market,
without bustinglibraries’ budgets?
By libraries, with libraries, for libraries.
Parterships. Relationships. Research. Solutions.
Phase I: what have we done so far?
1,500 subscribers
1,438 followers
1,438 followers
2,635 “likes”
Advocates and PartnerLibraries
Go to: libraryrenewal.org/partners
New separate Advocates/Partners sections coming in November
Group #1: Readers advisory work. reviews, book lists, etc.
Group #2 - writing and presenting at the local level.
Group #3 – Anything else you want to do to help! Seriously!
PartnerLibraries
Partner libraries will ensure that what is built is what they and their patrons actually need.
PartnerLibraries
Three partner libraries on board
PartnerLibraries
Santa Monica Public Library
PartnerLibraries
Two Rivers Public Library (Wisconsin)
PartnerLibraries
Newark (TX) Public Library
PartnerLibraries
Five hours/month2 hours for monthly meeting1 hour – one-on-one conversations to discuss infrastructure features, etc.2 hours reading/answering emails
PartnerLibraries
Sign non-disclosure agreementOne contact person at the libraryLibrary director must meet with LR
PartnerLibraries
Financial contributions are NOT required.
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