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Colleagues Loughborough University is currently working in partnership with Co-East on a feasibility study for developing usage models for web-based and hardware-based electronic books (e-books) in public libraries, based on a study of e-book implementation and usage in Essex libraries over a 12-month period. The project team's first quarter report has just been produced and is available to read at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/disresearch/e-booksinpublib/news.html This work is being supported by an award from the Laser Foundation - further details about the work of the Foundation are at: http://www.bl.uk/concord/laser-about.html. The project aims to develop and evaluate e-book collections for public library use, produce recommendations regarding the adoption, management and development of such collections, consider the implications of the introduction of e-books to public library services, as well as ascertain the relative merits of three e-book formats. The project will also raise awareness of the issues concerning e-books within the digital library environment. The results will be of interest to public librarians, publishers and service providers both in the UK and abroad and will be disseminated widely. _____________________________ Henry Girling Co-operation and Partnerships The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Tel: 020 7412 7333 Fax: 020 7412 7155 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.bl.uk/concord ______________________________ ************************************************************************** Now exhibiting at the British Library Galleries: Painted Labyrinth : the world of the Lindisfarne Gospels Until 28 September 2003. Admission Free. ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *************************************************************************