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:

• eBooks (Adobe & MobiPocket formats)

• Audio eBooks (WMA & MP3 formats)

• eVideos

• eMusic ??

4. Our Members The Original Nine

Ann Arbor District Library

Capital Area District Library

Grosse Pointe Public Library

Hastings Public Library

Herrick District Library

Kalamazoo Public Library

Kent District Library

Plymouth District Library

Spring Lake District Library

5. Our Members Then came.

Albion District Library

Brandon Township Public Library

Chesterfield Township Public Library

Dearborn Public Library

Fremont Area District Library

Grand Ledge Area Library

Howell Carnegie District Library

Loutit District Library

Macomb County Library

6. Our Members ~ Then came

Orion Township Public Library

Portage District Library

Royal Oak Public Library

Salem-South Lyon District Library

Sterling Heights Public Library

Troy Public Library

Warren Public Library

Willard Public Library

Composed of Class 6, Class 5 & Class 4 Libraries

7. Services To Our Patrons

eBooks

• Adobe PDFfor computers or portable devices such as PDAs.

• MobiPocket Readerfor pcs, tablet pcs, laptops, and PDAs.

• 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

Audio eBooks

• WMA(Windows Media Audio) Audiobooks for pcs and compatible MP3 players & smart phones.

• • Some may be burned to CDs.

• • Single copy books as well as always available titles.

• MP3Audiobooks for pcs, Macs, MP3 players including iPods & smart phones including iPhones.

• • Single copy books only.

9. Services To Our Patrons ~

eVideos

• Over 300 PBS television titles.

• Always available.

• 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

As of July 2008:

• 3802Titlespurchased for collection

• • Adobe Reader 1430, Mobipocket: 337, WMA audiobooks: 2035(309 MP3 audiobooks now purchased)

• 5255Copiespurchased for collection

• 50 titles of always available WMA audiobooks (subscription)

• 313 always available PBS eVideos (subscription)

12. MLC Digital Libraries Site

Digital Catalog & Download Center

Example:American Lion

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