Sarah Houghton to faciliate new ALA TechSource Workshop on e-books and access

CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, E-Books and Access: Upholding Library Values with Sarah Houghton.

As more e-reader owning patrons look to borrow e-books from your library, you face a mind-numbing array of business models, licensing terms, restrictions and enforcement practices. Co-writer of the “eBook User’s Bill of Rights,” Sara Houghton keeps a close eye on the fine print. In this two-part workshop, she will help you navigate through e-book acquisition and collection development with library values as your compass.

Topics Include:

Review of the various for-profit, non-profit and free sources for e-books
Critical licensing terms to consider when acquiring e-books
The evolving notion of the e-book
How library e-book services can be guided by library values

Registration for this ALA TechSource Workshop is available on the ALA Store. You can purchase registration at both individual and group rates. The workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions that take place at 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST/12 p.m. MST/11 a.m. PST on Wednesdays, Dec. 13th and 20th, 2011.

Sarah Houghton is the assistant director for the San Rafael Public Library. She writes about library technology, copyright, virtual services and library instruction at her well-known blog, Librarian in Black. In 2009, Sarah was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker as a Trendspotter and is the author of Technology Training in Libraries. Houghton presents worldwide about the intersection of technology and libraries.

ALA TechSource Workshops are designed to give you and your staff the opportunity to participate in a hands‐on learning experience that will help you make the best technology decisions for your library.

ALA TechSource is a publishing imprint of the American Library Association. ALA TechSource publishes Library Technology Reports and the ALA TechSource Blog.

ALA Store purchases fund advocacy, awareness, and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide.

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