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Here are some resources that may be helpful to those interested in the ebook
discussion:

RECENT ARTICLES

Ardito, Stephanie. "Electric Books: to :'E' or not to 'E': that is the
question." Searcher, v.8, april, 2000. Pp.28-39.

Burk, Roberta. "Don't be afraid of E-Books."  Library Journal. vol. 125 no.7
(April 15, 2000,) p.42-45.

Crawford, Walt. "Nine Models, One name: untangling the E-book muddle."
American Libraries. vol.31 no.8, (Sept. 2000,) p. 56-59.

Hawkins, Donald T.  "Electronic books: a major publishing revolution: part
1: general considerations and issues."  Online. v. 24 no.4, (July/Aug.
2000,) p. 14-28.

Hawkins, Donald T.  "Electronic books:  a major publishing revolution: part
2: the marketplace." Online. v.24 no.5, (Sept./Oct.2000,) p.18-36.

Helfer, Doris Small.  "E-books in libraries: some early experiences and
reactions."  Searcher. v.8 no.9, (Oct.2000,) p. 63-5.

Nardini, Robert F.  "Johannes Gutenberg, publishing chaos and Ebooks."
Against the Grain. v.12 no.2, (Apr.2000,) p.36-8.

Boynton, Robert S.  "you say you want an e-book revolution?"
http://www.time.com/time/digital/magazine/articles/0,4753,58468,00.html
(Time, December 2000 Vol. 5 No. 8.)

WEB SITES

netLibrary:  http://www.netlibrary.com

Papers from NIST and NISO's Ebook 2000 Conference:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/ebook2000/info.html

eBookNet.com:  http://www.ebooknet.com

Rocket eBook and SoftBook: (now eBook-Gemstar)
http://www.ebook-gemstar.com/

These resources were handed out at a recent workshop i attended sponsored by
the Maryland Library Association.

Louie Sowers
Assistant Librarian
Mercy High School
Baltimore, Maryland  21239
lsowers@mhs.loyola.edu

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