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| ====== Introduction ====== | ====== Introduction ====== | ||
| - | To follow the debate on ebook lending from public libraries scroll down (or click the link here) to the | + | ==== Increase in ebook lending 2020 ==== |
| - | [[http://lglibtech.lglibtech/E-Books%23Library%2520ebook%2520lending-the%2520debate%7C%27Library+ebook+lending-the+debate|'Library ebook lending-the debate]]' section | + | **The Guardian ** |
| - | ==== General resources ==== | + | [[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/23/library-ebook-lending-surges-as-uk-turns-to-fiction-during-lockdown|Library ebook lending surges]] as UK turns to fiction during lockdown. Caroline Davies The Guardian Fri 23 Oct 2020 . |
| - | ==== Short overview ==== | + | Charity says ebooks borrowing up 146% from March to August, with crime thrillers popular. In total, more than 3.5m additional ebooks were borrowed between the end of March and mid-August, according to the charity Libraries Connected, an increase of 146%. Adding audiobooks and e-comics, there was an increase of 5m digital items borrowed. |
| - | [[http://www.slideshare.net/helenleech/ebooks-in-uk-public-libraries|Ebooks in UK public libraries]] By Helen Leach. Surrey Public Library service and Shelffree 2013 | + | **Libraries Connected. October 2020** |
| - | A Presentation about the current situation (November 2013) regarding ebooks and e-lending in UK public libraries. | + | <font 11.0pt/Arial,sans-serif;;#414140;;inherit>"Based on</font> <font 11.0pt/inherit;;#414140;;inherit>our survey, among the 100 services which provided data, ebook usage increased by 146%. Increases in individual services ranged between 38% and 714% "</font> |
| - | ==== Survey of access to e-books ==== | + | [[https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/resource/libraries-lockdown-connecting-communities-crisis|Ebook checkouts [p19] in Libraries in lockdown: Connecting communities in crisis]]. Libraries Connected. October 2020 |
| - | [[https://betterconnected.socitm.net/services/libraries/sign-up-for-e-resources/2016-2017|Sign up for e-resources - 2016-2017 Assessment]].[England only] Socitm better connected December 2016 | + | ==== Short overview ==== |
| - | From the webiste: | + | [[http://www.slideshare.net/helenleech/ebooks-in-uk-public-libraries|Ebooks in UK public libraries]] By Helen Leach. Surrey Public Library service and Shelffree 2013 |
| - | "Why important | + | A Presentation about the situation (at November 2013) regarding ebooks and e-lending in UK public libraries. |
| - | Access to library services is a highly popular part of council websites that accounts for around 8% of visits according to Socitm data. The provision of e-books and other digitally accessible resources will be opening council library facilities to new audiences, including those unable, or disinclined, to visit the library in person. The facility to access e-magazines free of charge, including downloading latest issues to a smart phone, shows library services to be taking advantage of new services made possible by the latest technologies. Making these services easy to use will be critical if the opportunity to gain a whole new segment of library users is to be realised. | + | [[https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/aragorn-kkr-co-inc-overdrive-holdings-inc-merger-inquiry|Competitions and Markets Authority report on Overdrive takeover of Aragorn/KKR ]] |
| - | Overview | + | July 2020 report on the takeover of the company owning RBDigital by Overdrive has good information on library ebook market shares and suppliers in the UK. |
| - | 45% of sites achieved three or four stars for this task, compared with the 74% of county council library sites that achieved this level with the more straightforward Renew library book task in in 2015-16. Clearly, there are challenges in presenting this still relatively new area of activity, a lot of them associated with reliance on content provided by third party providers. When we tested Find out how to borrow e-books in 2015, on a mobile device, 52% of county councils passed the test (equivalent to 3 or 4 stars), but with a different and perhaps less challenging question set. Staffordshire and East Sussex were the only counties to carry forward their four star performance in 2015-16, to this year’s library task." | ||
| ==== The Ebook lending pilots ==== | ==== The Ebook lending pilots ==== | ||
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| (see also the **Library ebook lending -the debate** section below) | (see also the **Library ebook lending -the debate** section below) | ||
| - | **[[http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/52617|Public Library E-lending Pilots Launched Today]]** | + | **Public Library E-lending Pilots Launched Today** 03 Mar 2014 |
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| "The Publishers Association (PA) and the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) have today announced the launch of a yearlong pilot for e-lending in public libraries. The aim of the pilot is to carry out real-time, real-world research into the impact of ebook lending in public libraries on authors, publishers and on the library service so that a suitable and sustainable model for all stakeholders can be found.A key recommendation of The Department for Culture Media & Sport's Sieghart Review, which was published in February 2013, was: | "The Publishers Association (PA) and the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) have today announced the launch of a yearlong pilot for e-lending in public libraries. The aim of the pilot is to carry out real-time, real-world research into the impact of ebook lending in public libraries on authors, publishers and on the library service so that a suitable and sustainable model for all stakeholders can be found.A key recommendation of The Department for Culture Media & Sport's Sieghart Review, which was published in February 2013, was: | ||
