3M Cloud Library
3M Cloud Library is a new aggregator platform which is still in beta testing in the US and may arrive in Australia in 2013. 3M complies with the ReadersFirst request for deep integration of aggregator platforms into ILMS (i.e. client is not redirected to a third party platform from the catalogue). To compliment the 3M Cloud Library platform, clients can also puchase dedicated eReaders which can be borrowed and populated with content by the library patron. The company also provides Discovery Terminals which allow readers to find and check out digital content at the library using a touch screen interface.
In January 2014 ReadersFirst published, A Guide to Library E-Book Vendors which is available for free. The guide will be particularly useful to those libraries that do not as yet offer eBooks to their communities and libraries contemplating expanding their existing offerings. eBook vendors are objectively rated in accordance to the key principals advocated by the ReadersFirst coalition.
| Pay Model | Purchasing Model |
| Ownership Model | Yes |
| Administration Fee |
to be ascertained |
| Publisher Content | Random House, Harper Collins, Harlequin, Penguin, Wiley, Hachette, Macmillan,Kensington, Baker Publishing Group, Sourcebooks. 100,000 books from 40 publishers. |
| Compatible with eReaders | Devices with an Operating System capable of downloading the BLIO App. awaiting information on eInk reader compatability |
| Compatible with Kindle | no |
| File Formats | ePub and PDF |
| Simultaneous/unlimited checkout | no |
| Audio Books | no |
| Download Method | Does not use Adobe Digital Editions. Supposedly offers a more straightforward workflow for downloading content. Further details to be obtained. |
| Deep catalogue Integration | Yes |
| App for Android | yes |
| App for iPhone | yes |
| Software Ease of Setup | unknown |
| Platform Authentication | CPID: Library Barcode |
| Software ease of use for library patron |
easy |
| NSW.net Consortia Opt-in Offer | In negotiation |
| Subscribing NSW Public Libraries |
launched in Australia in July 2015 Fairfield Public Library
If your Library Service offers this service and is not listed please contact Ross Balharrie ross.balharrie@sl.nsw.gov.au . If you library no longer offers this platform please notify Ross Balharrie ross.balharrie@sl.nsw.gov.au |
update 23/05/2013