eBooks
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PDF, the Preferred Digital Format for Ebooks
As we purchase digital textbooks and content, one opportunity for improvement that we hear about is the format of the content. Users tend to want the content in true PDF form so that it is easier to find assigned readings and to match cited pages within a source. It is common for professors to assign… Continue reading
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Digital Casebooks
For law school libraries that provide required textbooks as part of their course reserve services, it is a good time to review various features of digital casebooks. While some vendors sell bundled packages of casebooks, this post is about casebooks purchased as individual ebooks for library patron use. Libraries can purchase Aspen casebooks individually in… Continue reading
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The State of Law Library eBooks 2017-18 (LLRX)
Ellyssa Kroski, the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute, has recently undertaken a three-part article series at LLRX, designed to cover what law libraries should consider when evaluating and getting involved with eBooks. The first two parts have already been posted, with the third part on the way. Read more: Part… Continue reading
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ProQuest acquiring Coutts and MyiLibrary, partnering with Ingram.
ProQuest announced today that it is acquiring Coutts and MyiLibrary from Ingram Content Group. It is also “entering into a strategic partnership” with Ingram for print distribution. The press release can be read on the ProQuest website (the same release can also be read on the Ingram website). More info on these changes from ProQuest… Continue reading
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About EBSCO Buying YBP
It’s been ten days since the announcement that EBSCO bought YBP from Baker &Taylor, but the benefit of being late to comment is that we can corral much of what’s already been said. Here is the original press release from EBSCO that it is buying YBP (including its GOBI platform) from Baker & Taylor. Here… Continue reading
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