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The history of the EODOPEN project described in this article dates back to 2008, when the eBooks on Demand (EoD) initiative was launched. The essence of the EoD project is that if anyone from the participating libraries needs a book which is in the public domain, they can order a copy of it from any of the partner libraries, and, after digitization, the document will be made available to anyone electronically after the service fee is settled. Soft ware developed during the EoD has been maintained and renewed by the project team over the years. EoD arrived into the second stage in 2019 by the establishment of the project titled eBooks on Demand - Network "EOD Open". Under the project, 15 libraries in Europe have been cooperating in order to build a common database and related services, including digitization of books and making them available to the large public. International partnership also involves the National Széchényi Library (NSZL). The main task of the NSZL - the leader of the Working Group 6 - is to design and develop the Rights Clearance Documentation Tool (RCDT). This simultaneously fits into the national library's own systems and takes into account the interoperability requirements of partner institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluation is the best tool to learn and understand a system. Ideally, evaluation is incorporated into all the activities and processes of a library and it helps librarians rethink the traditional library principles in a fast - -moving world. There are library standards that give us great help in this process. (ISO 11620: 2014 Information and documentation. Library performance indicators, and ISO 16439: 2018 Information and Documentation: Methods and Procedures for Assessing the Impact of Libraries.). Here, the Electronic Periodical Archives and Database (EPA) was analysed with the above-mentioned guides from the very specific viewpoint of evaluating its services and collection. EPA is edited, developed and operated by the E-Library Services Department of the National Széchényi Library (NSZL). It is an archive management system, equipped with source and location registration system of electronic periodicals, and also a national web site database operated by the NSZL. The main reason I used International Standards for this analysis is that the library standard supports the use of performance indicators regarding the quality of library services in libraries and to spread knowledge about how to conduct performance measurement. It also provides guidance on how to implement performance indicators in libraries where such indicators are not already in use. With these, long-term effects may appear on user satisfaction indicators, on library service policy, and it may also contribute to improved scientific research results for users, and can enhance their competence by providing them with a higher quality level of digital documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]