E-Books+and+E-Readers

What is the role of e-books and e-readers in school libraries? How do you decide?

**Overflowing shelves! OR** **Compact digital storage?**



[|10 Reasons Why Students Aren’t Using eTextbooks]

[|BrainHive to Offer Pay-As-You-Go Access to Ebooks]

__**Use the following links to help you make that decision. New articles/info are added to the top of this list. **__

[| Ebooks / Ebook toolkit: SLJ Reviews Follett’s Ereader Suite Ebook toolkit: SLJ Reviews Follett’s Ereader Suite May 14, 2012] By Kathy Ishizuka **[|E-Books and School Libraries]This is an article from American Libraries discussing how Schools face unique challenges in their efforts to offer digital texts.**

**[|Infographic--Apple, iPads, Digital Resources and Education] This infographic helps to explain Apple's vow to reinvent the textbook.**

**Check [|Project Gutenberg - free ebooks] for titles to download. This is particularly useful for classic novels that no longer have copyright attached to them.**

**[|Learning Together: The Evolution of a 1:1 iPad Program] Check this article for information related to using Ipads in the school library.**


 * [|Apple vows iBooks 2 will ‘reinvent’ school textbooks] Globe and Mail, Jan 19, 2012. **

=[|SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND E BOOKS] by [|EduTalk] in [|Education]= [|(approx 30 min web cast.)]

[|Whither the Textbook: Opportunity Knocks, LOUD] From Stephen Abrams "//Pipeline" column.//

__**[|Textbooks for Tomorrow]**__ Here is a very interesting graphic that describes what the transition might look like.

__** [|TOOLS FOR LEARNING: An Ebook Update—The Latest Sources, Resources, and Options] **__

__[|OverDrive and Amazon launch Kindle® compatibility with Library eBooks] __ __[|Amazon Alters Rules for Kindles in School Libraries] __
 * (This sounds good for US Public and School Libraries, but Canada seems to not be included in this so far).**


 * [|School Libraries Stuggle with E-book Loans] Good overview of problems associated with DRM(Digital Rights Management) from the "Mind Shift" blog.**

[|Children's Book Apps: 2 Review Tools] Joyce Valenza, "Neverending Search" blog, June 29, 2011.

[|E-reader envy: A cautionary tale] by Russell Smith of the Globe and Mail. Note: Sony e-readers are not very compatible with Macs.

[|Are e-books any good?] This is an article from School Library Journal/June 2011

[|Should kids get e-books in school?] Eric Hellman wonders which is more important, a librarian in every school, or an ereader in every backpack? This article was part of the //Library Journal e-book summit, 2010.//

[|E-books and E-readers in the School Library Collection] by Tamzen Kulyk in "The Medium", Spring 2011, published by Saskatchewan School Library Association.

[|The Future of Print: 21 Interesting e-books for kids] by Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Educational Administration program at Iowa State University.

[|Resources for E-bookos and E-Readers] by Tamzen Kulyk in "The Medium", Spring 2011, published by Saskatchewan School Library Association.

[|Thank you Harper Collins (for making the path forward a little clearer)] Article by Dr. Michael Stephens, Ast. Prof/School of Lib and Information Studies, San Jose State University.

[|Comparison of e-book readers] This information is provided by Wikipedia/June 2011. " Wikipedia defines an e-book reader as similar in form to a [|tablet computer]. A tablet computer typically has a faster screen capable of higher refresh rates which makes them more suitable for interaction. The main advantages of e-book readers are better readability of their screens especially in bright sunlight and longer battery life.

[|Overdrive Announces Media Console App for Windows Phones] Users can now download eBooks and audiobooks directly to their Windows phone with the **free app.**

[|E-books: new directions for readers and libraries] A wealth of information provided by the New Zealand National Library: Services to Schools. Good sections on Digital Rights Management (DRM) and acquisition.

[|Compare e-book platforms] Use this link to do a quick comparison of e-book platforms.

[|Pick me! Pick me!] Article from School Library Journal/April 2011 How to choose a series non-fiction e-book platform.

[|The Pareto Principle and the true cunning of Harper Collins] Blog post "Go To Hellman" talks about current issues around Digital Rights Management (DRM) for publishers of e-books and their impact on libraries.

[|No Shelf Required]Link to Sue Polanka's blog about the issues surrounding e-books for librarians and publishers, which won the 2010 Salem Press Library Blog Award for Best Academic Blog.

[|E-book distributors for the public and school library markets] by Sue Polanka/Booklist/2008.

Search the **ORC/Canadian Reference Centre** for this article from **The Reading Teacher**: //Digital Readers: The Next Chapter in E-Book Reading and Response// by Lotta C. Larson 2010.

[|E is for Explosion!] for this article "TOOLS FOR LEARNING: E Is for Explosion: E-Readers, Etextbooks, Econtent, Elearning, E-Everything (Multimedia and Internet Schools, Jul 2010)

Search the **ORC/Canadian Reference Centre** for this article from **Teacher Librarian, June 2010** : //The High School Book Club--Now with Kindles!//

[|Top Ten Takeaways: LJ & SLJ E-Book Summit 2010] Here is a list of 10 things to think about when considering e-books/e-readers for your school library.

AND IF YOU DO DECIDE TO PURCHASE E-readers AND LOAN THEM VIA THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, HERE'S A [|TIP FOR ADDING YOUR OWN SCREEN SAVERS:]

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