Who are Askews and Holts Askews acquired

Who are Askews and Holts? • Askews acquired by TLG Aug 2007, HJ in Feb 2008 • Merged in 2011 to form AHLS • Based in Preston with 200 FTE’s • Specialist library supplier • Active in the HE/FE market since 2012 • Annual t/o 2015 -16 £ 42 m (+ 11% on 2014 -15)

Our Public Library e. Books service (1) • • Developed and managed in-house Over 60 library authorities use AHLS 2 distinct areas – LAA and WLS Over 900, 000 e. Books available, cleared for lending Single user license Digital Rights Management (DRM) Library quality MARC record Extensive MI and analytics

Our Public Library e. Books service (2) • • Libro App Authentication – SIP 2 or Web Services Multiple supplier platforms APIs Publishers wariness – lack of “Bestsellers” EU Ruling Publisher pricing models Restricted licences

How do our customers operate • • As an individual library authority As a consortia – e. g. Wales 19 of 21 authorities take part More consortia being formed – Shared funding – Co-operative – Better access to more content

Our FE/HE offer (1) • • • Purpose built platform – Vle. Books Developed and managed In-house Over 70 live accounts in FE/HE In excess of 700, 000 academic e. Books Multiple licence options: – Single user license (e. g. Pearson) – 3, 5, or 10 multi-user licences (e. g. T&F, ) – 9, 999 (e. g. Sage) – Annual credits – 100 -400

Our FE/HE offer (2) • International standard MARC • Authentication – Shibboleth, Athens, EZProxy, IP, • Resource Discovery Tools – Ebsco, Primo, etc • Publishers becoming more restrictive • Alternatives to “traditional” ILL – short terms e. Book rental – delivered via PDA profile

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