WPLC Selection Committee Meeting

May 10, 2011

Present: Nicole Hardina-Wilhelm, Gerard Saylor, Renee Ponzio, Diana Sandberg, Rochelle Hartmann, Heidi Cox, Annie Bahringer, Anne Paterson, Mary Knapp, Sara Gold

1. eBook Summit Highlights

2. Cataloging eReaders

3. Review Selection List

WPLC Selection Policy needs to be reviewed. Current policy does not include ebooks and the current copy to hold 1:10 is too high. Sara will send Selection Policy out to committee members and begin review.

Question came up re: policy for adding small publishers. Sara will confirm Overdrive’s policy of an author needing a minimum of 5 publications to be added to OverDrive Marketplace.

Kindles were discussed. Many questions were raised- Sara will contact OD for answers

What is the preferred format for Kindle? EPUB or PDF What is the go live date for Kindles and OD collection.