Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Digital Services Librarian at Southern Connecticut State University, spoke about access models for eBooks, specifically with mobile devices and dedicated eReaders. Lisa spoke about barriers to access stating that restrictive DRM, licensing, and incompatible formats are all barriers to accessibility of eBooks. Additionally, devices all have different loading options. Librarians have to [...]
Charleston Conference, eBook Access Models and Technology
November 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Tags: Academic Libraries · Business Models/Pricing · Conferences/Events · Discovery · DRM · Ebook Readers · Interfaces/Platforms · Lending Readers · Mobile Devices · Publishing
E-Everything: Putting it All Together, A Charleston Preconference
August 24th, 2010 · Comments Off
On Wednesday, November 3rd the 30th Annual Charleston Conference will begin with a series of pre-conferences. One of them is called E-everything: Putting it All Together. Details of the program and speakers are listed below. If you are interested in attending, you can register online. E-Everything: Putting it All Together Electronic resources continue to flood [...]
Tags: Conferences/Events · Discovery
LJ Mover and Shaker Selected for eBook Use Study
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Congratulations to Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Digital Services Librarian at Southern Connecticut State University (formerly at Yale), for being honored as an LJ 2010 Mover and Shaker. Lisa was tagged “Digital Diva” in her award, following her study on “Mobile Access to eBooks at Yale.” Lisa’s study indicated that of the devices tested (SONY Reader PRS-500, [...]
Tags: Conferences/Events · Ebook Readers · Library News · Surveys/Statistics
