68 essential resources for eBooks in libraries by Ellyssa Kroski
“Ellyssa Kroski, Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute and the blogger for OEDb’s iLibrarian, as well as a writer, educator, and international conference speaker, developed this list of 68 essential resources about eBooks in libraries. Ellyssa has organized the list into several broad categories including: general, devices, blogs, purchasing, creating, and more.
68 Essential Resources for eBooks in Libraries
eBooks are a constant topic in library news today. If you’re just getting caught up or striving to keep current, here are 68 resources that will put you in-the-know and help you make an informed decision about implementing eBooks in your library.
eBooks and Libraries
1. What You Can Do about Ebooks and Libraries
3. Why Libraries Need to Adopt a Paid Membership Program for Country Wide Access to eBooks
5. Libraries, Patrons, and e-Books
6. Ebooks Choices and the Soul of Librarianship
7. JISC Study on the Challenge of e-Books in Academic Institutions
8. Bestselling authors call for library ebook lending
9. Navigating the Ebook Revolution
10. Library Patrons Want E-Books Over Every Other Downloadable Media
11. Ebooks and libraries–an uneasy relationship
12. Calling Timeout on Library eBook Integration
13. Should Libraries Get Out of the eBook Business?
14. e-Books and School Libraries
15. Threats to Digital Lending
16. ebooks: Library eBooks, how it works Part I
17. ebooks – Library eBooks Part II: The Fully Illustrated Guide to Borrowing eBooks
eBook Devices
18. e-Book Formats and Devices Infographic
19. Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books? [INFOGRAPHIC]
20. So you want to start a Kindle lending program
21. Why the Kindle Will Never Support Library Books
eBook Purchasing
22. American Libraries Guide to eBook Purchasing
23. A Primer on Ebooks for Libraries Just Starting With Downloadable Media
24. JISC Preparing for Effective Adoption and Use of Ebooks in Education
25. Wellesley College e-Book Vendor Evaluation Matrix
26. 4 Ways to Select e-Books for Your Library.
27. e-Book Options for Libraries
28. How To Compare e-Book Platforms – iLibrarian Series
29. Evaluating e-Books in Law Libraries
30. 5 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Apps and Ebooks
31. Open Library Offers Libraries a Third Choice for eBooks
32. Six Essential Issues in Any Ebook Contract Negotiation
E-Book Collections
33. 225 Free eBooks: Download Great Classics for Free
34. 5 e-Book Collections with Over 100,000 Free e-Books.
35. 80 Online Resources for Book Lovers
36. 20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks.
Creating eBooks
37. 3 Ways to Create and Publish Your Own eBook
38. The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Your eBook on Amazon’s Kindle Platform
E-Book Publishers & Libraries
39. E-Books Strain Relations Beween Libraries, Publishing Houses
40. Simon and Schuster begins ebook pilot projects with libraries in New York
41. Penguin will offer its new ebooks to libraries again as of April 2
42. eBooks For School Libraries: Follett Announces Partnership With Random House
43. E-Books in Libraries: The Final Major US Publisher Gets On Board
44. Big Six eBooks in libraries, a comparison chart
45. The Wrong War Over eBooks: Publishers Vs. Libraries
46. How to Talk to Your Patrons About Penguin & Other Publishers Not Loaning eBooks to Libraries
47. Why Your Library May Not Have the E-Book You Want
48. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights
49. Penguin Pulls New E-Books From Libraries
Misc.
50. Accessibility Upgrade: EPUB, Libraries, and Ebook Accessibility
51. 6 Great New eBooks Infographics
52. Open Access eBooks Part One – The OAPEN
53. Open Access eBooks Part Two – SciELO
54. Open Access eBooks Part Three – DOAB
55. Open Access eBooks Part Four – CLACSO
56. Open Access eBooks Part Five – Knowledge Unlatched
57. Ebooks 101: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
58. 10 Kindle Cases That Look Like Books
59. 10 Pinterest Boards For eBook Fans
60. eBooks, Privacy, and the Library
61. The Future Of Libraries In The E-Book Age
Blogs that Cover eBooks News
63. Teleread
64. INFOdocket
66. Go-to-hellman
68. The Digital Shift”
Stephen
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