One OK based library system have decide to take an activist role in responding to the new restrictions imposed by HarperCollins. The Pioneer Library System won’t be buying any more HarperCollins ebooks, and they objected to the principle of the limit: The rationale offered by the publisher is since paper books wear out and need [...]
Entries Tagged as 'librarians'
Librarians poking holes in HarperCollins new rules (video)
March 3rd, 2011 · 4 Comments · digital library, video
HarperCollins respond to pissed off librarians
March 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · digital library, press release
HC posted this open letter yesterday. it was signed by Josh Marwell, the Presidnet of Sales at HC. I’m going to post this as is. I’ve already read it, and while I could deconstruct the lies, half-truths, and marketing BS, I would be so angry at the end that I do not think it would [...]
New Ebook Cheat Sheet for Librarians
November 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · digital library
One of the blogs I follow is by Matt Phillips, a librarian in Henrico County, Virginia. Today he posted a link to the ebook cheat sheet he made for his fellow librarians: I was asked a few weeks ago to create a cheat sheet for eBooks so our staff could have something to reference and [...]
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Librarians Discuss E-books at LBF
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
The Bookseller is of course covering the London Book Fair, and yesterday they reported on a seminar about ebooks and libraries: Students are dissatisfied with the lack of an interactive experience in academic e-books, Cranfield University librarian Hazel Woodward told delegates at LBF seminar “Digital Challenges Facing Libraries” this morning. According to the JISC National [...]
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