The San Andreas Solo Librarians group met on January 22nd for a presentation by Jean Bedord entitled, “eBooks Hit Critical Mass: Where Do Libraries Fit with Oprah?” The meeting was hosted by Sonia Dorfman at Neuropace in Mountain View.
Jean is a lecturer at SJSU SLIS, a consultant in Findability and Search, and the author of I’ve got a Domain Name—Now What? A Practical Guide to Building a Website and Web Presence.
Jean discussed the broad topic of what an eBook is. She discussed the many types of eBook readers and how individual books are made available through eBooks. She then reviewed the various types of book databases and digital collections. Jean also discussed why libraries buy eBooks and the management of eBook collections. She finished her presentation with a discussion of critical mass in the publishing industry and led an audience discussion answering the question, Why Would You Buy eBooks?
You will find a PDF of Jean's presentation at http://www.econtentstrategies.com/ebooks-solo-librarians.pdf
Jean can be reached at her website: http://www.econtentstrategies.com .
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