- 1.MLC Digital Libraries - Who We Are & How We Serve Our
Patrons Kathy Petlewski( [email_address] ) Plymouth District
Library Presentation available
at:http://slideshare.net/kpetlewski
2. Brief History of the Consortium
- Summer 2004 Nine public libraries gathered to form a consortium
to purchase OverDrive eBooks & audio eBooks.
- Each put in $1000 for an initial group purchase.
3. Brief History of the Consortium
- Summer 2004 ~ Nine public libraries gathered to form a
consortium to purchase OverDrive eBooks & audio eBooks.
- Each put in $1000 for an initial group purchase.
- Spring 2009 ~ Twenty-six public libraries are consortium
members whose patrons access:
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- eBooks (Adobe & MobiPocket formats)
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- Audio eBooks (WMA & MP3 formats)
4. Our Members The Original Nine
- Ann Arbor District Library
- Capital Area District Library
- Grosse Pointe Public Library
- Plymouth District Library
- Spring Lake District Library
5. Our Members Then came.
- Brandon Township Public Library
- Chesterfield Township Public Library
- Fremont Area District Library
- Howell Carnegie District Library
6. Our Members ~ Then came
- Orion Township Public Library
- Salem-South Lyon District Library
- Sterling Heights Public Library
- Composed of Class 6, Class 5 & Class 4 Libraries
7. Services To Our Patrons
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- Adobe PDFfor computers or portable devices such as PDAs.
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- MobiPocket Readerfor pcs, tablet pcs, laptops, and PDAs.
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- EPUBformat coming soon available for all of the above PLUS Sony
Reader PRS-700 and PRS-505. (Offers reflowable text and interactive
graphics.)
8. Services To Our Patrons
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- WMA(Windows Media Audio) Audiobooks for pcs and compatible MP3
players & smart phones.
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- Some may be burned to CDs.
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- Single copy books as well as always available titles.
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- MP3Audiobooks for pcs, Macs, MP3 players including iPods &
smart phones including iPhones.
9. Services To Our Patrons ~
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- Over 300 PBS television titles.
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- May be downloaded to a pc, tablet pc, laptop, or WMV compatible
portable device.
10. How Does It Work?
- Users download free software at web site.
- Patrons use their library cards to check out or reserve
materials.
- Maximum of 10 titles may be checked out at any 1 time.
- eVideos go out for 7 days.All others are 14 day loan.
- Automatically returned after due date.Delete file
manually.
11. Fast Stats
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- 3802Titlespurchased for collection
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- Adobe Reader 1430, Mobipocket: 337, WMA audiobooks: 2035(309
MP3 audiobooks now purchased)
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- 5255Copiespurchased for collection
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- 50 titles of always available WMA audiobooks
(subscription)
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- 313 always available PBS eVideos (subscription)
12. MLC Digital Libraries Site
- Digital Catalog & Download Center
13. Other Participating Michigan Consortiums
- Download Destination TLN Libraries
- Media Download Center Suburban Library Cooperative
- Great Lakes Digital Libraries(includes Superiorland Library
Cooperative and 14 other public/school libraries