Greetings all,
We wanted to remind everyone about the Core Ebooks Interest Group Meeting coming up in April and to begin recruitment for interest group leadership. See below!
April 20 Meeting2 to 3:30 pm ET / 1 to 2:30 pm CT / noon to 1:30 pm MT / 11 to 12:30 pm PT
https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/j/91808309456?pwd=d2lVUXlFZi90RVlRbUMzejFxRmdBUT09Please send your proposed agenda items to
mblackwell@stmalib.org and
sspohnjr@gmail.com. On the agenda so far:
1. Ebook Update from Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC)2. Focus Areas for the Interest GroupSteve Spohn from Ocean State Libraries (Rhode Island) will share a brief summary of the introductions from the February meeting along and encourage a discussion on potential next steps. There were 15 introductions highlighting the following focus areas:
- Licensing models and pricing - 10 votes
- SimplyE mobile app for ebooks - 6 votes
- Research and data analysis - 5 votes
- Curation and the patron experience with digital books - 4 votes (Arguably related to SimplyE.)
- Accessibility of digital content and platforms - 3 votes. (Connect with the efforts of the DAISY Consortium?)
- Difficult to find digital content - 1 vote
Given that there are already groups attending to licensing models/pricing and SimplyE with strong connections to this group, it is suggested that we adopt the next two on the list as our focus areas. We plan to seek volunteers to lead efforts and to plan for a more substantive discussion of accessibility at our autumn meeting.
3) Legislative Updates4) Other Newsworthy Updates from Attendees
Recruitment
In addition to this meeting, it is also time for us to recruit a new co-convener for the group. The co-conveners of the Core Ebooks Interest Group serve for two years in staggered terms. I should be stepping down this year per Core rules. (I'd suggest that the autumn meeting TBD would be a good time to "pass the baton" to the next co-convener.) The co-conveners are jointly responsible for planning meetings and helping the group to focus its energies on ebook concerns/ideas/projects. The group had been meeting twice a year in-person at the ALA Midwinter and Annual conferences. While meeting at conference will hopefully resume, we've also moved to add two more interim virtual meetings in April and October to keep up the momentum between conferences... so a total of four meetings each year.
If you are interested in serving as a Co-convener of the Core Ebooks Interest Group, please contact Michael Blackwell at mblackwell@stmalib.org.
Warm wishes to you from your Core Ebooks Interest Group Co-Conveners!
Michael and Steve
Michael Blackwell, St. Mary's County Library, Maryland
Stephen Spohn, Ocean State Libraries, Rhode Island
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Stephen Spohn (He/Him/His)
Co-convener, Core Ebooks Interest Group
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Original Message:
Sent: Feb 24, 2021 01:32 PM
From: Stephen Spohn
Subject: April 20 2021 Core Ebooks Interest Group Meeting
Save the Date!
Core Ebooks Interest Group Meeting
April 20
2 to 3:30 pm ET
1 to 2:30 pm CT
noon to 1:30 pm MT
11 to 12:30 pm PT
If you have proposed agenda items to share, please reach out to Michael or me directly. We'll share the agenda and connection instructions closer to the event.
Cheers!
Steve
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Stephen Spohn (He/Him/His)
Co-convener, Core Ebooks Interest Group
sspohnjr@gmail.com | 978.799.1518 | http://poweroflibraries.org/
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