[Web4lib] RE: free e-audiobooks

[Brian Gray]

The problem is librarians are not producing much of this content, so it is
not specifically their knowledge that is lacking. It is totally in the hands
of companies like OverDrive that produce the content. Librarians can demand
reverse compatibility, but they are stuck in a catch-22. More options we
push for, more expensive a product becomes. Also, if we just avoid buying
into it as a sign of protest with the hope that companies will change their
ways, we get left behind as other access points develop around us.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com


On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:12 PM, don warner saklad <don.saklad at gmail.com>wrote:

> It's not compatible with OS X of only a few years old. OverDrive
> should be made compatible with operating systems that are a few years
> old so it's more universal. Our public libraries should advocate for
> more universal library services rather than for only people with the
> latest and greatest computer operating systems. It appears to be a gap
> in the technical knowledge of librarians responsible for ensuring the
> greatest access to our public libraries' services.=