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APL staff outline complex ebook, audiobook and streaming purchasing models; staff urge measured budgeting
Summary
Library staff gave a detailed briefing on how digital collections work — including Kanopy, Hoopla and Libby/OverDrive — and explained pricing models (one‑copy/one‑user, metered access, cost‑per‑use) and statewide programs designed to reduce hold times; staff said libraries face rising per‑use costs and must use caps and pooled purchases to contain
Appleton Public Library staff gave trustees an overview of electronic resources procurement at the Aug. 19 meeting, describing how different platforms, licensing models and statewide buying pools affect access, cost and patron wait times for ebooks, eaudiobooks and streaming media.
Staff framed the core distinction for trustees as “access, not ownership.” They explained three broad categories of digital offerings: research databases and online learning platforms (subscriptions that allow simultaneous access under license), and electronic resource collections (ebooks, eaudiobooks, streaming video and digital magazines) that use loan‑style models similar to…
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