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| [[http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks.|LIS-PUB-EBOOKS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]]- A list for the discussion of ebooks and e-readers in public libraries. You can subscribe at [[http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks|www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks]]. | [[http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks.|LIS-PUB-EBOOKS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]]- A list for the discussion of ebooks and e-readers in public libraries. You can subscribe at [[http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks|www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-pub-ebooks]]. | ||
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| - | [[http://www.scoop.it/t/e-books-and-libraries|E-books and libraries]] “Updates on e-books in libraries” **Scoop.it!** Curated by Alyson Tyler | ||
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| - | This is a useful up-to-date summary of ebook news. It covers issues across sectors-inc public and academic libraries | ||
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| - | **Eric Hellman's blog** [[http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/|go to hellman ]]has some of the best commentary on e-books. | ||
| ==== Articles and Papers ==== | ==== Articles and Papers ==== | ||
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| 'The issue of e-book lending by libraries is gradually building a head of steam as ownership of reading devices spreads. Put simply, libraries are risking a new form of irrelevance if they fail to offer an e-lending option to today’s digitally-savvy readers—and policy makers are starting to take note. A considerable number of library authorities are already offering e-book lending, but coverage remains patchy and libraries are frustrated by their inability to offer a comprehensive service, both geographically and in terms of the titles they can offer'. | 'The issue of e-book lending by libraries is gradually building a head of steam as ownership of reading devices spreads. Put simply, libraries are risking a new form of irrelevance if they fail to offer an e-lending option to today’s digitally-savvy readers—and policy makers are starting to take note. A considerable number of library authorities are already offering e-book lending, but coverage remains patchy and libraries are frustrated by their inability to offer a comprehensive service, both geographically and in terms of the titles they can offer'. | ||
| - | **'[[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-calls-e-lending-task-force.html|Jarvis calls for e-lending task force]]**' Lisa Campbell. The Bookseller 5th July 2012 | + | **'[[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-calls-e-lending-task-force.html|Jarvis calls for e-lending task force]]**' Lisa Campbell. The Bookseller 5th July 2012 [Extract] //'Labour shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has called for the government to create a cross-industry task force to explore the issue of e-book lending in libraries. Jarvis said the taskforce should be chaired by an independent expert, to oversee discussions which he says are crucial to a 21st-century libraries model. "I am calling for the Government to convene an effective and credible taskforce to explore e-book lending—which should consist of librarians, authors and publishers and be chaired by an independent expert. If the Government wants libraries to move into the 21st century, and wants to protect the value of books, Ed Vaizey needs to act on this now.”////Separately, the chairman of the All-party Parliamentary Committee on Libraries Justin Tomlinson has set out his thoughts for how e-lending in libraries should work, suggesting borrowers should be charged to borrow e-books. In an email to library campaigners, Tomlinson has suggested “in principle” that e-books should be borrowed through a physical visit to a library, “thus protecting footfall” and “a small charge” should be levied “with the money shared between the publishers and the physical community library".////Tomlinson also suggested publishers should be encouraged to release some stock for free access and that there should be one uniform e-book service, maintaining that traditional books should remain free. However the proposal was criticised by CILIP president Phil Bradley as “an amazingly short-sighted view of the future of the library and the provision of books"// |
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| - | //'Labour shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has called for the government to create a cross-industry task force to explore the issue of e-book lending in libraries. Jarvis said the taskforce should be chaired by an independent expert, to oversee discussions which he says are crucial to a 21st-century libraries model. "I am calling for the Government to convene an effective and credible taskforce to explore e-book lending—which should consist of librarians, authors and publishers and be chaired by an independent expert. If the Government wants libraries to move into the 21st century, and wants to protect the value of books, Ed Vaizey needs to act on this now.”// | + | |
