[Bjeanj]

Well, apparently we are in the minority.

I spoke with Lisa Taylor, director of administration for the Sumter County library, this morning (phone # 352.689.4567). To summarize my understanding of what she told me:

Axis360 app:
- Until about 2.5 years ago, Overdrive was the only vendor that provided an electronic library app.

- At that time, the library system started using Baker Taylor, a new vendor that offered Axis 360 for electronic library books.

- Apparently, a survey by the library system indicated
high user satisfaction with Axis 360.

Selection of books:
-New books are added monthly; if a library user wishes to have a particular title added, there is an option in the app to request it.

- Book availability is dependent upon the publisher’s contract. Two examples are a) a specific number of
checkouts, after which the book is no longer available, or b) a specific length of time (eg., 3 years), after which the book is no longer available.

- I believe Ms. Taylor indicated there are 7k-8k electronic titles available.

I did not ask her the basis for the decision for switching to Axis 360, as I don’t believe it would matter. If it’s a money issue, what will I do? Throw a fund-raiser? Ask for taxes to be increased?

I think I’ll bite the bullet and pay $40 for a Lake County card so I can use Overdrive again.