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<div class="entry-meta"><span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <span class="entry-date">January 25, 2013</span> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard">Jazzy Wright</span> </span><span class="comments-link"><span class="meta-sep">|</span> </span> </div>
<div class="entry-content"><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_10015" style="width:256px"><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">
View the ALA Ebook Scorecard <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf">Report</a></p></div> <p>With all of the licensing conditions presented by publishers and vendors, it can be challenging for libraries to determine which ebook business models offer the best terms.</p>
<p>To help libraries navigate through the ebook environment, the American Library Association (ALA) released today “<a title="Link" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf">The Business Model Scorecard</a>,” (pdf) a report that examines specific variables often seen in library ebook license contracts (<a title="Link" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf" target="_blank">Download the pdf report</a>).</p>
<p>The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content & Libraries Working Group (DCWG), can be used by librarians to weigh ebook contract variables most important to their library. The report assesses 15 ebook contract variables of importance to libraries, ranging from ebook title inclusion, to ebook pricing, to immediate patron access. These variables include important ebook lending characteristics, such as ebook revenue streams for publishers and ebook accessibility for people with disabilities.</p>
<p>“We developed the ‘Scorecard’ to ensure that librarians have the information they need to better negotiate ebook licensing agreements with publishers,” said Erika Linke, co-chair of the DCWG’s business models subgroup. “While no single business model will offer the best terms for all libraries, this report details lending terms that libraries can use to craft model contracts that work for their library systems.”</p>
<p>The report is a follow up to the 2012 ALA report “Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries,” a report that describes general features and attributes of the current ebook environment and outlines constraints and restrictions of current business models.</p>
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