A Fantastic Reading List on e-books and e-readers in libraries

Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on July 26, 2011 - 8:30am Via :http://www.alatechsource.org/  On August 4 and August 11, Sue Polanka will present the two-part Workshop, Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library. Our workshop presenters recommend advance readings to encourage learning and focused discussion. Whether you're planning to attend this event or not, check out the reading list Sue has put together--it's a fantastic overview of what librarians need to know about e-books and e-readers right now. You can register for this workshop, at either an individual or group rate at the ALA Store. Session 1: Purchasing eBooks for Libraries  Acquiring eBooks by Lisa Sibert and Carolyn Morris from No Shelf Required: E‐Books in Libraries by Sue Polanka, pages 95‐124 http://www.alaeditions.org/%20No_Shelf_Chapter_6 Collection Development for E-Books  (E-Book Task Force Tip Sheets) by Anne Behler.  http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/ebook_collection_dev.pdf What libraries can do when they buy an ebook http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2011/06/what-libraries-can-do-when-they-buy-an-ebook.html Ebook Summit: Our Ebook Challenge http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887220-264/ebook_summit_our_ebook_challenge.html.csp OSLA: eBook Feasibility Study for Public Libraries http://www.cosla.org/documents/COSLA2270_Report_Final1.pdf E‐book Distributors for the Public and School Library Markethttp://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=3070294 In Survey of Academic Librarians and Ebooks, Pointers Toward a Better System  http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6722546.html Off The Shelf: eBook Aggregators http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=2710528  Session 2: Lending eBook Readers in Libraries  May a Library Lend eBook Readers? Peter Hirtlehttp://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2010/06/may-a-library-lend-e-book-readers.html E‐Readers and Libraries by Beth Bouwman The River Forest Public Library Experience with the Kindle by Blaise Dierks from No Shelf Required: E‐Books in Libraries by Sue Polanka , pages 68 ‐69http://www.alaeditions.org/files/NoShelfRequired_68-69.pdf The Penn State University SONY E‐book Reader Project by Anne Behler, from No Shelf Required: E‐Books in Libraries by Sue Polanka, pages 88 – 90  http://www.alaeditions.org/no-shelf-required-pages-88-90  For reference:  Facebook Page – Ebook Readers in Libraries http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14473239090#!/group.php?gid=14473239090&v=info Kindles at the Unquiet Library http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/kindles eReaders Home Page – Duke University Libraries http://library.duke.edu/ereaders/