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- Promising DPLA debut—but please don’t confuse special-collection items, exhibits and APIs with a full-fledged ‘public library’ demo | The Travelin' Librarian { [...] Read the full article @ librarycity.org. [...] }
- Tom Peters { Excellent review of the nascent D(P)LA e-resource. I agree with all your major points. Tis a pity that the usual suspects (Twain, Fitzgerald, Cather, et... } – Apr 19, 11:28 AM
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- A National Digital Library Endowment { [...] An interesting concept from blogger David Rothman, founder of TeleRead. He suggests that those who have signed The Giving Pledge (though he doesn’t mention... }
- David Rothman { Hi, Robert. Some quick replies… 1. I envision a variety of business models in use, but if nothing else, libraries could buy multiple e-copies (or... } – Feb 20, 2:05 PM
- Robert Nagle { Generally, a great proposal, but here are some practical issues which pop up in my mind. First, if everything is centralized, when I put a... } – Feb 20, 12:56 PM
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Why the DPLA should avoid confusing the missions of public and academic libraries: Thoughts from an academic publishing veteran
By Sandy Thatcher, former director, Pennsylvania State University Press Just two quick observations on the continuing debate by David Rothman et al. about whether and how the Digital Public Library of America should serve the interests of both academic and public libraries, and how their roles in serving their patrons differ: 1) Every year the [...]
DPLA steering committee adds local librarians, women, minorities, per LibraryCity recommendations—and here are other friendly suggestions
What’s a “public” library without public librarians? Responding to us—and others—the Digital Public Library of America has added three highly respected public librarians to what was a 14-member steering committee without any local librarians. One of the trio, Carla Hayden, former ALA president as well as CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore [...]
eBooks, LibraryCity Tagged Amy E. Ryan, Amy Ryan, Boston Public Library, Carla Hayden, Danielle Plummer, Digital Public Library of America, DPLA, Enoch Pratt Free Library, John Palfrey, librarians, libraries, LibraryCity, local librarians, local libraries, Luis Herrera, Peggy Rudd, San Francisco Public Library
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A MAJOR reason why libraries shouldn’t rejoice over the Amazon-OverDrive deal?
“Privately, some publishers says that the alliance will eventually limit ebook offerings to libraries rather than expand them, as at least some companies fear that unlimited library lending across all major platforms will cannibalize ebook sales.” – Today’s Publisher’s Lunch. See why libraries might want to get into the business of creating original content, especially [...]
E-books catching on in K-12—plus the rejection of the Google Book settlement: Two good reasons for a well-stocked national digital library system
E-books and other digital texts are continuing to catch on in K-12 even if most students still lack access to, say, Kindles or iPads. See here and here. K-12 benefits are clearly among the more important reasons for a well-stocked national digital system—with cost-justified efforts to bring high-speed connections and the right hardware to the [...]
Post-DPLA workshop essay still on the way—but probably next week
Whoops. I wanted to post an essay today on the March 1 DPLA workshop, which I attended and have reflected on for the past week or so. But the essay grew, and I prefer to show it to others for their feedback. So next week instead. Apologies for the delay. Meanwhile you might check out [...]
Getting free e-books from the library is overrated, says e-book blogger—and tells why he feels that way
How much will a well-stocked national digital library system cost? We cannot consider that question without understanding how library patrons currently use e-books, and what they like and dislike. Nathan Groezinger of The eBook Reader blog shares his thoughts below as a user. One of the biggest draws and selling points of Adobe DRM-supporting e-readers, [...]
A new LibraryCity: The ‘what’ and ‘who’ and how you can help—with your own essays
Update, May 3, 2013: Given the different needs of typical patrons of public and academic libraries, we are now advocating two tightly intertwined but separate systems. The old LibraryCity wanted millions of e-books and other items on the Net—and to make them part of America’s library and school systems. But it ran into a little [...]