BCR - Shelf2Life

BCR's Shelf2Life

BCR’s Shelf2Life program is an exciting new opportunity for libraries and cultural heritage institutions to make their book collections available in digital format─without the expense of equipment and significant staff time.

We can help you digitize your pre-1923 U.S. book collections creating print-on-demand for consumers and eBooks for library users.
Your books will be available in a print-on-demand format, and you will receive royalties for every copy purchased.
By having your collections in digital format, you can increase their use and open up your collections to new users.

Because BCR understands the needs of cultural heritage institutions, the Shelf2Life program is designed to minimize the cost while providing electronic access to legacy collections.

Shelf2Life Demo from OPP on Vimeo.

Roles and Requirements

Institution

Selects eligible titles from your collection
Ships volumes to BCR for digitizing
Supplies corresponding MARC records to BCR
Provides access to local users

BCR

Non-destructively scans and returns the books
Delivers digital files to BiblioLife
Provides royalty to your institution from print-on-demand sales
Provides metadata for loading to local ILS

BiblioLife

Post-processes digital files
Ensures quality and integrity of digital files
Delivers digital file to Ingram Digital
Packages and provides print-on demand files
Provides a copy of the eBook for local access

Ingram Digital

Provides access for your users on MyiLibrary eBook platform
Promotes the eBooks to libraries
Prints availability through Ingram’s ipage and Coutts Information Services OASIS catalogs

If you are interested in participating or learning more about the BCR's Shelf2Life program, please complete the S2L Interest Form.