Ebooks 2017: What’s the Current Thinking on the Status of Ebooks? *CANCELLED -- slides available

Lynda Fuller Clendenning, Head of Acquisitions Department, Indiana University Libraries Many libraries have experimented with various approaches to acquiring ebooks: purchase of publisher collections and individual titles, subscriptions, patron-driven plans (PDA), evidenced-based programs, and access to purchase programs. How successful have these programs been for libraries and users? How do libraries promote discovery of ebooks? What do patrons like about ebooks? What don’t they like? I will ask the audience to share their views on the current status of ebooks in their libraries

Reports of Conferences, Institutes, and Seminars

This quarter\u27s column features reports from the 2011 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference; the 2011 North Carolina Serials Conference; the 2011 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference; the 2011 Kansas Library Association Conference; the New England Technical Services Librarians Section of the New England Library Association Spring 2011 Conference; and the 2011 Texas Library Association Conference. © 2011

Reports of Conferences, Institutes, and Seminars

This quarter\u27s column features reports from the 2011 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference; the 2011 North Carolina Serials Conference; the 2011 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference; the 2011 Kansas Library Association Conference; the New England Technical Services Librarians Section of the New England Library Association Spring 2011 Conference; and the 2011 Texas Library Association Conference. © 2010 Elsevier Inc