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Your Neighbor is a Writer: Curating a Local E-book Collection Kady Ferris, Electronic Content Librarian Poll: How are you offering local content? Physical books? E-books? Both? Neither? 2 Katie Grindeland, author, The Gifts We

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Your Neighbor is a Writer: Curating a Local E-book Collection

Kady Ferris, Electronic Content Librarian

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Poll: How are you offering local content?

  • Physical books?
  • E-books?
  • Both?
  • Neither?

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Katie Grindeland, author, The Gifts We Keep

“Without this program through the Multnomah County Library my book would still be sitting at home in a binder somewhere. This program helps bridge the gap between enthusiastic writers and willing readers. The reception to my work has been extremely validating, and I'm exceptionally grateful for this

  • pportunity. And now you can imagine a cartwheeling emoji or something

equally culturally relevant.”

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Library Writers Project: 3 Years Running...

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Poll Question #1 Results: How are you offering local content?

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Poll: What platforms are you using?

  • OverDrive or Cloud Library?
  • Biblioboard/SELF-e?
  • Own platform?
  • Other?
  • N/A

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Why Local Collections (and Why E-books)?

Unique Library as curator Exposure for the author Access & ease

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The Practical: Deciding on a Platform

OverDrive vs. Biblioboard vs. ?? Where the readers are Cost Trade off: Staff time

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Poll Question #2 Results: What platform are you using?

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Poll: What are the barriers to offering?

  • Staff time?
  • No technical resources?
  • Perceived quality of content?
  • Saying no to community members?
  • Other?

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The Practical: The Technical Set-up

Smashwords portal Submission form Parameters: Local, fiction 20% Sample

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The Practical: The Review Process

Google Drive is your friend Staff reviewers Scoring In person reviewer check-ins

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The Practical: The Review Process

Google Drive is your friend Staff reviewers Scoring In person reviewer check-ins

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The Practical: Adding the Books

Notify authors Purchasing MARC Records Featured titles

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Featured Titles

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Poll Question #3 Results: What are the barriers?

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Expectation vs. Reality: Submission Quality

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Expectation vs. Reality: Time

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Expectation vs. Reality: Reception

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Submissions Selected Circ 2015 140 38 7177 2016 70 19 4371 2017 42 10 741+

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Marketing

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Marketing

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Scaling Down

Advertise the process, leave it open ended More submission parameters Only take what you can handle

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What’s Next?

Expanding submission criteria Publisher partnership + print edition Library Music Project

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Author Impact

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“When I tell someone I wrote a book, instead of just saying it hasn't been published and isn't available, I am able to say that it is available on the Multnomah County Library website as an e-book.” “Increased sales and readership. Reader Reviews

  • increased. My audio books got attention as well.”

“We write to be read. The Writers Project found us readers while we waited for Random House to call.”

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Thank you!

Questions? Contact: kadyf@multcolib.org

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