City of Jacksonville #18338-27

Jacksonville Public Library renewal of Lyrasis digital library and local-author publishing services

Jacksonville Public Library is seeking a single-source subscription renewal for digital library access and tools that support local authors. - Government buyer: City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Public Library, including the Library Collection office. - OEM and named vendors: Lyrasis is identified as the exclusive developer, seller, and distributor of the requested products. Library Journal provides curation services with Lyrasis. OverDrive, cloudLibrary, and Axis 360 are mentioned as platforms with which curated collections may interoperate, not as requested suppliers. - Products and services requested: - BiblioBoard Library: Hosted digital-content platform for unlimited, simultaneous-use access to books, images, audio, video, and other materials. Features include web and mobile access, MARC records, geolocation authentication, patron support, and engagement reporting. - PressBooks: Self-publishing tool for writing, editing, formatting, and creating print-ready and eBook files; authors retain the files they create. - Indie Author Project / Indie Author Services: Enables local authors to submit work for professional vetting and potential library-catalog inclusion, with opportunities for curated local and statewide collections and broader distribution. - BiblioBoard Creator: Publishing and curation tools for making selected digital content available through BiblioBoard Library. - Curation services: Library Journal and other partners support selection and curation of content. - Price and quantity: The bundled renewal is priced at $21,850. The purchase request lists one bundled subscription line; quantities and part numbers for individual products are not specified. - Notable requirements and capabilities: The library seeks a single-source renewal because the documents identify Lyrasis as the exclusive supplier and state that market research found no competitive offering with the same combination of local-author submission, publishing, curation, and library-catalog access. BiblioBoard access is described as having no user limits, checkouts, holds, or additional content charges. The subscription term is not specified.

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The City of Jacksonville Public Library is requesting renewal of its subscription to Lyrasis’s BiblioBoard Library, Indie Author Services, and PressBooks products. BiblioBoard Library provides unlimited simultaneous-use access to digital content, while PressBooks enables authors to create, format, and publish print-ready and eBook files. The services also support local authors submitting eBooks for potential inclusion in the library catalog and broader selection collections. The source documents identify this as a single-source purchase and state a renewal price of $21,850.

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