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Rhondda Powling

ALA President Molly Raphael releases report on e-book talks with e-book distributors | ... - 0 views

  • American Library Association (ALA) President Molly Raphael released the following report regarding meetings with e-book distributors during the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference, March 13 - 17
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    A report, released by American Library Association (ALA) President Molly Raphael, regarding meetings with e-book distributors during the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference, March 13 - 17.
Rhondda Powling

8 Unexpected Downsides of the Switch to E-books | Cracked.com - 5 views

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    Humourous look at e-books andf e-book readers
Rhondda Powling

Internet Archive Partners With 150 Libraries to Launch an E-Book Lending Program - 4 views

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    The Internet Archive, in conjunction with 150 libraries, has rolled out a new 80,000 e-book lending collection today on OpenLibrary.org. This means that library patrons with an OpenLibrary account can check out any of these e-books. The hope is that this effort will help libraries make the move to digital book lending. "As readers go digital, so are our libraries," says Brewster Kahle, founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive
Rhondda Powling

Are e-readers too easy to read? | TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publi... - 1 views

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    This post from TeleRead brings a new angle to the E-Books discussion. Are e-readers too easy to read? makes interesting reading. A neuroscience blogger suggests that easy to read fonts interfere with information retention
Tania Sheko

New: "Key Issues for e-Resource Collection Development: A Guide for Libraries... - 2 views

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    Electronic resources represent an increasingly important component of the collection- building activities of libraries. "Electronic resources" refer to those materials that require computer access, whether through a personal computer, mainframe, or handheld mobile device. They may either be accessed remotely via the Internet or locally. Some of the most frequently encountered types are: E-journals E-books Full-text (aggregated) databases Indexing and abstracting databases Reference databases (biographies, dictionaries, directories, encyclopaedias, etc.) Numeric and statistical databases E-images E-audio/visual resources
Rhondda Powling

E-Books, DRM and Universal Formats -Read an ebook week March 6-12 - 2 views

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    Digital strategist and writer Sara Rosso had an opportunity to do a one-on-one interview with Cory Doctorow. Here is and excerpt of that interview - E-books, DRM and Universal Formats.
Rhondda Powling

Blio eReader - 1 views

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    An e-book reader supposed to launch in 2010. The software should be pc combatible. Offers features such as highlighting and annotating books, texts will be stored virtually so reader's notations are available anywhere. Will also have read-aloud feature.
Rhondda Powling

What To Do When Kids Aren't Allowed To Read Digital Books in School | Scales on Censors... - 2 views

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    Ebooks outlawed in class. The September issue of School Library Journal addressed not one, but two reader issues pertaining to digital access by K-12 students. Pat Scales, chair of the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, has dealt with many a book challenge and attempts to ban library materials. In her column, "Scales on Censorship," she addresses situations faced by readers. But "this is the first I've encountered in which a book's format has been censored," she writes.
Rhondda Powling

Children's Books Forever - 4 views

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    Free children's books that have become classics/favourites and you can use with interactive whiteboards, projectors, etc. Permission granted for non-commercial use.
Rhondda Powling

eReading - How is reading changing? - 1 views

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    Jamie McKenzie discusses the development of e-reading
riss leung

A By-the-E-Book Education, for $5 a Month - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    A fascinating article on how e-readers are helping to educate some of the poorest kids in Kenya.
Rhondda Powling

New from Pew: The Rise of e-Reading « NeverEndingSearch - 0 views

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anonymous

The Clever Sheep: Twitter for Teachers: The e-Book - 0 views

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    a wiki to host the development of a resource for teachers new to Twitter. Now that the site has begun to take shape, you are hereby invited to share your ideas as a member of the collaborative that will draft this e-learning resource
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