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This presentation from the MANTLE conference 2014 by Pru Mitchell and Colleen Foley, NSW DEC highlights the possibilities and educational value of e-books and digital content for school libraries. It draws on an evidence base that includes research undertaken in NSW school libraries. It includes discussion of key issues involved in the management of e-books in schools, including areas such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), procurement, operations and lending and access.

An book publishing industry based article that explores the shifts in chidlren's book publishing. Although children's book publishers are pretty confident in the long-term survival of printed books for children-"Children are still going to have a bookshelf," says Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children's Books-they are far from ignoring the elephant in the room. Katz admits: "They'll have shelves with many other things, too."

Electronic books offer numerous benefits: They're usually searchable, they can be made instantly accessible to the visually impaired, they're often free, and, perhaps best of all, they're accessible right now. This list compiles some of the best sources for finding great works of literature on the Web.

"Good technology integration isn't about using the fanciest tool, it's about being aware of the range of options and picking the right strategy-or strategies-for the lesson at hand."