Digital Resource Committee
Minutes
June 11, 2014
Via Go To Meeting
Attendees:
Donna Liss – Ebsco
Heather Teysko – Califa
Tanya Novak – Califa
Evena Shu
Jacqueline Petri
Kim Smith
Kathy Shields
Brad McCulley
Trent Garcia
Chris Hendel
Genesis Hanson
Mark Graham
Yvonne Reed
Richard Page
Julie Sowles
David Campbell
Renee Romanoff
Stephanie Archer
Kim Sheppard
Barbara Eales
Amanda Faust
Heather started meeting at 10:01
No formal roll call, went through attendee list
1st meeting in 3 years
Purpose is to get caught up on resources
Donna from Ebsco will present on two new Ebsco Products; Flipster & Rosetta Stone
Flipster
Not for public, for public libraries only
Currently have 87 titles, adding more, goal is to have 300 by end of 2014
There is 1 authentification, done via patron’s library card
Donna demoed Flipster, how it would work on a computer
Will get 1 year of back issues (eventually?)
Features not available on ipad are: back issues, search features & printing
On ipad do have finger flip and zoom capabilities
Works on iPad and iPad min working on getting an Android app
Pricing
No platform fee or packages
Choose publications pay for cost of annual subscription plus a 5%
subscription fee
Based on population
Are discounts if library subscribes to Ebsco Master File, Academic Search &
Academic Premiere?
There is some limited access, made clear on quotes which ones those are
There are children’s magazines, not sure how many or what the titles are
Rosetta Stone
 Available 24/7 & on mobile apps, iOS and Android
 Unlimited access
 Level 1 courses in 30 languages
 50 hours of fundamental instruction
 Core lessons in 4 areas
 Focused activities to refine grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
 Interactive immersion approach
Tanya – Vendor Updates
Lynda.com –
They have a pilot program with public libraries to test out remote access
Currently we’re offering licenses for staff use one
Could also make it available to city staff for city training would need library’s
help to market, coordinate that
Maps.com
Geography database, has National Geographic maps
Starwalk Kids
Children’s ebooks
Treehouse
Looking at:
Digitalia
RDA Toolkit
Enki
130 publishers
Califa was at Book Expo with 4 other consortiums
We’re going after independents; they are very interested in working with libraries
Proud of broad collection.
Looking for someone to assist? With collection development
Contra Costa is testing own collection option
Resources – 2 urls
For pricing contact Heather
PLP – getting it for free now, what will cost be in Jan?
Shared Collections
NetLibrary
Should still have general collection
Getting billed by Ebsco
Any issues with it contact Heather
myIlibrary
Now recorded books, but separate from recorded books
Still exists
Summer 2012 was last purchase
Asking them for stats and fees
Safari Time Outs
Each library can set their own
Contact proquest support
Jennifer.duncun@proquest.com
Round Robin
Vendor Fair
August 28
Half are new vendors
Would like Streaming movie / audio vendors
Hoopla
Kanapy
Alexander Street Press, Criterion collection
Kathy – Palo alto
Added Center Foundation network partners
Can only be in-house and only at one location
Will be signing up 2 video online products, not sure which ones
Trent – SFPL
Treehouse
Digitalia
Implementing Sierra , upgrading ILS
Moving to bibliocommons
Laurie San Jose
Treehouse
Driver’s Test CA DMV product, free
Barb – Ventura
Hoopla
Freegal – expanded to streaming
Adjourned 10:50