Ebook Resource Sharing Models: Borrow, Buy, or Rent

Abstract

Libraries are purchasing access to increasing numbers of electronic resources, which has brought to the forefront many issues regarding the interlibrary lending of electronic books. The three predominantly accepted models for providing access to ebooks include borrowing, buying, and renting. Libraries have used these models in many ways to provide access to electronic content. Options for addressing barriers for ebook resource sharing include reviewing local license agreements for ebooks, gathering information on customer preferences, providing feedback to vendors and licensing librarians on customer needs, and evaluating ebook borrowing, buying, and renting options to identify which options best meets the needs of customers. KEYWORDS electronic books, interlibrary loan, demand-driven acquisition, library consortium, purchase on demand, ILLiad OVERVIEWLibraries are purchasing access to increasing numbers of electronic resources, which has brought to the forefront many issues regarding the interlibrary lending of electronic books (ebooks). While online access has expedited the delivery of article and book chapter interlibrary loan (ILL) requests, current ebook formats and licensing restrictions hinder resource sharing. There are several models for ebook ILL that are being tested but there remain many barriers to ebook resource sharing. The models of borrowing, buying, or

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“…Publishers do not want to lose control of electronic content or lose revenue generated from copyright protected electronic content. This has resulted in restrictive digital rights management (DRM) software embedded in electronic content, restrictive formats by proprietary file type or vendor platform, restrictive licensing, and no predominantly accepted model for ebook lending to other libraries.” And for those who do not know, perhaps especially outside the US, out‐of‐copyright ebooks are accessible via: “OCLC WorldCat under the OCLC Symbols GOOGL, PJGTN, HATHG or HATHI, and INARC.” The author has many useful suggestions for the ILL of ebooks, both borrowing and renting, and a useful discussion and conclusion – well worth reading (Radnor and Shrauger, 2012).…”