[Fwd: Query re ebooks selection and strategy]

[Elizabeth Swift]

"Terence K. Huwe" wrote:

> Friends:
>
> Elizabeth's message prompts to say, I'd love to receive responses from any
> subscriber, not just corporate or academic folks.  Thanks!  TH
>
> At 11:46 AM 11/3/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Do you only want to hear form Special and Academic libraries?  We are a
> public
> >library and have ebooks.
> >
> >"Terence K. Huwe" wrote:
> >
> >> Friends:
> >>
> >> I'm beginning work on a review of how ebooks are being implemented in
> >> libraries.  Berkeley's doing it, other universities are doing it, and so
> >> are corporate firms.  There are big implications for library web services
> >> in this trend, so I thought I'd ask the experts--web4lib subscribers!
> >>
> >> I have a very short survey below, but it's not limited product review.  I'd
> >> like to find out as much as I can about the "thinking process" any of you
> >> have used to decide _whether or not_ to implement ebooks, plus, any info on
> >> the responses you may have gathered to date, and/or opinions of the
> >> products.
> >>
> >> I would also like to talk by phone with some special and academic
> >> librarians who have been using netLibrary or the ebooks products.  I think
> >> our experiences with this new platform would make for a great article on
> >> evolving Web services in libraries.
> >>
> >> I will post a summary to this list on November 20.  Thanks in advance to
> >> all--I have to say, the commentary on ebooks on web4lib has consistently
> >> been ahead of new developments, so I've appreciated reading the many
> >> threads in the past months.
> >>
> >> Since I've pledged to summarize this thread, I suggest that you reply to me
> >> in order to spare everyone the email traffic.
> >>
> >> Sincerely, Terry Huwe, IIR/UC Berkeley
> >> ------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> I. ebooks awareness
> >>
> >> 1. What ebooks product/services are you aware of or evaluating?
> >> 2. What ebooks products/services have you made the decision to purchase?
> >> 3. What products/services were adopted but now are being non-renewed?
> >> 4. What factors influenced the decision to select?
> >>
> >> II.  Please rate the following characteristics of any product you've
> acquired:
> >>
> >> 1. Content
> >>
> >> 2. User Interface
> >>
> >> 3. User Support
> >>
> >> III.  What appears to drive the decision to keep these products in place:
> >>
> >> 1. Overall Quality
> >> 2. Impact to the enterprise
> >> 3. Impact on your perspective
> >> 4. Overall value
> >>
> >> *****************************************
> >> Terence K. Huwe
> >> Director of Library and information Resources
> >> Institute of Industrial Relations Library
> >> University of California, Berkeley
> >> Voice:  (510) 642-1705
> >> Fax:  (510) 642-6432
> >> http://iir.socrates.berkeley.edu
> >> *****************************************
> >
> >--
> >Elizabeth E. Swift
> >System Librarian
> >Jefferson County Library Cooperative
> >2100 Park Place
> >Birmingham, AL 35203-2794
> >eswift at bham.lib.al.us
> >Tel. 205.226.3722
> >Fax 205.226.3729
> >http://www.jclc.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> *****************************************
> Terence K. Huwe
> Director of Library and information Resources
> Institute of Industrial Relations Library
> University of California, Berkeley
> Voice:  (510) 642-1705
> Fax:  (510) 642-6432
> http://iir.socrates.berkeley.edu
> *****************************************

--
Elizabeth E. Swift
System Librarian
Jefferson County Library Cooperative
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203-2794
eswift at bham.lib.al.us
Tel. 205.226.3722
Fax 205.226.3729
http://www.jclc.org