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Our response to the Sieghart e-lending review
The key Sieghart recommendations that library users should have a free ebook lending service available ‘remotely’ (e.g. at home) is a big and welcome step forward. A major step was urgently needed to...
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Douglas County ebook price comparison for May 2013
Douglas County’s ebook price comparison Douglas County library service (Colorado) have issued their latest price comparison, showing what ebooks are available for them to “buy”, and at what price....
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What value and values do Public Libraries bring to the E-Books Market?
Arguably, part of the problem that public libraries have faced in getting their e-lending role recognised is down to two key things. Firstly, although there are many glorious exceptions to this, maybe...
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Programme for the Fourth National Ebook Workshop
Here’s the Fourth National Ebook Workshop programme on Wednesday 13 November 2013, at the Library of Birmingham. We’re extremely grateful to our sponsors, particularly Bibliotheca, our main sponsor:...
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Shelf Free national workshop, 13 November – photos and Shelf Free update
If you have a look at this wall, you’ll find some blurry photos of the speakers and the workshops – enough to give you a flavour of the day (although it won’t show you how very cold the theatre was in...
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The Reading Agency, and CILIP / EBLIDA presentations
Now available: Sandy Mahal’s presentation about The Reading Agency’s Digital Skills programme. Sandy’s wi-fi connection dropped halfway through her presentation which meant we never got to see...
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Running e-reader workshops for staff and public
From the Fourth National Workshop: here’s Gary Green’s presentation about Ebook sessions for staff, and Carol Marshall’s about Hampshire’s Ebook Dropins for the Public.
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Internet Librarian International: Call for speakers
Shelf Free is a blog partner for the 2014 conference Internet Librarian International. They’ve asked us to remind you that Internet Librarian International’s call for speakers closes in just 3 weeks’...
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E-book and e-audio survey, 2014
You may recall Andrew Coburn from Essex put a message on lis-pub-ebooks earlier this year asking for information from other authorities, so that Essex could benchmark their e-lending service. He’s...
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European e-lending and American projects
CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/johanl/ I gave a presentation at Internet Librarian in October, on the situation regarding e-lending across Europe, focussing on Britain. You can see my presentation...
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