Ebooks VendorsPlatforms

A BRIEF LOOK AT EBOOKS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Varieties of models

Fiction Non-Fiction/Reference

“Purchase” vs Subscription

Hosting Fees, Annual Obligations

Points to Ponder• DRM Digital Rights Management: TOR’s success publishing without it

• Ethics: Legality of Lending

Privacy Issues

Accessibility

• Patron Interface/Readers’ Advisory: impact of ebooks on ‘discoverability’

• ReadersFirst: Coalition of librarians working to improve ebook lending practices, leading the way to more standardized lending management

Remember your students

Make use of tools to find out how your students best learn and read

Use that information to gain support for programs your students need and want to use

Students want their resources in a variety of formats, depending on the situation

Just as there are limitations to the Just as there are limitations to the usefulness of print books, so, too, are usefulness of print books, so, too, are there limitations to the usefulness of there limitations to the usefulness of electronic books.electronic books.

Therefore, it makes a great deal of sense to provide our students with the best of both worlds. A blended collection is the real future of the school library. The most effective schools are those offering students access to the resources they need. Indeed, the most successful schools will provide the resources students need, in all the formats that thy can effectively use.

Just as there are limitations to the Just as there are limitations to the usefulness of print books, so, too, are usefulness of print books, so, too, are there limitations to the usefulness of there limitations to the usefulness of electronic books.electronic books.

Therefore, it makes a great deal of sense to provide our students with the best of both worlds. A blended collection is the real future of the school library. The most effective schools are those offering students access to the resources they need. Indeed, the most successful schools will provide the resources students need, in all the formats that thy can effectively use.