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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another great issue of Library Technology Report is now available electronically via Gale (as part of the statewide database licensing program):
<i>E-Book Platforms for Libraries</i>. You can view this issue online by going to
<b><span style="color:black">Academic OneFile</span></b><span style="color:black">, clicking on "<b>Publication Search</b>" in the
<b>orange bar</b>, enter: Library Technology Reports, click on the search result “Library Technology Reports” and selecting
<b>April 1, 2013, Vol.49, Issue 3</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Summary from the publisher:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">E-book vendors continue to experiment: adjustments to business models, consolidation of content, and mergers with competitors mean constant change. What’s good for innovation can equal confusion when it comes to choosing an e-book platform
for your library. Making a sound purchasing decision requires research and close consideration of trade-offs, and Roncevic’s new issue of
<i>Library Technology Reports</i> will get you started. Based on surveys of e-book vendors with an established presence in academic, public, and/or K–12 library markets, this report includes<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">Background and business model descriptions for 51 leading e-book vendors<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">Four tables comparing content, technical specifications, functionality, and business models<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">An at-a-glance overview of platforms, including vendor website URLs<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">Bulleted checklists of factors to consider, and questions to ask vendors<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">An examination of the blurring channels of publisher, aggregator, and distributor platforms, with advice to help you avoid content overlap<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information available here: <a href="http://www.alatechsource.org/taxonomy/term/106/e-book-platforms-for-libraries">
http://www.alatechsource.org/taxonomy/term/106/e-book-platforms-for-libraries</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recent issues also available via Academic OneFile include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>Techniques for Electronic Resource Management</i> (February 1, 2013, Vol.49, Issue 2)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>Resource Sharing in Libraries: Concepts, Products, Technologies, and Trends
</i>(January 1, 2013, Vol.49, Issue 1)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darci<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
<span style="color:blue">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="204" height="69" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE6760.2893A890" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01CE4751.8A8D6B50"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2013 at
<a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon libraries</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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