Recently Posted: “E-Book Strategies: CNI Executive Roundtable Report”
The following report (posted online last week) comes out of a Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Executive Roundtable that took place at the CNI Fall 2013 Membership Meeting.
Summary (via CNI):
E-books are being deployed at scale; libraries are acquiring them as significant parts of their collections and textbooks are moving to digital formats in a variety of settings and models. A wide range of topics related to the use and management of e-books in research, teaching and learning were discussed during two separate convenings of this roundtable. Participants explored the myriad questions that these new directions raise for institutions, the strategies that institutions are using to make choices among the paths available, the stakeholders involved, and the new programs and projects that some CNI members are planning or have implemented.
Held at CNI’s membership meetings, CNI Executive Roundtables bring together a group of campus partners, usually senior library and information technology leaders, to discuss a key digital information topic and its strategic implications. The events build on the theme of collaboration that is at the foundation of the Coalition; they serve as a forum for frank, unattributed intra and inter-institutional dialogue on digital information issues and their organizational and strategic implications. In addition, CNI uses roundtable discussions to inform our ongoing program planning process.
Direct to Full Text: E-Book Strategies: CNI Executive Roundtable Report (10 pages; PDF)
See Also: More Reports By and Related to CNI
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.