Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Going Digital but Not Bookless
History
Disadvantages of E-books (Or: Put Down Those Matches)
The Impetus for Paperless Libraries
Experiments with Moving Away from Print Collections
Cushing Academy: Wiping the Slate Clean
Stanford University’s Engineering Library: New Building, New Goals
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s AET Library: New Space, No Print
University of Texas at Austin: Removing the Books and the Designation of “Library”
Summary
Looking Forward
Chapter 2: Do E-books Bridge the Digital Divide?
Who Is Poor in the U.S.?
Digital Divide
Case Example: Can the Jones Family Participate in Digital Technologies?
E-reader Pricing and Patron Affluence
Cross-training
Advocates
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Accessibility Issues in E-books and E-book Readers
What Is Accessibility in Relation to E-books?
Standards for E-Book Accessibility
What Can E-book Accessibility Cost?
Legal Contexts for E-Boo kReader Accessibility, with a Focus on Higher Education
The Promise of (Certain) Formats
MOBI/AZW
A Note on the Accessibility of E-Book Reading Platforms
Approaches for Stakeholders
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Making Sense of Change
The Access Dilemma
Mobile Access to E-books at Yale
Making Sense of Change
Conclusion
Chapter 5: E-book Preservation
Digital Preservation
Emerging Organizational Models for Digital Preservation
Preservation Business Modeling Challenges
Other Types of E-books and E-book Publishers
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Weeding E-books
To Weed or Not to Weed
Similarities with Weeding Print
Differences with Weeding Print
Conclusion
What Is RDA?
Why Does It Seem to Be Taking So Long to Move to RDA?
Why Do We Need RDA? What Benefits Does RDA Offer Over AACR2?
What Is FRBR?
What Are the Other Benefits of RDA?
Conclusion: What Does RDA Mean for Libraries and E-book Managers?
What Is an “Enhanced E-book”?
The Enhanced E-Book’s Beginnings
The World of Serials: The E-book’s Crystal Ball
Behind the Scenes: Pricing and Versions
Two Basic Ways to Enhance E-books
Scholarly Authors and Enhanced E-books
Conclusion
Chapter 9: E-book Sea Changein Public Libraries
E-book Providers: New Players, Major Developments
Legal Issues
Planning the E-reader Collection
Policies
The Sony Reader Library Program
Training Staff and Patrons on E-books and E-readers
Challenges to Training
A Library System with a Dedicated Trainer
Training Without a Dedicated Trainer
Money and Change
SPOTLIGHT: HarperCollins, OverDrive, and the ALA: Reactions to Limits on E-Book Access
Chapter 10: Libraries as Zones for Content Creation, Indie Publishing, and Print on Demand
Libraries Support Authors and Other Content Creators
Libraries Support Self-Publishing
Libraries Support Print on Demand
Libraries as Content Creators and Publishers
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Getting Control, Staying Relevant
Exploring the Possibilities: An E-reader Experiment
Future Steps and Solutions
Chapter 12: The iPad Loaner Program at Oberlin College Library
Why Loan Portable Reading Devices?
Pilot Project—Spring 2010
Full Loaner Program—Fall 2010
Observations and Future of the Program
Chapter 13: Leading and Learning
Why E-books?
Leadership and Overcoming Obstacles
Making Choices
Issues and Concerns
Chapter 14: E-reader Adoption in the School Library Media Center
Why E-readers?
How Do You Pick the Right E-reader?
How Do You Pay for It?
How Do You Pick the Books?
What Do You Do before the Students Touch the E-readers?
What Do Students Need to Know Before Using the E-readers?
How Do You Teach Additional Students to Use E-readers?
What Do E-readers Look Like in Classroom Instruction?
What Lessons Were Learned?
What’s Next?
Conclusion
Chapter 15: Give Them Something to Talk About
Why Do High School Students Need Kindles?
Circulation Procedures and Challenges
Student Responses to the Kindles
Best Practices and Recommendations
Future Directions
Postscript
Chapter 16: Using E-books with Reluctant Readers
Contributors
Index