The document discusses the state of ebook collections in 2016, emphasizing a demand-driven approach to collection development. It highlights the need for content flexibility, pricing models, and improved digital rights management to enhance accessibility and usage. The author calls for better integration of ebooks with existing print workflows and consortial options to support library spending patterns.

1. Building ebook collections: challenges & OpportunitiesEbook Ecosystem 2016: State of the Art, Five Years OnNew Orleans, June 25, 2011Michael Levine-ClarkCollections LibrarianUniversity of Denvermichael.levine-clark@du.edu

2. The Ideal World: 2016A mostly demand-driven collectioneBooks primarilyPrint-On-Demand secondarilyA much larger collection – bounded only by budgetSome packages based on solid use dataAll with consortial optionseBooks widely availableeBooks easy to useDevice agnosticMinimal DRM

3. How do we get there?What must we improve?

4. ContentFlexibility and PredictabilityAll titlesAll aggregatorsAll pricing modelsMultiple formats simultaneouslyElectronicPrintLocal print-on-demand

5. Digital Rights ManagementLess is better, but publishers need some controlNo limitations within licensed user groupOn deviceOn useLimitations on sharing beyond group

6. PricingFlexibility!Title-by-title or packagePurchase or subscriptionDemand-Driven Acquisition (DDA)Short-term leaseILLComponent of DDA

7. PricingAbility to acquire E/P (or POD) bundle, even retroactivelyConsortial optionsMust recognize traditional spending patternsShould work across aggregatorsShould work with DDASliding discount?

8. Integration with Print WorkflowApproval vendor(s)DeduplicationBundlingBilling

9. Thank YouMichael Levine-ClarkCollections LibrarianUniversity of Denvermichael.levine-clark@du.edu