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NewsLink Spotlight |
| What’s New With Public Library Ebook Vendors |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| Library ebook vendors sign contracts with publishers to get books delivered to their platforms and then sell their licenses to public libraries at the prices the publishers set. The pandemic has accelerated patron use of ebooks, which has brought the fight for fair prices back into the spotlight. While public libraries and publishers are hashing out what ebooks should cost, the vendors have been working to provide public libraries and their patrons with the best user experience possible (and make a profit themselves, of course—with the notable exception of The Palace Project). Let's take a look at what's new with some of the major library ebook vendors. |
Weekly News Digests |
| ProQuest Unveils Comprehensive Black Studies Collection |
| ProQuest introduced ProQuest Black Studies, "a browsable collection of curated sources on the history and lives of Black Americans, for use in classrooms and research." |
| Elsevier and Cassyni Launch Virtual Seminar Series Focused on Journals |
| Elsevier teamed up with Cassyni to create a virtual seminar series across the Elsevier Physics journal portfolio. |
| NISO Finalizes Recommended Practice on Ebook Metadata |
| NISO (National Information Standards Organization) published a new NISO Recommended Practice, E-Book Bibliographic Metadata Requirements in the Sale, Publication, Discovery, Delivery, and Preservation Supply Chain. |
| 'Librarian's Lament: Digital Books Are Not Fireproof' by Chris Freeland |
| Chris Freeland, director of the Internet Archive's Open Libraries program, writes the following for ZDNet: "The disturbing trend of school boards and lawmakers banning books from libraries and public schools is accelerating across the country. In response, Jason Perlow made a strong case … for what he calls a 'Freedom Archive,' a digital repository of banned books. Such an archive is the right antidote to book banning because, he contended, 'You can't burn a digital book.' The trouble is, you can." |
| UC–Davis and CDL Project Looks at the Future of Ebook Lending |
| The University of California (UC)–Davis and the California Digital Library (CDL) are working on a project to explore the expansion of digitized book lending. |
NewsBreaks |
| How to Use Trending Conversations and Popular Hashtags to Build Your Brand |
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by Linda Pophal
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| Linda Pophal consults with business experts to learn how to use hashtags effectively as promotional tools. Libraries and other organizations can benefit from her tips, too. |
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