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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778953803321

Titolo

No shelf required 2 [[electronic resource] ] : use and management of electronic books / / edited by Sue Polanka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2012

ISBN

0-8389-9385-0

1-283-43549-7

9786613435491

0-8389-9382-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

PolankaSue

Disciplina

070.573

20

Soggetti

Libraries - Special collections

Electronic books

Libraries and electronic publishing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Contributors from across the breadth of the e-book world offer their perspectives on what s happening now and what to expect in the coming months and years.