This document summarizes an e-book webinar presented by Carolyn Foote in November 2012. It discusses current issues with e-books, including a variety of e-book formats and platforms used by libraries, as well as devices for reading e-books. It also covers challenges such as a lack of e-book titles, inconsistent interfaces, and privacy concerns. The webinar provided recommendations for evaluating e-book options, following trends in the field, and tools for assessing e-book usage and formats.

1. flickr: ownipics
E-books: What’s happening now
and What you need to know
LibrarylinkNJ
Carolyn Foote
November 2012
LibraryLinkNJ Webinar

2. LibraryLinkNJ

3. flickr: stevendepolo
needs

4. flickr: cloned milkman
patrons LibrarylinkNJ

5. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VWWLVBD
input

6. flickr: bracketing life
formats

7. flickr: Mike Licht
purpose

8. flickr: san_drino
evaluating

9. questions

10. flickr: rofltosh
E-book options

11. Overdrive

12. Follett Shelf

13. Mackin VIA

14. Britannica

15. Capstone

16. Axis 360

17. 3M

18. Gale Virtual Reference
Library

19. Ebsco

20. Proquest ebrary

22. devices

23. devices

24. free e-books

25. free e-books

26. Text
flickr jazamarripae
dilemmas/problems?

27. flickr: mtsofan
misunderstanding

28. lack of titles

29. flickr: wolfpix
transitory platforms

30. flickr: miuenski
inconsistent interfaces

31. flickr: alan cleaver
privacy

32. trending

33. patron driven
acquisitions

34. crowdsourced
publishing

35. e-book independence

36. For more information
AASL. E-books/E-readers.
http://tinyurl.com/aaslebooks
Polanka, Sue. No Shelf
Required 1 and 2. ALA Ed.
No Shelf Required Blog
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/
noshelfrequired/
Digital Reader. http://www.the-
digital-reader.com/
Foote, Carolyn. Battle of the E-
books (Prezi)
www.tinyurl.com/ebookbattle

37. Follow trends
Polanka, Sue. E-book
Technology Report
ALA. 2013
Share input now:
http://tinyurl.com/ebookreport
Douglas County http://
douglascountylibraries.org/
content/ebooks-and-DCL
Unglueit https://unglue.it/

38. Tools
E-book use survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
s/VWWLVBD
Sample E-book evaluation
checklist http://tinyurl.com/
ebookform
Sample E-book evaluation form
(advanced) http://tinyurl.com/
ebookformadvanced
Questions from EFF https://
www.eff.org/wp/digital-books-
and-your-rights

39. Get in touch
Carolyn Foote
November 2012
Austin, Texas
email: cfoote@eanesisd.net
blog: www.futura.edublogs.org
flickr: hellojenuine