This document discusses EBL, an ebook platform that offers various access models including title-by-title selection, perpetual ownership, demand-driven acquisition, and short-term loans. It provides an overview of EBL's content which includes over 189,000 titles from 400+ publishers, primarily in English but also other languages. EBL's demand-driven acquisition allows libraries to make ebooks visible without purchasing titles outright, and patrons can rent or purchase titles as needed according to the library's predefined rules. Studies show that with demand-driven acquisition, libraries on average pay 14.23% of list price to facilitate access to content while doubling unique title coverage compared to upfront purchasing where 50% of purchased titles may have no

1. Introducción:
EBL
Robin Champieux
robin.champieux@eblib.com
Vice President, Business Development

2. Orden del Dia
 A bit about us
 Our content
 Overview of our models
 Some of EBL’s features
 The Importance of Demand Driven Acquisition

3. Launched in 2004, EBL introduced new access models for ebooks:
– Title by title selection with multiple-concurrent access
– Pricing based on print list price
– Utilization at chapter level (i.e. reserve chapter use and ePacks)
– Short-term Loan or Pay-per-view access
– Download for all ebooks in collection
Developed through collaboration with libraries, publishers, partners and
experts in the field, EBL continues to drive innovation approach using this approach…
Some of our early and ongoing collaborators include:
James Bennett
Cambridge University Press
Taylor & Francis
CERN library
Yale University
North Carolina State University
ICOLC
Curtin University
Swinburne University of Technology
Council for Australian
University Libraries
Adobe
Focus Groups - Charleston,
ALA, VALA, ALIA, etc…
Colaboración para un nuevo modelo…

4. EBL: Información general
 Title-by-title selection
 Perpetual ownership
 Multiple-concurrent access to all titles
 Download for all titles – ebooks can be
accessed offline
 Pay-per View Access
- Demand-driven Acquisition Options
 Chapter-level reserve & coursepacks
 Free MARC records for all titles
 No Proprietary Software
 Flexible pricing options – no minimum
purchase requirements

5. EBL Contenido
 189,000 titles
 400+ publishers strongly emphasizing scholarly and professional materials
 Content coverage across academic disciplines
 Primarily English language
 Spanish, French, German, Chinese, etc. titles also available
 Front list focus:
 Over 14,000 with 2010 imprint year
 20%+ of catalog published 2009 to present
 30% published 2008 to present
 50%+ published 2006 to present

6. EBL: Herramientas for the usuario
 Advanced and full text search tools
 Online or Offline Reading Options – All ebooks can be Downloaded and read offline
 Free Browse Period for all Titles
 DRM in line with ‘fair use’ – 20% print / 5% copy
 Printing by page-range, chapter or page
 Saved notes – exportable
 No proprietary software required
 Online Reader enables scrolling through text (rather than page by page)

7. Acceso and DRM
EBL ebooks can be accessed in many ways…
• Read Online
• No software required / Option for Adobe Reader
• 20% print / 5% copy
• Downloaded – Offline access
• Adobe Digital Editions
• No internet access required after download
• 20% print / 5% copy
• Transferred to eBook Reader
• Read Online on Mobile Phone

8. EBL’s Demand Driven Model
Demand-driven access takes advantage of the immediacy of the digital medium…
EBL’s Demand-driven Acquisition enables libraries to make ebooks visible to patrons without
purchasing the titles outright. Titles can then be ‘rented’ or purchased according to pre
defined rules as needed by patrons.
– Access to non-owned either through library OPAC (by loading MARC records) and/or
within the EBL platform
– 5 minutes free full text browsing for non-owned titles
– Beyond the browse period, libraries decide what transactions and permissions apply

9. EBL’s Demand-driven Options
Libraries customize users’ experience and transaction workflow
•Non-mediated
• Beyond browse period, patrons automatically trigger a short-term loan (rental) of
an ebook or a purchase
•Automated transactions can be price-mediated (i.e. rental over $20 is mediated).
•Mediated Access
• Beyond browse period, patrons can request further access to non-owned titles.
• Library Alerted of Request
• Libraries can choose to either rent or purchase requested titles.

10. EBL’s Demand-Driven Options
Ratio Browse to short-term loan (STL)
50.5% of non-owned titles browsed triggered a short-term loan
49.5% of access is free
Average short-term loan price
$10.38
On average libraries pay less than 15% of the total cost of title used to
facilitate access

11. Resultados
Resultados:
Demand Driven
• On average, pay 14.23% of list
price to facilitate access to content
• Size of average collection = 63,833
titles
• % of purchased titles with no use =
0%
• 2 X unique title coverage
• 1.4 X unique publisher coverage
Upfront Purchasing
• Size of average collection = 2,171 titles
• % of purchased titles with no use = 50%
• 50% less unique titles
• 29% less unique publisher coverage

12. EBL’s Access Model for Purchased Titles
– Purchase content outright & own in perpetuity (no ongoing access fees on title-by-
title basis)
– Simultaneous access - all titles in EBL allow use by multiple users
• Non-linear™ Lending = multiple-concurrent access to all titles up to 325 loan
days per year – renewing automatically annually
– Free Browse Period for All Titles
– Use at Chapter Level - Chapters available for use in reserve circulation &
coursepacks
– Archival Copy can be downloaded and printed for each title purchased

13. Para la Biblioteca
Ultimately:
• A library only pays for content that is used
• A library is able to facilitate access to a larger universe of content
• A library is able to spend a limited budget more effectively

14. Gracias!