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SameOldStory · 07-04-2011, 10:53 AM

Kansas State Librarian Argues Consortium Owns, Not Licenses, Content from OverDrive
"The state librarian of Kansas, with the backing of state attorney general's office, is planning to terminate the Kansas Digital Library Consortium's contract with ebook vendor OverDrive and is asserting the bold argument that the consortium has purchased, not licensed, its ebook content from OverDrive and, therefore, has the right to transfer the content to a new service provider."

Background
Kansas State Librarian Goes Eyeball to Eyeball with OverDrive in Contract Talks
"The state librarian of Kansas is playing country hardball with ebook vendor OverDrive, rejecting contract renewal proposals that, in one case, would have increased administrative fees nearly 700 percent by 2014."

Interesting times.

07-04-2011, 10:53 AM	#1
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Kansas State Librarian Argues Consortium Owns Content from OverDrive Kansas State Librarian Argues Consortium Owns, Not Licenses, Content from OverDrive "The state librarian of Kansas, with the backing of state attorney general's office, is planning to terminate the Kansas Digital Library Consortium's contract with ebook vendor OverDrive and is asserting the bold argument that the consortium has purchased, not licensed, its ebook content from OverDrive and, therefore, has the right to transfer the content to a new service provider." Background Kansas State Librarian Goes Eyeball to Eyeball with OverDrive in Contract Talks "The state librarian of Kansas is playing country hardball with ebook vendor OverDrive, rejecting contract renewal proposals that, in one case, would have increased administrative fees nearly 700 percent by 2014." Interesting times.