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Joanne S

Our Ebook Future - ProQuest - 0 views

  • Every librarian I know is asked regularly how libraries are going to survive now that "everything's online"
  • paperbacks or audiobooks shut us down. Both of those formats increased the appetite and audience for books, just as ebooks are doing now.
  • have to adapt to readers' changing preferences and habits
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  • Without having books embedded in our physical environment, it would be so much harder to help readers connect with new books and authors.
  • If no one cared about books and reading anymore, then that's the time to worry.
  • Libraries are both cultural institutions and businesses, in the best sense of both words. They buy a lot of books. They buy a lot of really wonderful books. And they help bang the drum for those books in their communities. That has tremendous value for us and for the readers we both share and value.
  • Finally, what do you wish librarians understood better about publishing? We're passionate believers in the future of libraries and their vital role in communities. We want them to thrive. That means we have to find new ways of having more dialog about what our shared future can look like. We have a long history together--much has changed, and much will continue to change.
  • A HarperCollins ebook will remain on a library's e-bookshelf until the maximum number of circulations is reached, and for many books 26 circulations could last several years.
Joanne S

Sidebar: Book typography vs. E-book typography - 0 views

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    This post shows examples of why so many common typographical errors appear in the text of ebooks when they are transferred from print: Clark, J. (2010, March 9). Web Standards for E-Books (Sidebar). A list apart: For people who make websites. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.alistapart.com/d/web-standards-for-e-books/sidebar.html
Joanne S

E-book Standards. In No shelf required: e-books in libraries - 0 views

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    This reading is OK. But really, XML is not a programming language as the author claims. Really. Delquie, E., & Polanka, S. (2011). E-book Standards. In No shelf required: e-books in libraries (pp. 135-151). Chicago: American Library Association. Retrieved from http://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi?url=dc60267198.pdf
Joanne S

Lankes, D. (2014). 3. The Mission of libraries: expect more than books. In Expect More:... - 0 views

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    Lankes, D. (2014). 3. The Mission of libraries: expect more than books. In Expect More:demanding better libraries for today's complex world. Medium. Retrieved from https://medium.com/p/c9efcfa6bd24 (To jump to this chapter easily, use F to "find" the search string "expect more than books" and go to the second occurrence)
Joanne S

M. Piggott (2012) "Themes in Australian Recordkeeping, 1788 - 2010", Chapter 2, Archive... - 0 views

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    M. Piggott (2012) "Themes in Australian Recordkeeping, 1788 - 2010", Chapter 2, Archives and societal provenance : Australian essays, Chandos Publishing. http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/p?pid=CUR_ALMA51110902610001951  Subjects: Archives -- Australia -- History ; Libraries and society -- Australia ; Archives -- Collection management -- Australia ; Archives -- Australia ; Libraries -- Australia ; Records -- Australia -- Management Description: "Records and archival arrangements in Australia are globally relevant because Australia's indigenous peoples represent the oldest living culture in the world, and because modern Australia is an ex-colonial society now heavily multicultural in outlook. Archives and societal provenance explores this distinctiveness using the theoretical concept of societal provenance as propounded by Canadian archival scholars led by Dr Tom Nesmith. The book's seventeen essays blend new writing and re-workings and combinations of earlier work and comprise the first text to present a societal provenance perspective to a national setting. The book is divided into four sections. The first part looks at the historical context of archives in Australia; the second part covers the institutions involved in the Australian archival story; the third part discusses the formation of archives; and the fourth part considers the debates surrounding archives in Australia. The book concludes with a consideration of the notion of an archival afterlife." --backcover. 
Joanne S

Frequently challenged books of the 21st century | American Library Association - 0 views

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    Have you read many of the "frequently challenged" books on the #BannedBooksWeek list? http://t.co/n7RDofjv from @ALALibrary
Joanne S

MobileRead Wiki - E-book Reader Matrix - 0 views

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    E-book Reader Matrix. (2011). Mobile Read. Retrieved from http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
Joanne S

Comparison of e-book readers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    Comparison of e-book readers. (2011). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers#Devices_sold_directly_by_the_manufacturer
Joanne S

Comparison of e-book formats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    Comparison of e-book formats. (2011). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats (look at the matrix)
Joanne S

e-books and libraries: an economic perspective - 0 views

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    Besen, S., & Kirby, S. (2012). e-books and libraries: an economic perspective. Chicago IL: American Library Association. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/oitp/publications/booksstudies/ebooks_libraries_economic_perspective.pdf
Joanne S

The Technium: What Books Will Become - 0 views

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    Kelly, K. (2011). What Books Will Become. The Technium. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/04/what_books_will.php
Joanne S

A List Apart: Articles: Web Standards for E-books - 0 views

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    Clark, J. (2010, March 9). Web Standards for E-Books. A list apart: For people who make websites. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/ebookstandards/
Joanne S

TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics - 0 views

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    If you want to keep up to date with changes to ebooks - technically and commercially - these two resources are frequently updated by experts and enthusiasts. TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.teleread.com/ MobileRead Forums. (n.d.). Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.mobileread.com/
Joanne S

The Cluetrain Manifesto - Entire Text Index Page - 0 views

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    Levine, R., Locke, C., Searles, D., Weinberger, D., & McKee, J. (1999). The Cluetrain Manifesto. Retrieved April 29, 2011, from http://www.cluetrain.com/ CORPORATIONS, THE INTERNET AND THE "HUMAN VOICE"
Joanne S

Introduction to the library and information professions / Robert J. Grover, Roger C. Gr... - 0 views

  • Description: Introduction : purpose and objectives of this book -- Creation, diffusion, and utilization of knowledge -- The role of professionals as change agents -- The science supporting the information professions -- Information transfer in the information professions -- The cycle of professional service -- The information infrastructure -- The processes and functions of information professionals -- The infrastructure of the information professions -- Trends and issues. "This introduction to the functions of information professionals is approached through models of communication theory. Professionals have the role of diagnosing the information needs of clients using information transfer theory. Current trends and issues are discussed as they focus on the role of a professional and the services offered."--BOOK JACKET.
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    Greer, R.C., Grover, R.J. & Fowler, S.G. (2007). An introduction to the library and information professions. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
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