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The fact is that shortly after we all began with this project, RB and
NetLibrary had a major falling out resulting in suits and countersuits.
They now claim to be trying to patch this up, but of course we have no
idea whether or when there will be a resolution helpful to us. I feel
that this has affected their service (especially the provision of the
promised new titles each month), and has made it less attractive to
patrons. Even at the greatly reduced price, negotiated by CTLS (for
which many thanks!), what we have to pay each year is not compensated by
the usage we are seeing, especially when there is so much competition
for resources. For example, we are planning to start a small adult
collection in Hindi (mostly fiction), to complement our very successful
Bollywood video collection. The Bollywood collection is in fact so
successful that we will have to spend additional funds to increase its
size, but you can't quarrel with an annual turnover rate of 24. The
eAudiobooks just cannot compete with that.
We have not yet decided whether or not to renew next year, but the
vendors have not made a good case for themselves.
Robert Logan
Manager, Collection Development and
Technical Services
Round Rock Public Library System
216 East Main
Round Rock, TX 78664
Telephone: (512) 218-7014//Fax: (512) 218-7061
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Patterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:01 PM
To: 'David Montoya'; Robert Logan; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable
eAudiobooks
I hate to see you give up after only one year! Is there anything
that could be re-negotiated with the vendor, to make the product more
usable?
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From: David Montoya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:11 PM
To: 'Robert Logan'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable
eAudiobooks
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We have decided to take it out of next year's budget. Usage low,
possibly due to its many restrictions and poor usability. Did anyone out
there have better luck with it?
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From: Robert Logan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable
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For libraries participating in the consortium arranged
by CTLS:
Is anyone else thinking about discontinuing this service
when it comes up for renewal?
Robert Logan
Manager, Collection Development and
Technical Services
Round Rock Public Library System
216 East Main
Round Rock, TX 78664
Telephone: (512) 218-7014//Fax: (512) 218-7061
