Tag Archives: ebook

Nooks and the Print Disabled (the elephant in the room)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by pcsweeney

I’ve been thinking about the issue of providing access to materials for the hard of sight while balancing those needs with those of the Library and the community. This stemmed from a bunch of comments on the ALA Council Listerv, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #makeithappen, amazon, barnes and noble, books, branding, circulation, collection development, collections, Conference, digital books, digital content, digitization, ebook, ebooks, ereader, ereaders, Internet Librarian, kindle, kindles, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, marketing, nook, nooks, overdrive | 14 Comments

Libraries – Arguments for the Check-Out of eReaders.

Posted on January 10, 2012 by pcsweeney

This is the post where I defend our library’s decision to Loan Nooks and make the argument that we should drop eBook circulation altogether. I know there are a bunch of reasons why people are going to argue that we … Continue reading →

Starting an E-Reader Lending Library

Posted on April 22, 2011 by pcsweeney

This is my grant narrative for the East Palo Alto E-Reader Lending Library. This opportunity arose because a neighboring library had a friends group with unspent funds from a grant. The money needed to go towards the implementation of some … Continue reading →

Posted in libraries, Uncategorized | Tagged books, circulation, collection development, collections, e-books, e-reader, ebook, ebooks, ereader, kindle, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, nook, reference, video, vimeo | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: ebook

Nooks and the Print Disabled (the elephant in the room)

Libraries – Arguments for the Check-Out of eReaders.

Starting an E-Reader Lending Library

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