Special Features

A Publisher’s View

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:13 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

To strengthen the library-publisher relationship, we must begin with dialogue

By Lisa Long Hickman

Librarians and publishers are not effectively communicating with each other. There, I said it. Many of us already know this to be true, but as someone who comes from the publishing side, I came to this realization during my yearlong process of selling ebooks across the country and through my many conversations with library directors, state librarians, and heads of consortia.

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A Digital Dilemma: Ebooks and Users’ Rights

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:41:26 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

New technology may prove inhospitable to privacy

By Deborah Caldwell-Stone

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Digital Working Group Pushes for Expanded Ebook Access

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:02:37 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

A new member initiative will address the crucial issues surrounding libraries and digital content

By Sari Feldman and Robert Wolven

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Navigating the Ebook Revolution

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:50:12 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

Players in the publishing realm voice their thoughts and concerns

By James LaRue

It’s here. Long heralded, the e-revolution has finally arrived in the form of rapid adoption of e-reader devices.

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Lessons from the Typewriter

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:29:57 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

As technology fragments books, we must avoid fragmenting culture

By Peter Brantley

For the first time in decades, we are living through a moment in which the book is being reenvisioned and reenlivened, creating richer cultural expressions that paradoxically may be less universally accessible than before.

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Warning: You Are About to Enter the Ebook Zone

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:41:46 +0000

E-Content Digital Supplement, May/June 2012

Libraries and publishers are moving into a shadowy land where everything they’ve long known is up for grabs

By Robert C. Maier and Carrie Russell

Welcome to the world of constant change. Every week sees a new twist in the world of public libraries and ebooks, and if you are feeling bewildered, you’re not alone.

What happened to the physical-book world that we knew so well? It’s still here, but in the last two years a newcomer has started to shake things up. Hello, ebooks.

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The Economics of Anythink

Greg Landgraf — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:56:00 +0000

Architecture Digital Supplement, April 2012

A library’s revitalization has direct fiscal benefits for its community

By Stacie Ledden

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New ADA Signage Standards Take Effect

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:09:12 +0000

New rule changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act will improve services to blind or visually impaired patrons

By Liz Humrickhouse

On March 15, 2012, updates to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) went into effect. The new standards—known as the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design—focus specifically on creating wayfinding signage for the visually impaired.

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An Academic Spring?

Sanhita SinhaRoy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:45:03 +0000

A successful protest against Elsevier demonstrates that populist rebellions have a place within the information-sharing community

By Barbara Fister

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Time to Dine in Anaheim

Laurie Borman — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:29:15 +0000

By Laura Daily

<p> Even a decade ago, the area immediately surrounding the Anaheim Convention Center was more culinary wasteland than Shangri-La. How times have changed. These days your greatest quandary may be choosing where to dine, so bountiful are the options. “A number of celebrated chefs and restaurateurs are paying attention to Orange County,” says local food blogger Marian Bacol-Uba of <a href="http://www.marianthefoodie.com/">marianthefoodie.com</a>. “And it hasn’t yet peaked.”</p>

Even a decade ago, the area immediately surrounding the Anaheim Convention Center was more culinary wasteland than Shangri-La. How times have changed. These days your greatest quandary may be choosing where to dine, so bountiful are the options.

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