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Ask the Aggregators
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  • Sue Polanka, Wright State University - Main Campus
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Publication Date
1-1-2011
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Last November, I moderated a session at the Thirtieth Annual Charleston Conference called ''Ask an Aggregator." Panelists-Kevin Sayar, president of ebrary; Kari Paulson, president of EBL; Rich Rosy, vice president for library services at Ingram Digital; and Tim Collins, president of EBSCO-representing four e-book aggregators fielded a variety of questions from the audience. There were many similarities between the aggregators, each boasting a strong commitment to providing service, expanding title lists, and offering a variety of business models. One important thing I learned was the difficulty aggregators have in negotiating rights with publishers. Every time an aggregator wants to change a business model, these rights need to be negotiated. This can be a daunting task, to say the least, but demonstrates why change is not instantaneous.

Citation Information
Sue Polanka. "Ask the Aggregators" Booklist Vol. 107 Iss. 9-10 (2011) p. 119 ISSN: 0006-7385
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sue_polanka/45/