[Lswtalk] FW: Macmillan eBooks Library Pilot Goes Live March 1 (Calcasieu Parish Public Library/Libraries Southwest Consortium)

[Charlotte Trosclair]

Sorry I won't be at the meeting.

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On Mar 12, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Loretta Gharst <LGharst at calcasieu.lib.la.us> wrote:

> Hi LSW,
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> Please let's talk about OverDrive Advantage membership and Macmillan eBooks at tomorrow's meeting.
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> Thanks,
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> Loretta Gharst
> Division Head
> Collection & Computing Services
> Calcasieu Parish Public Library
> 301 W. Claude St.
> Lake Charles, LA 70605
> Ph 337 721-7150
> Fax 337 475-8806
> Cell 337 515-9724
> www.calcasieulibrary.org
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> "We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims." - Richard Buckminster Fuller
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> From: Jennifer Cassidy [jcassidy at overdrive.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 9:27 AM
> To: Loretta Gharst
> Subject: RE: Macmillan eBooks Library Pilot Goes Live March 1 (Calcasieu Parish Public Library/Libraries Southwest Consortium)
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> Hi Loretta,
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> Thank you for your note.  We are excited to be offering Macmillan eBooks, a big six publisher who has never been in library eBook lending.  However, according to Macmillan library eBook pilot terms, they are not allowing shared collections or consortiums to purchase their eBook content.
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> If member libraries have an OverDrive Advantage account which allows them to purchase content for their card holders in addition to access to the collection-the Advantage libraries will be able to purchase Macmillan content.  I have attached an Advantage Enrollment Form for Libraries Southwest Consortium member libraries.  If libraries join this month, then the $1,000 enrollment fee will go entirely towards content.
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> Please let me know if you have any other questions.
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> Thank you,
> Jen
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> Jennifer Cassidy, Specialist
> Collection Development
> Phone: 216-573-6886 ext. 281
> Fax: 216.573.6889
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> From: Loretta Gharst [mailto:LGharst at calcasieu.lib.la.us] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:23 PM
> To: Jennifer Cassidy
> Subject: FW: Macmillan eBooks Library Pilot Goes Live March 1
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> Hi Jennifer,
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> Does this mean that Libraries Southwest Consortia will not be able to purchase Macmillan eBooks?
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> Loretta Gharst
> Division Head
> Collection & Computing Services
> Calcasieu Parish Public Library
> 301 W. Claude St.
> Lake Charles, LA 70605
> Ph 337 721-7150
> Fax 337 475-8806
> Cell 337 515-9724
> www.calcasieulibrary.org
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> "We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims." - Richard Buckminster Fuller
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> From: OverDrive, Inc. [collectionteam at overdrive.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:26 AM
> To: Loretta Gharst
> Subject: Macmillan eBooks Library Pilot Goes Live March 1
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> Dear Library Partner,
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> Beginning March 1, more than 1,150 eBooks from Macmillan will be available in Content Reserve as a pilot program for US public libraries. The collection of mystery and crime titles from Minotaur Books specializes in thrillers, cozy mysteries, psychological suspense, and hard-boiled crime. Select from must-have mystery authors like Chris Ewan, Ian Rankin, Lee Child, Charles Todd, and more!
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> Macmillan Library eBook Collection Highlights:
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> “Pray for Silence” by Linda Castillo
> “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Julia Spencer-Fleming (award-winning author)
> “The Tourist” by Olen Steinhauer (award-winning author)
> “Quiche of Death” by M.C. Beaton
> “The Lock Artist” by Steve Hamilton
> “Heartsick” by Chelsea Cain
> “A Taint in the Blood” by Dana Stabenow
> “Blue Heaven” by C.J. Box
> “Burn” by Nevada Barr
> “The Real Macaw” by Donna Andrews
> “A Crimson Warning” by Tasha Alexander
> “A Burial at Sea” by Charles Finch
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> As part of the pilot program, Macmillan eBooks will be available in the one copy/one user lending model for the earlier of two (2) years or 52 checkouts for $25 USD each. Titles will be purchased in the ‘Metered Access’ section in Content Reserve. Click here for the full Terms & Conditions of Macmillan pilot.
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> The Macmillan pilot program has conditions that affect consortia. Macmillan requires that individual libraries acquire units for their digital collection and restricts purchase for a shared collection (i.e., a consortium’s collection). Individual member libraries that have an OverDrive Advantage account are permitted to purchase Macmillan eBooks for their Advantage collection.
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> Your Collection Development Specialist is available to help create recommended lists and packages of the Macmillan catalog. Please email collectionteam at overdrive.com for more information.
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> The OverDrive Collection Development Team
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