There will have to be a librarian in charge of ordering them via whatever platform they are available on, then activating them, then managing access, at the very least. It's extremely improbable that they would create their own platform. That's just unfeasible. For e-books, there already is control over what you can access and that will continue. But, it is complicated in a lot of ways.

I haven't (yet) looked at the Vermont schools' current libraries to see what they're using right now. I'm assuming they will continue to use those same vendors and probably add more. It's not really outsourcing in the way that's usually understood, but yes, it does require working with outside vendors.

Hey, if I was having lunch with you, I could go on for hours about e-resources and libraries, but I'll refrain here. LOL.