This is the vision of the eBooks on Demand (EOD) project.

European libraries are hosting millions of books published from 1500 to 1900. Due to their age and value, they are often only accessible to users actually present at these libraries.

With the EOD service these hidden treasures will now become available to everybody - just a few mouse clicks away. Users will be able to order eBooks via the common library catalogues; the libraries will then digitise the requested item and send it to the user via the EOD service network. The books digitised in this way will simultaneously be incorporated into the digital libraries of the participating libraries and thus be accessible on the Internet.

eBooks on Demand for readers

Whenever you see a catalogue entry with this sign, you will be able to order this book as an EOD eBook!

eBooks on Demand in libraries

The EOD service is currently carried out within the framework of the eTEN project "Digitisation on Demand". This EU project was launched in October 2006 with 13 libraries from 8 European countries and will run until June 2008.

Nevertheless, the eBooks on Demand service itself will continue on after the end of the EU project. All European libraries therefore are encouraged to get in touch with the co-ordinator to also become an EOD library. Read here to learn how to become an EOD library so that you can also offer your users the eBooks on Demand service soon.