[LM_NET] E Books & Electronic Reference

[Anita Beaman <abeaman74@YAHOO.COM>]

As part of a school wide laptop iniative and a complete library renovation, we are 
making a real push this year toward electronic resources.  As a university lab 
school, our students have access to a huge variety of databases, but I want to 
purchase some ebooks to supplement our print reference & nonfiction collection.  
I'm just beginning to look into this, and I have some questions for any of you who 
already have ebooks in your collection.
   
  1. Who do you purchase your books from?  Would you recommend them?
  2. How are books checked out/accessed by students? (for example, are titles 
accessible to all students all the time, like databases, or are they acutally 
"checked out" like a print book?)
  3. What resources would you particualry recommend in electronic format?
  4. How are students responding?
  5.  What other things should I consider when shopping for these resources?
   
  Thanks for your help - I'll post a hit!
  Anita


Anita Beaman, Librarian
University High School
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
abeaman74@yahoo.com
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