Thinking outside the box will help libraries survive the loss of big name publishers. What Califa and Douglas County are doing is a step in the right direction.
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The largest library network in California is going to adopt the pioneering ebook business model of Colorado’s Douglas County Libraries, which allows libraries to truly own, not rent, their ebooks.
The San Mateo-based Califa Group, which brokers services and products for 220 multi-type library systems (1000 buildings), has seeded the project with about $30,000 and will purchase ebook files directly from publishers as well as an Adobe Content Server to manage the digital files.
“We want to be part of the solution,” said Heather Teysko, Califa’s project manager. “We don’t want to be reliant on vendors, on leasing materials from a platform. We want to have ownership,” she said.
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