STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life, Arts & Culture
AGENDA DATE: November 13, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Library
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the ratification of $3,357,336.91 for the purchase and payment of the application Libby and e-content services for the Library from Overdrive, Inc. from February 27, 2023 through October 31, 2024; and (2) a five-year cooperative purchasing service price agreement, with OverDrive, Inc. in the estimated amount of $15,312,750.00 for the Libby application and e-content for the Library, through an interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement with the City of Austin, Texas - Total estimated amount of $18,670,086.91 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This ratification provides for the purchase of e-content services by OverDrive Inc. who is the exclusive provider of the Libby application. This cooperative purchasing service price agreement does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimate amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide Library patrons access to e-content and digital media such as:
? Books
? Audiobooks
? Comics
? Magazines
? Videos
Patrons with a valid Dallas Public Library card will have the ability to download items 24 hours a day through the Library's webpage and mobile applications available on a variety of devices. In FY 2022-23, over 1.3 million enhanced digital materials were downloaded/circulated. These materials are utilized to conduct research for school, workforce readiness, ...
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