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Patron Privacy in Age of Digital Service #nisoprivacy

On Thursday the first meeting of the NISO committee to develop a Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems took place. This initiative is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  I am honored to be working with this committee on this important issue. If you have any thoughts … Continue reading Patron Privacy in Age of Digital Service #nisoprivacy →

Mea Culpa on Penguin and Libraries and An Alternative to OverDrive

I feel I need to make a clarification on yesterday's post title How to Talk to Your Patrons About Penguin & Other Publishers Not Loaning eBooks to Libraries - Penguin did NOT stop doing business with libraries. They stopped doing business with OverDrive. As Publisher's Lunch Points out: As we have reported multiple times, but does … Continue reading Mea Culpa on Penguin and Libraries and An Alternative to OverDrive →

How to Talk to Your Patrons About Penguin & Other Publishers Not Loaning eBooks to Libraries

[edited 2/11/2012] I feel I need to clarify that Penguin did not stop doing business with libraries, they stopped doing business with OverDrive, read more here. And how to get them to talk to the Publishers. I've had this post in my drafts for a long time. I originally planned to include it in my November post Penguin Pulls … Continue reading How to Talk to Your Patrons About Penguin & Other Publishers Not Loaning eBooks to Libraries →

How to Extend the Due Date of Your Library eBook on the Kindle

Just a friendly tip from your friendly online librarian. 🙂 It is pretty easy to "extend" the due date of the library ebook you check out to your kindle, just turn your wireless connection off until you're done with it. This will allow you to keep reading the book until you're done. The title won't … Continue reading How to Extend the Due Date of Your Library eBook on the Kindle →

Public Library eBooks on the Amazon Kindle – We Got Screwed

Don't get me wrong, as a consumer I was celebrating as much as the next guy (or gal) last week about library ebooks (from OverDrive) FINALLY being available on the ever popular Amazon Kindle. I love my Kindle, I've written about it. The few textbooks and pdfs I've put on it make me love it … Continue reading Public Library eBooks on the Amazon Kindle – We Got Screwed →