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MLA Webcast MLA eLearning

MLA's Educational Webcast

ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time

Agenda

Wraparound discussion session I
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m., central time
Webcast 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time

Potential issues to be addressed include:

To top of page Part I: Overview of Electronic Books Management

  • Brief history
  • Terminology

To top of page Part II: Selection and Acquisition Process

  • Choosing a platform
  • Licensing issues, terms of ownership
  • Pricing models
  • Purchase of individual titles vs collections/packages
  • Patron driven acquisition (or access)
  • Panel discussion/question and answer session

To top of page Part III: Management issues for E-book collections

  • Cataloging issues
  • Federated searching
  • Usage statistics
  • Troubleshooting reports of access problems
  • Panel discussion/question and answer session

To top of page Part IV: Conclusion

  • Trends, long term view
  • Final comments from the speakers

 

Wraparound discussion session II
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., central time

To top of page For more information, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x32.

 

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