Library e-book lending hurt by publisher restrictions. (Tulsa World, 4/30/2012)
About the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
Also mentioned in the article:
Excerpt: About 60 percent of Oklahoma's population is served by public libraries offering e-book and audiobook downloads.
Stillwater's public library created a consortium to help smaller libraries afford a catalogue of e-books. It recently won an award from the Oklahoma Library Association for its project, called the Oklahoma Virtual Library.
Stillwater library director Lynda Reynolds said the project got started because its distribution platform vendor, OverDrive, offers lower costs for consortium arrangements.
Public libraries can join at fees based on the city's population; only those cities with fewer than 100,000 residents are eligible. Also excluded are academic and school libraries. By joining, patrons have access to all the e-books purchased by the consortium members.
At the end of February 2011, there were five libraries participating, and now there are 26 members from across the state.
"It's hard to start a new collection because you have no idea how many titles you will need," Reynolds said. "We started with 800 titles and now have 8,000."
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