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January 30, 2013 by Gary Price

IFLA Releases ‘Thinkpiece’ on Libraries, e-Lending and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content (27 Pages)

January 30, 2013 by Gary Price

Note: At the bottom of this post we’ve linked to and embedded the document discussed below. We’ve done the same thing with a matrix document that was part also part of the thinkpiece. It contains info about publishers, lending models, library initiatives, and more.
From the International Federation of Library Associations:

In May 2012 IFLA released a Background Paper on eLending which discussed the situation facing public libraries seeking to lend eBooks to their users. The paper discussed the challenges facing libraries as a result of an increase in access to eReading devices among library users and a corresponding enthusiasm for access to digital reading content. In particular it highlighted a damaging lack of access to popular eBook titles due to publisher restrictions on their license or sale to libraries and cautioned of broad negative societal implications if digital content is withheld from library collections.
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In October 2012 IFLA therefore commissioned an independent consultant, Civic Agenda, to prepare a ‘thinkpiece’ to inform discussion at a meeting of experts from the library and publishing sector. This meeting took place over three days at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague in November 2012. The thinkpiece was the starting point for discussions on desirable characteristics for public access models for library digital content, library user expectations’ regarding eBooks, and the relationship between libraries and publishers in the eBook age. During the meeting participants focused on the role of copyright, licensing and legislation in access to digital content like eBooks, as well as reviewing advocacy campaigns and the potential for IFLA as an advocate for library access to eBooks.
The IFLA Principles for Library eLending are the outcome of the meeting, and the contribution of the experts in The Hague was crucial to their drafting. The ‘thinkpiece’ was commissioned to spark debate and its content, along with a detailed appendix assessing the characteristics of existing models of eBook provision, provided  useful background material ahead of the meeting and a reference point during discussion .
The ‘thinkpiece’ is a standalone document, and is not IFLA policy. It is made available here so that colleagues can reflect on its content and engage in discussions on the subject of eBooks in the context that best suits them.

Reports About the Meeting the Thinkpiece Was Prepared For:

  • Canadian Urban Libraries Council Provides Summary of Recent IFLA Meeting About Digital Content (January 3, 2013)
  • You Have Two, Maybe Three Years… (by Peter Brantley, PW)

Full Text Documents

  • The Thinkpiece: ‘Libraries, eLending, and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content’
  • Libraries, eLending, and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content’ – Matrix: Models of Accessing Digital Content

Thinkpiece on Libraries, e-Lending and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content by LJ’s infoDOCKET

Thinkpiece on Libraries, e-Lending and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content–Matrix by LJ’s infoDOCKET

Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing, Reports

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.

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