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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Polanka, Sue.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Electronic books.

Libraries.

Electronic books.

Libraries and electronic publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9385-0

1-283-43549-7

9786613435491

0-8389-9382-6

OCLC:

773566720