Meeting Minutes for 09/08/2020

Hoopla 2.0 Demo for Consortiums (James Gonzalez, Midwest Tapes)

• Hoopla would like to partner with our libraries with their blended models
• They are looking at one copy/one user (OC/OU) model
• The collection is flexible to the needs of each library or consortium
• Two different borrowing models
  • Hoopla Instant Borrows where titles are always available for a cost-per-use and simultaneous use titles
  • Hoopla Flex Borrows where titles are one copy/one user 
• Transparency of models for collection development
• Most patron facing changes are already in effect
• The new flex borrower model should be available for beta partners in November
• Hoopla is working with partner libraries to come on board now to get on the onboarding queue
• Hoopla is working on consortium support that will be available in 2021 which means that libraries will be able to share titles on one platform
• Hoopla support comes with a dedicated Hoopla coordinator that helps with the onboarding process and market materials

Q & A

• Q: For one copy one user titles, would it be possible to have short checkout periods, such as a few hours?
• A: The checkout period could be set very similar to the OverDrive lucky day one copy/one user collection. 
• Q: How will all these new features affect the Hoopla API?
• A: Working with different APIs to build out the capability so patrons can see if a title is a flex borrow or instant license title in the catalog 
• Q: Will Kanopy be converted to be lendable?
• A: The next generation of Hoopla is mainly focused on eBooks and eAudiobooks on the platform for now, before tackling other formats 
• Q: How is a record distinguished within a record set by the library since an API is not being used to fetch records? 
• A: James offered to have their Marc record person contact Marmot to address what Hoopla will be able to do to identify libraries who own records
• Q: Have you looked into offering alternative login options? The current login process is highly problematic for CMC users. CMC is looking for an easy one-step login process through OpenAthens or direct Single Sign-on.
• A: James asked for time to get a response to this question for Marmot

OverDrive Cost Per Circ (CPC) Titles (Tammy)

• How these CPCC titles affect Pika
  • CPC titles show the wrong availability in OverDrive and Pika
    • This is due to the fact that OverDrive shares every format of a title except for simultaneous use.  This creates issues with the availability of the CPC titles.  
  • Any person who signs in on the OverDrive site will have access to any CPC title purchased by their library
    • Otherwise, the person will be prompted to place a hold
  • Any person using the Pika interface will first see the OverDrive Check Out button  
    • When they click on the OverDrive Check Out button and sign in to Pika, a message box will appear stating there is a check out error with a link for them to place a hold. 
  • Presentation slides
  • Documentation on how to find CPC titles in OverDrive

The next meeting is on October 13 at 1 p.m.