E-books in Libraries
An updated guide to licensing digital content
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CHICAGO — Of the second edition of “ Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians,” American Reference Books Annual declared, “Lesley Ellen Harris’s book has become the standard for libraries and has yet to have an equal published that is...
ALCTS surveys electronic textbooks and other affordable course materials
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CHICAGO — A recent survey reports that a student’s average costs of textbooks for a year at a public four-year university is nearly $1,300. Equally worrisome is another study’s finding that two-thirds of students will skip using a textbook because of the...
A scalable guide to getting started with digital collections
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CHICAGO — Small or medium-sized libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies face a unique set of challenges in regards to digital collections. They may have been unable to jump on the digitization bandwagon at its beginning due to competing...
LITA offers Patron Privacy Checklists in support of Library Bill of Rights
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The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) defends the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app's traditional protections of library patron privacy and encourages all libraries to adopt a privacy policy and practices consistent with 's principles...
Expert legal guidance on makerspaces, meeting rooms and displays offered in two new e-books
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CHICAGO — The team of Mary Minow, Tomas A. Lipinski and Gretchen McCord offer legal answers to potentially thorny situations in two new e-books published by Editions. Library makerspaces are truly transformative, inviting library users to create...
Marshall Breeding’s library technology buying strategies
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CHICAGO — The prospect of a new automation system can be daunting. When do the benefits of moving to something new surpass the deficits of keeping the status quo? Can the products on the market deliver what libraries need to survive and prosper? Are those...
Library leaders to talk revolutionary ways to offer e-books to the print-disabled at 2016 Annual Conference
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There has been a shift in the way people access information: E-books and the widespread use of graphics to convey information have created a “new normal” for how we read and learn. While these resources are readily available, too many of them are not...
Leaders to talk library ebook lending market changes at 2016 Annual Conference
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ORLANDO, Fla.—What has changed in the library ebook lending environment in the past year? A panel of library and publishing experts will provide an update on the library ebook lending market and discuss best ways for libraries to advance library access to...
Publisher partners with libraries for Money Smart Week promotion
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HarperCollins offers special pricing on seven finance-related ebook titles CHICAGO – Libraries celebrating Money Smart Week, April 23 – 30, will have the opportunity to take advantage of an offer from publisher HarperCollins to receive special pricing for...
, BISG announce results of new joint study on print, digital library usage
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) have released the results of their first joint research initiative, “Digital Content in Public Libraries: What Do Patrons Think?” Library patrons were asked about...
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app responds to Penguin Random House e-book licensing announcement
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New York City – Responding to a Penguin Random House announcement today that it will implement perpetual access for all of its e-book titles and cap prices per title, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () said it welcomes improvement in long-term access...
President commends Simon & Schuster on e-book licensing pilot program
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Offers 50% discount on second year of 2-year lending term WASHINGTON, D.C. – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and its Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) welcomed the announcement of Simon & Schuster’s new pilot on library e-book licensing. “This...
New privacy guidelines encourage libraries and vendors to work together to protect reader privacy
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CHICAGO — On June 29, 2015, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app's Intellectual Freedom Committee approved a new document, "Library Privacy Guidelines for E-book Lending and Digital Content Vendors." The document, which outlines best practices for vendors to...
A new edition of De Saulles’ 'Information 2.0'
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CHICAGO — The fully updated second edition of Martin De Saulles’ “ Information 2.0: New Models of Information Production, Distribution and Consumption,” published by Facet Publishing, is now available through the Store. It provides a cutting-edge...
Mobile libraries, from devices to people
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CHICAGO —The brand new installment of the highly successful M-Libraries series published by Facet Publishing, “ M-Libraries 5: From Devices to People,” is now available through the Store. Edited by Gill Needham and Mohamed Ally, this collection brings...
Pew Research Center to share new data on libraries as community hubs at 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco
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SAN FRANCISCO—Over the last three years, the Pew Research Center has deftly documented how Americans perceive, use and aspire for U.S. public libraries. From e-book readership to library user typologies, to better understanding how Hispanics use public...
New American Libraries supplement finds libraries on the offense in the digital revolution
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Washington, D.C.—Moving ahead is the overarching theme of the new digital supplement Digital Futures from American Libraries magazine. This report from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () features articles both on how libraries are innovating and...
Panel to discuss ebook lending growth at 2015 Annual Conference
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SAN FRANCISCO—A leading panel of library and publishing experts will provide an update on the library ebook lending market and discuss best ways for libraries to advance library access to digital content at the 2015 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s ()...
VMM15: Your historic opportunity to vote on a VMM resolution
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CHICAGO — Be one of more than 500 members who will have the first-time ever opportunity to vote on a resolution submitted via the Virtual Membership Meeting.
ALSC Invites E-book Submissions for the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Pilot Program
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) announces that e-books, including a book published in both the country of origin and the United States exclusively as e-books or a book published in both countries as an e-book and print...