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Hello ALA CORE eBooks community, Just a quick note to let you know that I'm officially retired as of the end of this week/month (i.e., Sept. 30). I'm moving my ALA contact info over to my personal e-mail address at Will.Stuivenga@gmail.com, but once my current ALA membership expires, that will ...

Hi Michael, et al, I agree it's an excellent paper summarizing the current state of the eBook market, and especially the issue of ownership vs. licensing. It's a mammoth paper; took me about 3 hours to read the whole thing! And thanks, Michael, for continuing to serve as our CORE Ebooks Interest ...

Hello Core Ebooks Interest Group, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! This is just to announce that the summary transcript of the recently held ALA CORE eForum on the topic of eBook acquisition in public libraries has now been posted. Here's a link to the post on CORE news: https://alacorenews.org/2023 ...

Michael, et. al., I will probably be able to register for the Digital Experience option, subject to approval and funding by my employer. Thank you for providing the heads up about this, Michael. Regards, Will Will Stuivenga (he, him, his) Cooperative Projects Manager, Library ...

Will there be online options for any of those meetings, for any of us still not quite ready for post-Covid travel? At this point, I'm not sure of my plans one way or the other, but can't guarantee I'll be ready or willing to travel by air by that time. Thanks, Will Will Stuivenga (he, ...

I would definitely be interested in a consortial eBooks interest group meeting, to continue the conversation about topics of interest specifically to consortia. At this point, I am unsure as to whether I would attend in person or virtually. Thanks, Will Will Stuivenga (he, him, his) ...

The original ASCGLA group which moved over to CORE was called the "Consortial eBooks Interest Group." In the move from ASCGLA over to CORE, the "consortial" aspect of the group somehow seems to have been lost. Was this deliberate, or accidental? It is unfortunate, in my view, as the consortial ...

Name: Will Stuivenga Title: Cooperative Projects Manager Organization: Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State My Role: Library Development Project Manager My Ebook Activities/Updates: Working with a 6-member elected Executive Advisory Committee, I manage ...

Hello everyone, I notice that there are now 20 members of this group. But no discussion. Maybe a good way to get started would be for members to introduce themselves, and list/describe the consortia with which they are involved. Anyway, I'm happy to begin: I'm Will Stuivenga, Cooperative Projects Manager ...