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Of particular interest to those with low budgets (school libraries, public libraries, etc) but a keen interest in providing electronic resources for their library, The 2011 Guide to Free or Nearly-Free e-Books is offered as a tool – an annotated listing of around 230 single titles, collections, archives, gateways and search engines – for librarians and others involved in book selection (e.g. teachers in schools) in all sectors – school, further and higher education, public and special libraries – to facilitate easy access to free e-books and e-book collections which can enhance their digital library. The directory has a title and a general index. The 2011 Guide to Free or Nearly-Free e-Books. Edited by Chris Armstrong. London: UKeiG (xv+161 pages) UKŁ 29.50 Available via the Lulu button from the publisher’s website <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/content/publications> http://www.ukeig.org.uk/content/publications One of the problems which face all librarians adding e-books to their collections is that of locating new titles: there is no legal deposit for e-books and consequently there is no single place from which new titles can be found. That is true of commercially published e-books, it is most certainly also the case for free e-books… and there are many thousands of free e-books available over the Internet, many of which are of a quality such that librarians might wish to have them in their collections. Note: Some years ago UKeiG published a series of well-received guides and handbooks including the Quick Guide to Online Commands, which ran to several editions, the Quick Guide to CD-ROM Networking and the CD-ROM Practical Guide for Information Professionals. After a gap of some years, the Group has now published its first new guide. ________________________________________________________________________ _ UKeiG has the CILIP Seal of Recognition, which recognises high standards in the content and relevance of training courses. See <http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/seal/> http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/seal/ for details UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014. Visit our web site: <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/> http://www.ukeig.org.uk