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Hello all, Not that it answers any of these important questions, but here is a link to a recent article on the subject. It specifically addresses major limitations with e-books, or at least with making them more widely available (which I perhaps mistakenly thought was the entire point of an ebook). http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/will_your_local_library_lend_e-books_or_can_they.php Deborah Kempe Chief, Collections Management & Access Frick Art Reference Library 10 East 71st Street New York, NY 10021 tel. 212.547-0658 ; fax 212 547-0680 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amy Naughton Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARLIS-L] ebooks in the art library Dear ARLIS members, I am wondering how ebooks will fit into our art and design school library, in both our art and non-art collections. Has anyone had success integrating ebooks into their art library? Have your patrons found this format to be superior (or even usable) for any particular needs. Are you making plans to incorporate this format into your collection? Is there demand for or interest in this format from your users or institutional management? Successes? Failures? Thank you in advance for your answers. I would be happy to summarize for the list if there is interest. Sincerely, Amy Naughton Amy Naughton Public Services Librarian Minneapolis College of Art and Design Go 2011 VRA-ARLIS joint conference! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~