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10 Books to Read While You’re Waiting for ‘The Great Gatsby’ to Come Out
Great list! There are still a few titles I haven’t read. Thanks!
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We’re in the EBook Business
Hutch Tibbetts
The “Big 6″ publishers are refusing to sell e-content to libraries or else they charge high prices and impose strict restrictions on usage. Overdrive raised pricing unilaterally in Kansas and retained ownership of e-book titles, which then were not discoverable through the OPAC. And if the library cancelled the Overdrive contract, they would lose ownership of the e-books and would not be able to lend them.
Available content originated almost entirely from mainstream vendors, but some content previously unavailable was avail through independent publishers, local historical documents, or was self-published. (Self-publishing is increasing; about 600,000 titles are expected to appear this year.)
To answer these problems, the Douglas County, CO Library (DCL), where Hutch is the Digital resources Librarian, developed a new e-book model: libraries should own rather than lease their content. E-books are treated just like print materials and circulate on a 1 user/copy basis. The library buys additional copies when there are 4 holds on a title. The staff found new ways to promote their e-books.
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A planner for balancing life and work | American Libraries Magazine
For Immediate Release
Mon, 04/08/2013 – 19:46
Contact: Jill Davis
Publishing (pub)
CHICAGO — Offering a fresh strategy for reexamining life and work goals, “The Work/Life Balance Planner: Resetting Your Goals” addresses numerous practical concerns, such as housing, moving, education, career choices, family and emotional support. Written by Ann Kepler, this workbook and planner is adaptable to almost any lifestyle change and allows readers to work at their own pace, gather facts and define their goals. Personal setbacks can often trigger stress during times of change, and the tools in this book offer readers ways to cope with the present while planning for the future. Topics covered include exploring new career paths using self-evaluation, using electronic media resources, obtaining financial aid, relocating and the impacts that life changes have on family. The book is published by Huron Street Press, a trade publishing imprint of the American Library Association available through Independent Publishers Group as well as numerous traditional retail outlets in both print and e-book editions. Read more…
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