ebooks, publishers, and oh my!

The Digital Shift Blog, presented a nice overview of the various publishers and their policies on ebooks and libraries in "A Guide to Publishers in the Library Ebook Market"

This easy-to-read post provides a good overview of the major and minor players in this ongoing saga. A good read for any librarian who is working on collection development and considering ebook acquisitions.

Discover Tech / ALA

Apply today for the Discover Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference (deadline is May 1, 2012). An interactive, traveling exhibition called Discover Tech: Engineers Make A World of Difference will be touring September 2012 to June 2014 and is made possible by the National Science Foundation. Only 8 sites will be selected ... wouldn't it be cool if one of those were Idaho? For more information go to http://www.ala.org/programming/discovertech.

ALA MidWinter 2012

Lot's of things to write about
...starting the conversation ... What are libraries and what does the future look like?
...Library Support Staff certification news ...
...John Green of Vlogbrothers and nerd fighters ...
...Compass news
...rural library advocacy
...Learning Express Library
...Kansas State Library and Overdrive ..
Stay tuned for details ...