Comments on: School Library Trendspotting http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2011/12/13/school-library-trendspotting/ by Joyce Valenza Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anna Watkins http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2011/12/13/school-library-trendspotting/#comment-111262 Anna Watkins Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:24:13 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/?p=5897#comment-111262 I am absolutely with you on so many points here, Joyce. But remember when libraries became "media centers," which to me sounds like a TV studio, not an information center. Didn't work so well, in my opinion. I am an 'information specialist" before I'm a media specialist. I'm for waiting on this label change. And the ebook question? I want to do it just like the Douglas County, CO system is doing it -- and if I had an extra $30K for ACS and server equipment (and were looking for a business opportunity), I'd jump in to create & run my own ebook consortium for the state. If only I had the time. Somebody out there does, and will! http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2011/12/ebooks/assured-about-security-more-publishers-agree-to-sell-ebook-files-to-douglas-county-libraries/ I am absolutely with you on so many points here, Joyce. But remember when libraries became “media centers,” which to me sounds like a TV studio, not an information center. Didn’t work so well, in my opinion. I am an ‘information specialist” before I’m a media specialist. I’m for waiting on this label change.

And the ebook question? I want to do it just like the Douglas County, CO system is doing it — and if I had an extra $30K for ACS and server equipment (and were looking for a business opportunity), I’d jump in to create & run my own ebook consortium for the state. If only I had the time. Somebody out there does, and will!

http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2011/12/ebooks/assured-about-security-more-publishers-agree-to-sell-ebook-files-to-douglas-county-libraries/

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