Comments for The PLA Blog http://plablog.org Official Blog of the Public Library Association Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Another Opportunity to Participate in PLA 2012 – Virtual Poster Sessions by Richelle @ Poster Printing http://plablog.org/2012/02/another-opportunity-to-participate-in-pla-2012-virtual-poster-session.html/comment-page-1#comment-10233 Richelle @ Poster Printing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:41:10 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3566#comment-10233 This is great. I really need to learn more about virtual posters. I'm glad they're having this activity. This is great. I really need to learn more about virtual posters. I’m glad they’re having this activity.

]]> Comment on Benchmarks Progress Report from Midwinter Meeting by BlogJunction » Blog Archive » ALA Midwinter Love Letter to Libraries http://plablog.org/2012/01/benchmarks-progress-report-from-midwinter-meeting.html/comment-page-1#comment-10100 BlogJunction » Blog Archive » ALA Midwinter Love Letter to Libraries Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:23:25 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3560#comment-10100 [...] at a draft of the benchmarks and some insightful and engaged table discussions. Thanks to PLA’s Mary Hirsch and TechSoup’s Sarah Washburn who both provide a summary of their table’s discussions. [...] [...] at a draft of the benchmarks and some insightful and engaged table discussions. Thanks to PLA’s Mary Hirsch and TechSoup’s Sarah Washburn who both provide a summary of their table’s discussions. [...]

]]> Comment on A suggested approach for the Digital Public Library of America by (via Instapaper) | infiniteregress.org http://plablog.org/2011/05/a-suggested-approach-for-the-digital-public-library-of-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-10077 (via Instapaper) | infiniteregress.org Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:10:15 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=2998#comment-10077 [...] The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association This entry was posted in Uncategorized by admin. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association This entry was posted in Uncategorized by admin. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Collecting New Media » Blog Archive » Publishing Problems http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-10051 Collecting New Media » Blog Archive » Publishing Problems Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:09:50 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-10051 [...]  As a further exploration of this issue,  I offer a really interesting blog post by a librarian, An eBook Is Not a Book. The future will be really exciting as long as we too, in our field and with generous goals, [...] [...]  As a further exploration of this issue,  I offer a really interesting blog post by a librarian, An eBook Is Not a Book. The future will be really exciting as long as we too, in our field and with generous goals, [...]

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Michael Vollmar-Grone http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-10013 Michael Vollmar-Grone Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:43:03 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-10013 Paper and the printing press were once new technologies. Wonder if the scribes felt the same way about their manuscripts. Paper and the printing press were once new technologies. Wonder if the scribes felt the same way about their manuscripts.

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Nancy Grant http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-9946 Nancy Grant Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:31:58 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-9946 Library equals choice Choice equals: Stories in any format (paperback, hardcover, audio, visual, off- or online), stories authored by one or many, stories finished or evolving, stories of one or many genres, stories for children/teens/adults/multi-aged, stories produced in the library or in the virtual world, stories that are free/donations taken/paid for, ..................... Librarians are people who fight for patrons' choice of access to stories. Library equals choice
Choice equals: Stories in any format (paperback, hardcover, audio, visual, off- or online), stories authored by one or many, stories finished or evolving, stories of one or many genres, stories for children/teens/adults/multi-aged, stories produced in the library or in the virtual world, stories that are free/donations taken/paid for, …………………

Librarians are people who fight for patrons’ choice of access to stories.

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by The trouble with books « CPIT Library Blog http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-9933 The trouble with books « CPIT Library Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:04:03 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-9933 [...] have started to issue e-readers  preloaded with titles, and there are strong arguments for and against this move. Academic libraries, especially those outside of the United States, do not have  so [...] [...] have started to issue e-readers  preloaded with titles, and there are strong arguments for and against this move. Academic libraries, especially those outside of the United States, do not have  so [...]

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Alex Trepp http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-9909 Alex Trepp Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:14:56 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-9909 Acknowledging your scaling points, I'm curious about your vision. Instead of a comment, its just a series of questions. Absent an alternative compensation model for publishers and authors, do you think authors and publishers will continue to produce diverse materials? Exempting SOPA and DRM, which have much broader implications than the 26 Circ constraint, do you imagine that the production of academic and popular literature is sustainable absent some intellectual property protections? Your thought experiment is interesting, but books seem different from music, because authors can't tour to generate income. It feels like a new compensation structure is required to realize potential gains with trading off against existing benefits. Acknowledging your scaling points, I’m curious about your vision. Instead of a comment, its just a series of questions.

Absent an alternative compensation model for publishers and authors, do you think authors and publishers will continue to produce diverse materials? Exempting SOPA and DRM, which have much broader implications than the 26 Circ constraint, do you imagine that the production of academic and popular literature is sustainable absent some intellectual property protections? Your thought experiment is interesting, but books seem different from music, because authors can’t tour to generate income. It feels like a new compensation structure is required to realize potential gains with trading off against existing benefits.

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Articles of Interest – Libraries, digital lending, and eReaders « Evil Corner http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-9879 Articles of Interest – Libraries, digital lending, and eReaders « Evil Corner Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:53:07 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-9879 [...] An eBook is not a Book (arguments against the check-out of eReaders)- PLA blog [...] [...] An eBook is not a Book (arguments against the check-out of eReaders)- PLA blog [...]

]]> Comment on An eBook is not a Book by Articles of Interest – Libraries, digital lending, and eReaders http://plablog.org/2012/01/an-ebook-is-not-a-book.html/comment-page-1#comment-9878 Articles of Interest – Libraries, digital lending, and eReaders Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:40:15 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=3481#comment-9878 [...] An eBook is not a Book (arguments against the check-out of eReaders)- PLA blog [...] [...] An eBook is not a Book (arguments against the check-out of eReaders)- PLA blog [...]

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