[nfais-l] Barbara Fister on Ebooks (Library Journal)

[Jill O'Neill]

I found this column by Barbara Fister, Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota)
to hit the major points regarding scholarly ebooks in an academic library
setting:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/newsletters/newsletterbucketacademicnewswir
e/886015-440/ebooks_and_the_retailization_of.html.csp

 

One of the closing paragraphs: What academics need from ebooks is not less
than what they can expect from print books, but more. They need to be able
to read closely, annotate, and remix (through unfettered and accurate
quotation and analysis); they need to be able to share texts, to be able to
count on them to remain stable, and ideally be able to assign them to
students without requiring them to purchase specialized hardware. Scholars
should be able to read widely without any concern that their reading list
could be subpoenaed. And they need access to a wide range of books and other
materials, not just that for which there is currently a consumer market.

 

Jill O'Neill

Director, Planning & Communication

NFAIS

(v) 215-893-1561

(email) jilloneill at nfais.org

 

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