Dear Colleagues,
Last email from me today, I promise, but I thought you might be interested in the announcement of a new publication from CILIP/Facet Publishing looking at the practicalities of collecting eBooks and making them accessible to the public:
The first practical guide to e-books in libraries now available
Facet Publishing has announced the release of E-books in Libraries: A practical guide, edited by Kate Price and Virginia Havergal, the first practical appraisal of e-books for library and information professionals.
CILIP Vice President Phil Bradley said, "Given the current controversies surrounding e-books - the formats, costs, availability and e-readers - this is a timely publication that considers their role within a library service. E-books are already proving very popular with all readers, but within a library environment they give the library service a perfect opportunity for outreach to their members. E-books provide access to reading materials for those people in society who are, for whatever reason, unable to visit a local library."
Despite the fact that e-books have been in existence for decades in various guises and added to library collections for several years now, there has been a lack of published manuals on the subject. This is doubtless owing to the rapidly evolving nature of the market. There are now many different types of e-books and a bewildering number of business and access models to match.
The pace of change shows no sign of abating and there is an increasing amount of interest in e-books. What is needed is practical information to assist library and information professionals managing collections of e-books and doing their best to inform their users right now.
This book, the first of its kind to provide a practical appraisal of e-books, fills that need by addressing the key questions: Where do e-books come from and what are the key business models that support them? What needs to change before e-books become universally and easily used? What will the e-book landscape look like in ten years' time? How can you be sure you are building a good collection that your users can access easily? What about money and budgets?
Phil Bradley continued, "E-Books in Libraries: A practical guide provides vital background information on their use as well as updating information professionals on those aspects of provision that must be taken into account. E-books really do need to be viewed in an entirely different way, since they are a new and increasingly important type of publication."
This book is a ready reference source for any library and information professional with an interest in e-books and their development. It will also be of interest to publishers, who need to be aware of the issues faced by libraries managing e-book collections, and will be of great value to students of librarianship and information studies, and those on publishing related courses.
E-books in Libraries: A practical guide <http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=572-8> is available in hard copy and will be one of the first Facet Publishing e-books when their e-book programme is launched in April 2011.
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Press contact:
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Notes to editors:
1. E-books in Libraries: A practical guide (March 2011; 368pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-572-8; £49.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: [log in to unmask] | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk. The book is available in the US and Canada from Neal-Schuman Publishers www.neal-schuman.com
2. Facet Publishing e-books (including this one) will be available from www.myilibrary.com and www.dawsonera.com from April.
3. Facet Publishing, is the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. At the forefront of library and information development, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major areas of professional activity.
4. Virginia Havergal BA(Hons) MSc MEd FIFL is a Learning Centres and e-Resources Manager for Petroc, a further education college in Devon. Prior to this role she was an e-Learning Advisor with JISC, with a particular focus on Learning Resources.
Kate Price BA(Hons) MA MCLIP is Head of E-Strategy and Resources at the University of Surrey.
5. The contributors to this book are:
· Chris Armstrong, Managing Director, Information Automation Limited
· Lee Bryant, eLearning Training Manager, City of Bristol College
· Sue Caporn, Learning Resources Service Manager, City of Bristol College
· James Clay, ILT and Learning Resources Manager, Gloucestershire College
· Joel Claypool, Morgan & Claypool Publishers
· Timothy Collinson, Faculty Librarian for Technology, University of Portsmouth
· Jim Dooley, Head of Collection Services, University of California, Merced
· Karen Foster, Head of Learning Centres, Yeovil College
· Karen Gravett, Academic Liason Librarian, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, USA
· Anna Grigson, E-Resources Manager, Royal Holloway, University of London
· Silvia Gstrein, Project Manager, eBooks on Demand network, Innsbruck University, Austria
· Ray Lonsdale, Reader in Information Studies, Aberystwyth University
· Günter Mühlberger, Head of the Department for Digitization and Digital Preservation, University of Innsbruck, Austria
· Martin Palmer, Principal Officer, Libraries Department, Essex County Council
· Emma Ransley, Deputy Manager, Learning Centre, Yeovil College
· Anne Worden, Faculty Librarian for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Portsmouth
6. All titles are available at 20% discount to Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals members. Remember to quote your Membership Number if claiming the discount.
7. A sample chapter and table of contents for this book can be viewed at www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=572-8
8. CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. CILIP's vision is a fair and economically prosperous society underpinned by literacy, access to information and the transfer of knowledge. CILIP is a registered charity, no. 313014. Visit www.cilip.org.uk <http://www.cilip.org.uk> for more information.
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