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I am woefully ignorant. Please help me out. I have been contemplating purchasing either a kindle or a netbook for myself. I have finally opted for a netbook - mainly because I really don't buy books. I borrow them from the public library. I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my netbook. Anyway - here is where my ignorance comes in..... As the book world tranistions to ebooks - where are libraries in this? Will we be able to loan eBook readers such as the Kindle? Will we be able to purchase ebooks for patrons to download to their own readers or to a library owned kindle. I just have not got into that whole area of technology. I need education. I would appreciate your thoughts and I would also love some recommended articles to read that would bring me up to speed on the issue. I feel like I am REALLY behind. Jacquie "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians...." (Monty Python) "The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American way." ~ The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03 “Education is not about filling a pail, it’s about lighting a fire." ~ William Butler Yeats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacquie Henry, MLS Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS) Gananda Central School District 3195 Wiedrick Road P.O. Box 609 Macedon, NY 14502 315-986-3521 x 3144 jhenry@gananda.org Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/ Blog - Library Links For Teachers: http://rachslibrary.edublogs.org/ Blog - Wanderings http://wanderings.edublogs.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------