CUNY Academic Commons | Shea A. Taylor | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/staylor/activity/ Activity feed for Shea A. Taylor. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 2240c86f9e777cabcd3e19d1da952ad1 Shea A. Taylor posted on the forum topic "Opening the eBook Market" on libraries and DRM in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/opening-the-ebook-market-on-libraries-and-drm/#post-4159 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:10:48 -0500 “UPDATE 3-EU antitrust watchdog raids e-book publishers”

Just came across this Reuters article. Apparently in Europe they are raiding publishers on suspicion of violating anti-trust laws, but somehow Harper Collins was skipped. Dare investigations jump the pond to our side of the…[Read more]

]]> 3e73515b7183eef3ab4a1d35a600720c Shea A. Taylor posted on the forum topic "Opening the eBook Market" on libraries and DRM in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/opening-the-ebook-market-on-libraries-and-drm/#post-4110 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:23:18 -0500 Have you ever looked at an e-reader and been confused by what the company means when they say the reader supports certain files? Are you trying to determine which whether your library should go with Sony or Kindle, Amazon, or Overdrive? The following link is to a nice explanation on filetypes & DRM which can […]

]]> 5bf223b0d623c69586d8b64b4405890e Shea A. Taylor joined the group Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/46030/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:55:04 -0500 bfbcf47c908822c0289600b4edb030c6 Shea A. Taylor joined the group CUNY Technology Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/46029/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:52:59 -0500 02d1539f63c71ed7047f0c2880356282 Shea A. Taylor started the forum topic Lending ebooks in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/lending-ebooks/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:22:03 -0500 This article provides a nice chart which lists different publishers and whether or not they allow users to lend their ebooks to other people. The chart only lists two e-reader devices (e.g. Nook, Kindle.) The article has screen shots to demonstrate where users can find out if their book is…[Read more]

]]> 9c4ed227f78254fc14874b9ab6e853c3 Shea A. Taylor posted on the forum topic "Opening the eBook Market" on libraries and DRM in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/opening-the-ebook-market-on-libraries-and-drm/#post-4093 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:44:41 -0500 ACRL has a webinar on DRM. $50 for ACRL members:
Digital Rights Management (DRM): Information Roadblock for Library Users
Live Webcast
March 1, 2011
2:00 p.m. Eastern
90 minutes
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/drm.cfm

]]> 50200fb74f77f5c8bea613df5fc2dacd Shea A. Taylor commented on the post, Welcome!, on the site E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://ebooksinthelibraries.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/01/18/welcome/#comment-3 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:39:44 -0500 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/communityacademiclibraries/889341-419/toc_2011_students_and_faculty.html.csp

This article from Library Journal says “students are not yet adopting etextbooks in large numbers,” and “significant barriers remain, including faculty support, infrastructure issues, and an unfamiliarity with the new methods of study…[Read more]

]]> b5acab6ca62f744bb03a7be26fc02129 Shea A. Taylor posted on the forum topic "Opening the eBook Market" on libraries and DRM in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/opening-the-ebook-market-on-libraries-and-drm/#post-4005 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:59:37 -0500 http://www.idealog.com/blog/from-where-i-sit-you-cant-actually-sell-an-ebook

A companion piece to the article above. Provides insight into DRM and pricing issues and why librarians are confused about what they are actually purchasing when they purchase an ebook.

]]> de90318534bef8f662977aac9f867971 Shea A. Taylor started the forum topic Academic Libary ebook usage statistics in the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/academic-libary-ebook-usage-statistics/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:12:33 -0500 For those who missed it or are interested in statistics about how many academic libraries are using ebooks, Library Journal has published results of its ebook survey. The reports are divided by type of library. This link is to a summary article which includes links to the original…[Read more]

]]> 635e3c472981a4b33e593a3ee7cc8d47 Shea A. Taylor became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/35420/ Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:36:36 -0400