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| - | //Separately, the chairman of the All-party Parliamentary Committee on Libraries Justin Tomlinson has set out his thoughts for how e-lending in libraries should work, suggesting borrowers should be charged to borrow e-books. In an email to library campaigners, Tomlinson has suggested “in principle” that e-books should be borrowed through a physical visit to a library, “thus protecting footfall” and “a small charge” should be levied “with the money shared between the publishers and the physical community library".// | + | |
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| - | //Tomlinson also suggested publishers should be encouraged to release some stock for free access and that there should be one uniform e-book service, maintaining that traditional books should remain free. However the proposal was criticised by CILIP president Phil Bradley as “an amazingly short-sighted view of the future of the library and the provision of books"// | + | |
| ==== May 2012 ==== | ==== May 2012 ==== | ||
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| **October 2010** | **October 2010** | ||
| - | **'[[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/132038-pa-sets-out-restrictions-on-library-e-book-lending.html|PA sets out restrictions on library e-book lending]]**'. By Benedicte Page. The Bookseller website. 21st October 2010. | + | **'[[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/132038-pa-sets-out-restrictions-on-library-e-book-lending.html|PA sets out restrictions on library e-book lending]]**'. By Benedicte Page. The Bookseller website. 21st October 2010. Extract: //The Publishers Association has set out an agreed position on e-book lending in libraries that will see library users blocked from downloading e-books outside of the library premises. Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page announced the new guidelines on 21 Octobe) at the CILIP Public Library Authorities conference in Leeds.////Under the new scheme, library users would have to come onto the library's physical premises to download an e-book at a computer terminal onto a mobile device, rather than downloading the book remotely. The scheme would also see the fee paid by a library to buy a book covering the right to loan one copy to one individual at any given time, and would require "robust and secure geographical-based membership" in place at the library service doing the lending.////Page told the PLA conference that the PA's new position on e-book lending had been forged after some library authorities mismanaged their lending.// |
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| - | //The Publishers Association has set out an agreed position on e-book lending in libraries that will see library users blocked from downloading e-books outside of the library premises. Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page announced the new guidelines on 21 Octobe) at the CILIP Public Library Authorities conference in Leeds.// | + | |
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| - | //Under the new scheme, library users would have to come onto the library's physical premises to download an e-book at a computer terminal onto a mobile device, rather than downloading the book remotely. The scheme would also see the fee paid by a library to buy a book covering the right to loan one copy to one individual at any given time, and would require "robust and secure geographical-based membership" in place at the library service doing the lending.// | + | |
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| - | //Page told the PLA conference that the PA's new position on e-book lending had been forged after some library authorities mismanaged their lending.// | + | |
| //"Unfortunately recent activities by some library authorities have only confirmed how potentially damaging e-book lending can be if allowed to operate without controls," he said//. | //"Unfortunately recent activities by some library authorities have only confirmed how potentially damaging e-book lending can be if allowed to operate without controls," he said//. | ||
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| **ebooks and devices to read ebooks** | **ebooks and devices to read ebooks** | ||
| - | There is an interesting (March 2010) blog posting from Eric Hellman ('Go to Hellman') and subsequent comments that covers some of the business model issues around e-books [[http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/ebooks-in-libraries-thorny-problem-says.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PublishersLunchAutomat+%28Publishers+Lunch+Automat%29|here]] Eric Hellman also analyses trends in devices (Kindle iPad etc) to read e-books [There are] //'two possible evolutionary paths for ebook readers. One path, the tablet, is exemplified by the iPad. The tablet roadmap is characterized by a relatively constant price and ever increasing computer power and display functionality (color, speed, resolution). The other path, exemplified by the// [[http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=gotohe-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969|//Kindle//]]//www.assoc-amazon.comeirtgotohe-20lbtlcamp213689creative392969o1ab0015t963c, is the dedicated ebook reader.// | + | There is an interesting (March 2010) blog posting from Eric Hellman ('Go to Hellman') and subsequent comments that covers some of the business model issues around e-books [[http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/ebooks-in-libraries-thorny-problem-says.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PublishersLunchAutomat+%28Publishers+Lunch+Automat%29|here]] Eric Hellman also analyses trends in devices (Kindle iPad etc) to read e-books [There are] //'two possible evolutionary paths for ebook readers. One path, the tablet, is exemplified by the iPad. The tablet roadmap is characterized by a relatively constant price and ever increasing computer power and display functionality (color, speed, resolution). The other path, exemplified by the// [[http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=gotohe-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969|//Kindle//]]//www.assoc-amazon.comeirtgotohe-20lbtlcamp213689creative392969o1ab0015t963c, is the dedicated ebook reader.// |
