[Eril-l] E-audiobook options for academic libraries

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Hi Katherine,
My previous institution uses CloudLibrary<https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/en/home.html> and in general it was successful. We didn't have a package but relied on PPU with set monthly budgets for ebooks and audiobooks. Sometimes requests would come in from specific programs or clubs but those purchases/leases would be handled differently. We did have issues with the Alma integration for the patron information.
Best,
Tabitha


Tabitha Ochtera, MLIS, MBA (she/they)
Listen to my name<https://namedrop.io/tabithaochtera>
Electronic Resources and Collection Assessment Librarian
Assistant Professor
Library, Brooklyn College
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Hi, Katherine. Our library has a subscription to Naxos' Spoken Word Library. It has "classic" titles and some other titles (some of those are in the original language, ie. not all are English language). It also is available to users

Hi, Katherine.
Our library has a subscription to Naxos' Spoken Word Library<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naxosspokenwordlibrary.com/login__;!!ErzdRKFLcPwBYQ!W-elQANeyEegioCjuBQsy7rILOwzcftbPaq0lEnWyBmJJYZxrZttZ1Fy6bu3nADGKeb_ASlgUcoCA1lBLPxgUeeju5FSOw$>. It has "classic" titles and some other titles (some of those are in the original language, ie.not all are English language). It also is available to users on their mobile devices (on/off campus).

Best,

Judith
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Judith Nagata  (she/her)
Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
Dinand Library
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA 01610
p: 508-793-2639
e: jnagata at holycross.edu<mailto:jnagata at holycross.edu>


On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>> wrote:
Hi all,

For those of you who are working/have worked in academic libraries, I'm curious what approach your library takes to e-audiobooks. Do you license them? If so, what vendor(s) do you use and what has your experience with those vendors been like? There's Overdrive, of course, and it looks like Palace Marketplace<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thepalaceproject.org/marketplace/__;!!ErzdRKFLcPwBYQ!W-elQANeyEegioCjuBQsy7rILOwzcftbPaq0lEnWyBmJJYZxrZttZ1Fy6bu3nADGKeb_ASlgUcoCA1lBLPxgUecpN8gA_Q$> might be another option. If there are other vendors out there that your library is using--especially for more scholarly (vs. popular) titles--I'd love to hear about them!

Thanks,
Katherine

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Katherine Fish (she/her)

Serials and E-Resources Librarian

DeWitt Wallace Library 117

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Saint Paul, MN 55105 USA


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