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Ebook Friday Update

Posted By Michael Blackwell Apr 17, 2024 01:40 PM
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Hi all, At ALA Annual in San Diego, the CORE Ebooks Interest Group will feature the 6th Annual "Ebook Friday." Leaders in the library digital content ecosystem will present projects, discuss trends, and consider possible advocacy. Presenters will include the following, and more: A ReadersFirst ...

NISO standards for CDL

Posted By Michael Blackwell Mar 22, 2024 10:50 AM
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Hi all, Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) is increasingly being used in libraries, so it's high time we started developing standards for how it can be best be used. NISO conveyed a committee to develop these standards. You can review and even comment on their work, as noted in this press release: ...

Connecticut op-ed

Posted By Michael Blackwell Mar 06, 2024 11:20 AM
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Hi all, Carmi Parker has forwarded this op-ed from the sponsors of the Connecticut Fair Ebooks bill. It makes for powerful reading. https://www.ctinsider.com/opinion/article/opinion-e-books-interfere-libraries-core-18695477.php These legislators understand. Go, Connecticut! ...

An ebook advocacy site

Posted By Michael Blackwell Feb 15, 2024 01:23 PM
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Hi all, Library Futures has launched the ebooksforus site, creating a fun way to explore a problem that is very far from fun: the Big 5 Publishers' (and many other publishers of academic texts) unfair licensing terms for libraries, terms which are making the sharing of digital content unsustainable ...

Jobs of interest to people on this list

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jan 11, 2024 02:42 PM
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Hi all, I've never thought of using this site to advertise jobs, but these two would be of interest to people who are concerned about library digital content. I can vouch for thee being great colleagues to work with. Michael Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Collection Services ...

Webinar of Interest

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jan 11, 2024 02:33 PM
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Hi all, This webinar should be interesting. I hope you will consider attending. It's free! 😊 Collaborating for Access: Libraries and Independent Authors Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 3p ET At our seventh in the Collaborating for Access series of webinars presented by ...

Ebook Friday is on and Toward a digital library ownership model

Posted By Michael Blackwell Dec 14, 2023 01:27 PM
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Hi everyone, It looks as if Ebook Friday is on for ALA Annual 2024 in beautiful San Diego. If you are attending, hope to see you there! Please see the blog post below from Micah May of the Digital Public Library of America. I've shared a few hardly amazing thoughts on it elsewhere ...

Transcript from DPLA/COSLA/ReadersFirst

Posted By Michael Blackwell Oct 12, 2023 03:16 PM
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Hi all, Here's a link to the recording of the most recent DPLA/COSLA/ReadersFirst "Collaborating for Access": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPqbEKTSRJI What do librarians REALLY want from publishers, and how can smaller and independent publishers create a better ecosystem? In our sixth Collaborating ...

RE: Goodbye and thanks for all the fish!

Posted By Michael Blackwell Sep 27, 2023 08:35 AM
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Hi Will, I'm very glad for you and yet sad for us. Your energy and wisdom will be much missed. Thanks for all you have done advancing access to and use of library digital content! All best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement. Michael

Yet another program of interest

Posted By Michael Blackwell Sep 26, 2023 08:48 AM
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Hello, ebook aficionados, This program may be of interest. All best, Michael Join us for an update on what's happening with The Palace Project! We'll provide an overview of new development and content as well as a glimpse of what's to come in 2024. As always, this is an opportunity ...

Another program of interest

Posted By Michael Blackwell Sep 21, 2023 07:56 AM
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Hello, Collaborating for Access: Libraries and Indie Publishers Oct 5, 2023 2 PM EST What do librarians REALLY want from publishers, and how can smaller and independent publishers create a better ecosystem? In our sixth Collaborating for Access webinar, COSLA, DPLA, and ReadersFirst are ...

Some programs of interest

Posted By Michael Blackwell Sep 20, 2023 12:18 PM
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Hi all, Please excuse any x-posting: https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_goFgKmeUT1G2qWjwEhZktw#/registration Join Phil Salvador (Video Game History Foundation), Laine Nooney (NYU and Unboxing Pod,) and Meredith Rose (Public Knowledge) to discuss Salvador's new report "Survey of the ...

Virtual Program of Interest on October 5

Posted By Michael Blackwell Aug 31, 2023 11:28 AM
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Hi all, Please excuse any X posting: Collaborating for Access: Librarians and Independent Publishers Thursday, October 5, at 2p ET What do librarians REALLY want from publishers, and how can smaller and independent publishers create a better ecosystem? In our sixth Collaborating for Access ...

RE: large ebook collections?

Posted By Michael Blackwell Aug 10, 2023 12:38 PM
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Agree, Eric, and I recently took someone on Goodereader to task for writing about Big 5 "sales" to libraries. There are no sales. Only licenses. Until we can in fact own digital content, the word "sales" and what it implies-transfer of ownership--should be embargoed. That loud, irregular, ...

RE: large ebook collections?

Posted By Michael Blackwell Aug 10, 2023 11:43 AM
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What Carmi said. Ebook circulation will reflect collection size to a degree and you could look at OverDrive's annual list of top lenders. It is imprecise because there are other vendors and not an exact collection measurement, and because consortiums are included, but OD is the market leader and you'd ...

A request from CORE for topics on Ebooks

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jul 31, 2023 01:58 PM
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Hi all, I'm forwarding this request from an ALA Core committee in case any of you have any suggestions. If so, please send them and I'll compile/send back to the committee. Thanks! Michael Hello from the Learning and Programming Coordination Committee! Our committee is ...

A look at DPLA's Banned Books Club

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jul 28, 2023 09:02 AM
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Hi all, I'm extended an invitation to this ReadersFirst Working Group bimonthly meeting in case you'd like a look at the DPLA's Banned Books Club, hosted by DPLA's Micah May. Thanks, Micah! Please join us on Wednesday, August 2nd, 3 pm Eastern, for the ReadersFirst Working Group Meeting. ...

DPLA Launches Banned Book Club

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jul 21, 2023 12:16 PM
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Hi all, You might want to start here for a list of places that have outright banned books. One Maryland location has, alas, made the list. The list is not complete but will be updated. TheBannedBookClub.info The banned books can be read in the geographic areas they are located (but not all ...

DPLA Launches Banned Books Club

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jul 21, 2023 11:59 AM
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Hi all,   You might want to start here for a list of places that have outright banned books.  One Maryland location has, alas, made the list. The list is not complete but will be updated. TheBannedBookClub.info   The banned books can be read in the geographic areas they are located (but not ...

Good paper on how digital has changed ownership

Posted By Michael Blackwell Jul 18, 2023 12:18 PM
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Hi all, I haven't had a chance to review this paper in depth fully yet, but I'm impressed with it so far. "Something happened when we shifted to digital formats that created a loss of rights for readers. Pulling back the curtain on the evolution of ebooks offers some clarity to how the shift ...