MORE 'COMPANIES-PUBLISHERS-VENDORS' POSTS
Joe Murphy has tweeted and blogged that a recap of the 2011 Digital Libraries Symposium is now available online in the March 2011 issue of Elsevier’s Library Connect. You can find all of the links in Joe’s blog post or you can go direct to an HTML version by clicking here. Summaries of each panel are […]
Research Libraries: ARL Releases Report on Publishing Support for Small Print-Based Publishers
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Publishing
|From an Association for Research Libraries Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announced the release of “Publishing Support for Small Print-Based Publishers: Options for ARL Libraries.” This report is the summary of a project funded by ARL to investigate how research libraries might provide support to print-only publishers in order to […]
More Libraries and Librarians Weigh In On eBook Lending Limits (Roundup 2)
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|All but one of the articles linked in this post were published on May 7th and May 8th. + “Open Letter to HarperCollins” (From the San Rafael Public Library, via Librarian in Black) + “Maine libraries upset about HarperCollins’ eBook lending limits” (via The Forecaster, Portland Maine) Maine InfoNet Executive Director James Sanborn said the […]
American Library Association Announces That Two New Member Task Forces Will Look At E-Book Marketplace Issues
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|Here’s the Full Text of an American Library Association Announcement (via ALA’s District Dispatch): Recent action from the publishing world in the e-book marketplace has re-ignited interest and sparked many questions from librarians, publishers, vendors, and readers. Two ALA member task forces – the presidential task force on Equitable Access to Electronic Content (EQUACC) and […]
Audio: Sarah Houghton-Jan and Andy Woodworth, Authors of the E-Book User's Bill of Rights, Interviewed on The Pod Delusion
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|Salim Fadhley from The Pod Delusion podcast talks with Sarah and Andy about the E-Book User’s Bill of Rights that they wrote and distributed for publication on February 28, 2010. (and we posted) here. You can read it here. Here’s the Program Blurb from The Pod Delusion Web Site: Last week the publisher harper-collins anounced […]
New Report: "Sustaining Scholarly Publishing: New Business Models for University Presses"
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|“Sustaining Scholarly Publishing: New Business Models for University Presses” was published by the Association of American University Presses. From the AAUP Web Site: This report a) identifies elements of the current scholarly publishing systems that are worth protecting and retaining throughout this and future periods of transition; b) explores business models of existing projects which […]
Roundup: What's the Mainstream Press Writing About the HarperCollins Story?
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|UPDATED (Saturday, March 4, 2011): + “Publisher puts new limits on library e-books” (via Chicago Tribune) “This strikes at the heart of what we do,” said Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, who described electronic media as the new virtual library. “With limited financial resources affecting all libraries across America, people are asking, ‘Why would […]
The E-Book User's Bill of Rights
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any […]
Clearwater High program putting Kindles in students' hands attracts national attention — and Shirl offers some commentary
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|Clearwater High program putting Kindles in students’ hands attracts national attention As experiments go, Clearwater High School’s pilot program to put a Kindle e-reader in the hands of every student, with the hope of replacing textbooks entirely, was a bold one. At stake: Can kids learn as well as they play on digital devices? Will […]
Hellman on "HarperCollins and the Suspension of eBook Disbelief", Weinberger Asks if HarperCollins Has Lost Its Mind or Soul
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|Another must read from the “Go to Hellman” blog. Three paragraphs from the 1300+ word blog post: The current library situation, however, does a great job of erecting an availability barrier. eBooks are so popular that in most libraries, many books have long waiting lists. Patrons are pushed towards less popular titles, which is a […]