LEAP Exchange & SimplyE
Challenges in Buying Econtent
Libraries don’t have relationships with publishers Publishers Libraries
For-profit aggregators increase costs for libraries Publishers Aggregators Libraries
Different publishers work with different aggregators, leading to purchasing silos
Solution: Distribution of publisher content through single, library-run, nonprofit exchange
Challenges in Presenting Econtent to Patrons
Purchased content is siloed in vendor interfaces
Patron experience with library ebooks is less than ideal
Accessibility of ebooks is not universal
Solution: An open-source, accessible, library-run reading app that delivers a unified ebook experience
Two solutions working together Publishers
Details
SimplyE Components and Development
Development of SimplyE ReadersFirst principles
Development of SimplyE Origins
Components of SimplyE / Reader Search Get Read
Components of SimplyE / Discovery 3M Axis 360 Overdrive
Components of SimplyE / Accessibility
Components of SimplyE Circulation SimplyE Reader Management OPDS Ebook vendor APIs ILS
Implementation of SimplyE New York Public Library
Implementation of SimplyE Open Ebooks
Development of SimplyE SimplyE for Consortia Public library ebook collection(s) Statewide ebook collection(s) School and academic ebook collection(s)
Development of SimplyE Open source technical development
SimplyE: Core Value
LEAP Exchange Components, Development, and Next Steps
Development of the Exchange Partners ...and many more
Components of the Exchange Ingest Ebook files and Publishers Marketplace metadata
Components of the Exchange Marketplace - ecommerce Libraries Marketplace Publishers
Components of the Exchange Public domain collections
Components of the Exchange Hosting Ebook files, Marketplace Libraries metadata, DRM
Development of the Exchange Timeline 2016 2017
Development of the Marketplace Priorities / Expansion
Marketplace: Core Value
How to get involved Learn more about the projects by visiting https://dp.la/info/get-involved/dpla- ebooks/ Be an ambassador to your state. Blog or post articles about these projects. Talk with us about how to implement SimplyE or work on the LEAP Exchange. Ask your library content vendors to adhere to standards for interoperability that will allow their products to display in SimplyE.
Questions? Wendy Cornelisen wcornelisen@georgialibraries.org
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