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Library staff warn of rising digital‑content costs; commission to help shape a strategic plan
Summary
Library digital services staff described steep and rising costs for ebooks, audiobooks and streaming, detailed pricing models used by vendors (pay‑per‑use, metered licenses, one‑copy/one‑user), and asked the commission to help set policy ahead of statewide consortium and vendor contract decisions.
Julie, digital services staff, gave the commission a primer on library digital resources and the financial and operational choices libraries face when buying ebooks, audiobooks and streaming content.
Julie explained two broad seller models: pay‑per‑use services (examples: Hoopla, Canopy) where the library funds a deposit account and the library pays each checkout; and licensed digital collections (examples: OverDrive/Libby and consortium purchasing) where libraries purchase licenses that may be single‑user, metered by time or checkouts, or simultaneous‑use deals for a fixed period. “Pay per…
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