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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#AA5E16">IMLS Announces Grant to Identify Library E-Book Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">IMLS Announces Grant to Identify Library E-Book Strategies</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759"><br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The rise of e-books is one of the most important developments in public libraries in this decade.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">Washington, DC</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">—Today the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) announced a $99,957 grant to OCLC for "The Big Shift: Advancing Public Library Participation in Our Digital Future." The purpose of the grant is to more fully understand the challenges that U.S. public libraries face in providing e-book content
to borrowers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">"Now is the time to work together so that the rise of e-books does not result in a society where content is actually less accessible than it was in the era of print,"
said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth."As a society we depend on the free flow of information and ideas to strengthen our economy and our democracy. I am confident that we will find new strategies that embrace exciting new digital innovations and continue to deliver
essential library services."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">The rapid increase in e-book ownership in the past year alone has created an even greater demand for e-content at U.S. public libraries. In fact the number of public
libraries that offer e-books has <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">doubled</span></em> in the past five years—to 76 percent from 38 percent, according to a new
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/content/mediapresscenter/presskits/PLFTAS%20KEY%20FINDINGS_FINAL.pdf">
American Library Association report</a>. Thirty-nine percent of libraries also offer e-readers for check-out to their patrons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">A new study released by the
<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Libraries.aspx">Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project</a> identifies some of the opportunities and challenges faced by public libraries for this growing line of service. The report states that 12
percent of people borrowed an e-book from their libraries in 2012. Yet the report documents significant difficulties:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">56 percent of e-book borrowers from libraries said that at one point or another they had tried to borrow a particular book and found that the library did not carry it.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555759;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">52 percent of e-book borrowers said that at one point or another they discovered there was a waiting list to borrow the book.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555759;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">18 percent of e-book borrowers said that at one point or another they found that an e-book they were interested in was not compatible with the e-reading device they were using.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">The study also reports a wide range of library concerns with the cost and availability of titles often related to terms set by publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">"Public libraries provide equal opportunity to their communities," said Patrick Losinski, CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, OH and advisor to the
program. "And in a digital age, this must include digital content. This program complements ongoing work to engage public library leaders in developing specific strategies that will restore public access to commercial content in any format."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">This award builds on an IMLS-supported public library discussion hosted by Martin Gomez at the Los Angeles Public Library in November 2011. Gomez (University of Southern
California) and Brian Bannon (Chicago Public Library) will also provide advice on the program's grant activities, which will be closely coordinated with the American Library Association's Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, chaired by Sari Feldman
(Cuyahoga County Public Library) and Robert Wolven (Columbia University).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">The purpose of the IMLS award is to ensure that all Americans continue to have access to commercially produced content through their local public libraries even as formats
change. Grant activities will include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Investigating the nature and extent of challenges public libraries are facing in this area, and identifying possible solutions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555759;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A convening of public library leaders and others to set specific strategies to ensure public access to digital content<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555759;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Reporting on strategies that all public libraries can use to advance their own work in local communities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">"Our members tell us that the primary concern in public libraries today is keeping communities connected to information and communication technologies, and to content
as it shifts to digital formats," said Cathy De Rosa, Global Vice President of Marketing for OCLC. "We appreciate continued IMLS investment in research and support for public libraries as they work to ensure equal access for all."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, we help communities and individuals thrive through broad public
access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning. To learn more about IMLS, please visit
<a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759">About OCLC</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555759"><br>
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have
used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information
when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org">www.worldcat.org</a>. For more information, visit
<a href="http://www.oclc.org">www.oclc.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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