| - | //The reader roadmap is exemplified by// [[http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/25-ebook-reader-application-scenarios.html|//relentless price reduction//]] //and gradually increasing accommodation for reading ebooks. If you believe my extrapolations, the dedicated ebook reader will cost as little as $25 in 2014, and the iPad will still cost $400'.// | + | //The reader roadmap is exemplified by// [[http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/25-ebook-reader-application-scenarios.html|//relentless price reduction//]]//and gradually increasing accommodation for reading ebooks. If you believe my extrapolations, the dedicated ebook reader will cost as little as $25 in 2014, and the iPad will still cost $400'.// |
| **Ebooks and the threat to freedom** | **Ebooks and the threat to freedom** | ||
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| //'Top-Line Numbers// | //'Top-Line Numbers// | ||
| - | //Some 12% of Americans ages 16 and older who read e-books say they have borrowed an e-book from a library in the past year. But a majority of Americans do not know that this service is provided by their local library. But most in the broader public, not just e-book readers, are generally not aware they can borrow e- books from libraries. We asked// //all those ages 16 and older if they know whether they can borrow e- books from their library and 62% said they did not know if their library offered that service. Some 22% say they know that their library does lend out e-books, and 14% say they know their library does not lend out e-books.' (A Comment by Gary Price)// | + | //Some 12% of Americans ages 16 and older who read e-books say they have borrowed an e-book from a library in the past year. But a majority of Americans do not know that this service is provided by their local library. But most in the broader public, not just e-book readers, are generally not aware they can borrow e- books from libraries. We ////asked////all//// those ages 16 and older if they know whether they can borrow e- books from their library and 62% said they did not know if their library offered that service. Some 22% say they know that their library does lend out e-books, and 14% say they know their library does not lend out e-books.' (A Comment by Gary Price)// |
| //For many years I’ve said that the bottom line is that people (including library users) can’t use something they don’t know about. This is the case for any product or service. It’s no different here. The Pew study makes this fact very clear.// | //For many years I’ve said that the bottom line is that people (including library users) can’t use something they don’t know about. This is the case for any product or service. It’s no different here. The Pew study makes this fact very clear.// | ||
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| //Where ebook services are available, the main findings were:// | //Where ebook services are available, the main findings were:// | ||
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| * //Difficulty logging on via council websites using access technology such as screen readers and magnification software. Web pages were often cumbersome and poorly designed.// | * //Difficulty logging on via council websites using access technology such as screen readers and magnification software. Web pages were often cumbersome and poorly designed.// | ||
| * //Locating the ebook catalogue and then selecting titles to download. Navigating to the catalogue was tricky for many people and searching for books was difficult at first but became easier with practice and familiarity with layout etc.// | * //Locating the ebook catalogue and then selecting titles to download. Navigating to the catalogue was tricky for many people and searching for books was difficult at first but became easier with practice and familiarity with layout etc.// | ||
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| **1. Guidance on “physical” selection of stock (e.g. cost, format, responsibilities)** | **1. Guidance on “physical” selection of stock (e.g. cost, format, responsibilities)** | ||
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| * Divide available budget between teams although individuals do not have to be restricted to their specialist areas | * Divide available budget between teams although individuals do not have to be restricted to their specialist areas | ||
| * Within allocated budget decide an upper price limit and on the split of eBook and audiobooks | * Within allocated budget decide an upper price limit and on the split of eBook and audiobooks | ||
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| **2. How and where to find ideas for stock to add** | **2. How and where to find ideas for stock to add** | ||
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| * Check top 10 download lists on your provider’s corporate site. | * Check top 10 download lists on your provider’s corporate site. | ||
| * Check top 20 lists | * Check top 20 lists | ||
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