<div dir="ltr"><div>We activate our ebooks in our knowledge base, but we also keep a running list on a spreadsheet. This has been useful for double checking activations and also having them all in one place for statistics, etc. So far we've been adding a new tab for each fiscal year. It may not be our long term strategy, but it's been helpful for now.</div><div><br></div><div>Emily</div><div>
----------------------------<br>Emily Miller-Francisco<br>Collection Development Librarian<br>Hannon Library<br>Southern Oregon University<br>541-552-6819 / <a href="mailto:millere@sou.edu" target="_blank">millere@sou.edu</a><br><i>pronouns: she/her</i>
<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As more libraries purchase perpetual rights to eBooks, I am curious to know how you manage that ownership. Is it enough for you to have the titles selected in your knowledge base (OCLC Collection Manager, EBSCO Full Text Finder, etc.)?
Or do you track the ownership some other way?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, if your library utilizes a traditional OPAC for your catalog (where generally only your owned physical resources are searchable) are your patrons able to discover your eBooks on that platform? Or do they have to utilize another platform,
such as a discovery service or patron-facing side of a knowledge base, to find out which eBooks you own?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As we continue to add more eBooks to our collection, it would be helpful to me and I am sure others, to know how you are managing these “owned” resources.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Laura Vogler<u></u><u></u></p>
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