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Public Library E-lending Models Research Project
Dan MountHead of Policy & Public AffairsCivic Agenda EU
Contexto A global interdependent and decentralised
information environmento Evolving models for accessing, licensing and lending
digital contento Scope for libraries to act as the architects of their
own future
Exampleso Consortia ownership/in-house library hosted digital
contento Centralised national/state budgets for digital contento Collective bargaining with aggregators o Extended collective licensing
Objectiveo Comparative analysis of different international e-
lending modelso Identify key factors which support sustainable
approaches to e-lending and public access to digital contento Identify the benefits and drawbacks of different
models
Outputs from today’s sessiono General feedback on the conceptual approacho Input and feedback on the methodologyo Buy-in and assistance from participants
Methodologyo Sources of information/dataoExisting national e-book market surveys and dataoExisting library community and agency surveys and
publications on e-lendingoSuitable e-lending business models oRelevant stakeholders to be contacted for research
interviews
Geographical scopeo Selected countries should have a certain threshold of e-
book market maturityo 10 countries/territories – Netherlands, Flanders, United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Sloveniao4 additional case studies – Douglas County Libraries,
CALIFA, MELSA (US) + PRENUMERIQUE (Quebec)o1 supplementary case study from South America, Asia or
Africa
E-lending model assessment criteria
o Commercial contexto Policy contexto Type of e-lending business modelo Scope and audienceo Collection characteristicso Financial characteristicso Technical specifications and user experience
Project outputso Sustainability of different e-lending modelso Positives and negatives of different e-lending modelso Government policies which support e-lendingo Review of cultural, commercial and political barriers
