No shelf required 2 use and management of electronic books /
E-book content, devices, and services have created challenges for libraries-- as well as opportunities. Because the e-book playing field is constantly changing, any predictions are, at best, tenuous. Librarians must be resilient in order to manage-- and not be managed by-- e-books and their progenie...
| Other Authors: | Polanka, Sue. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago :
American Library Association,
2012.
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Going digital but not bookless : physical, digital library spaces / Amelia Brunskill
- E-books : do they bridge the digital divide or create a larger chasm? / Sarah E. Twill
- Accessibility issues in e-books and e-book readers / Ken Petri
- Making sense of change : e-books, access, and the academic library / Lisa Carlucci Thomas
- E-book preservation : business and content challenges / Amy Kirchhoff
- Weeding e-books / Alice Crosetto
- What is RDA, and why should e-book managers care? / Steve Kelley
- Enhanced e-books : how books are coming alive in the digital environment / Sylvia K. Miller
- E-book sea change in public libraries : lending, devices, training, and budgets / Michael Porter, Matt Weaver, and Bobbi Newman
- Libraries as zones for content creation, indie publishing, and print on demand / Thomas A. Peters
- Getting control, staying relevant : how libraries can push the e-book envelope to their advantage / Joseph Sanchez
- The iPad loaner program at Oberlin College Library / Jessica Grim and Allison Gallaher
- Leading and learning : technology and e-book adoption in school libraries / Carolyn Foote
- E-reader adoption in the school library media center : a journey of collaboration and discovery / Jennifer LaGarde and Christine James
- Give them something to talk about : the Kindle pilot program at the Unquiet Library / Buffy Hamilton
- Using e-books with reluctant readers / Kathy Parker.