ohio's excellent libraries need excellent electronic content
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Eli Neiburger and Matt Weaver of Library Renewal discuss how electronic content is changing libraries and how Library Renewal is working to improve the siuation.TRANSCRIPT
Ohio’s Excellent LibrariesNeed Excellent Electronic
Content
Matt WeaverBoard Member,
Library Renewal
Web Librarian,
Westlake Porter
Public Library
@mattrweaver
Eli NeiburgerAssociate Director forIT and Production
Ann Arbor District Library
@ulotrichous
Libraries arescrewed.
Then, the format changed, like it had so many times before, a wave passing through society, changing everything it touched just like the codex had so many years ago.
But this time. something was fundamentally, hauntingly different. The age of Licenses had begun.
So, what canLibraries expectin this century?
openmarket
closedmarket
KindleStore
AppStore
eBrary
Overdrive
AndroidMarket
Big BoxRetailers
FleaMarkets
TheWeb
GarageSales
eBay
Publishing Thrives
Apple
Amazon
Newspapers
Candle Industry
Travel Agents
Buggy Whip Industry
Publishing Dies Back
Neo RenaissanceNeo Renaissance
Low Price PointsLow Price PointsLots of Pro OutputLots of Pro Output
No DRMNo DRMDevices don’t matterDevices don’t matterDeals with many PubsDeals with many PubsLibs buy & distributeLibs buy & distributeFree Culture Free Culture
SocietySociety
Free is Dominant Free is Dominant PricePrice
Wide quality rangeWide quality rangeNo DRM / Access No DRM / Access
barrierbarrierDevices don’t matterDevices don’t matterDeath of the Pub DealDeath of the Pub Deal
Libs collect & storeLibs collect & store
DRM DystopiaDRM Dystopia
Prices stay highPrices stay highLots of Pro OutputLots of Pro OutputDRM everywhereDRM everywhereDevice Exclusivity Device Exclusivity
FightsFightsIntermediated Pub Intermediated Pub
DealsDealsLibs take what we can Libs take what we can
getget
Platform WarsPlatform Wars
App Store PricesApp Store PricesHuge quality rangeHuge quality range
DRM triumphDRM triumphCreator Exclusivity Creator Exclusivity
DealsDealsNo more deals for No more deals for
LibsLibsLibs find a new wayLibs find a new way
OpenMarkets
ClosedMarkets
PublishingThrives
PublishingDies back
What to do now?
What to do now?Build up StorageInfrastructure.
What to do later?
What to do later?Make deals withRightsholders.
Back to roots:
Libraries provide access to the content of the
community, not content for the
community
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The future canchange quickly.
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shifts.
Later,be positioned to
pick up the piecesafter the pub
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“He’s one bad mother...”“Shut your mouth,” several women interjected.“But, I’m only talking about Shaft,” he replied.
“Then, we can dig it.”
The20th Century
Library broughtthe world to its
community;
The21st CenturyLibrary bringsits communityto the world.
WH
Y?
Ereader Boom 2
Holidays 2011 – Here we go again!
Sub-$100 ereadersSub-$100 ereaders
Ereader shipments to reach Ereader shipments to reach 27 million units for 201127 million units for 2011
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To create the primary access To create the primary access point for electronic content for point for electronic content for
users of libraries.users of libraries.
By librariesBy libraries, with libraries, with libraries, for libraries.for libraries.
Bylaws and mission ensure that Bylaws and mission ensure that our mission is that of libraries.our mission is that of libraries.
Parterships. Relationships. Parterships. Relationships. Research. Solutions.Research. Solutions.
Phase I: what have we done so Phase I: what have we done so far?far?
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Advocates and PartnerLibraries
libraryrenewal.org/partners
New separate Advocates/Partners sections coming in November
PartnerLibraries
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
Four partner libraries on board
PartnerLibraries
Santa Monica Public Library
PartnerLibraries
Two Rivers Public Library
(WI)
PartnerLibraries
Newark (TX) Public Library
PartnerLibraries
King County Library System (WA)
PartnerLibraries
Five hours/month2 hours for monthly meeting
1 hour – one-on-one conversations to discuss infrastructure features, etc.
2 hours reading/answering emails
PartnerLibraries
Sign non-disclosure agreement
One contact person at the library
Library director must meet with LR
PartnerLibraries
Financial contributions
are NOT required.
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