Same for us. Students prefer print for recreational reading and for
research, they like using the databases, including ebook collections. We
often try to buy books that are available both in print and ebook format.
It's great when the publisher offers it as a 2 for 1. This way, for
popular research topics many students have access to the electronic
resource while those students who prefer print can still use that. We put a
spine sticker on the print book indicating it's also available as an
ebook.
- Mei
On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 8:05 AM Andrea Kneeland <akneeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Based on our usage metrics, our students strongly prefer physical books to
ebooks when reading a novel, and they prefer ebooks (usually sourced from a
database, or from a public library) for research purposes. We have Learning
Ally as well, so most of our students who have an easier comprehending info
by hearing it use Learning Ally for that purpose.
Andrea Kneeland
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On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 7:54 AM Cathy Rettberg <crettberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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A number of us are using Overdrive - is that what you mean? I also haveCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments,
just a few Gale ebooks, and I have an ebook collection from EBSCO. I have
mixed feelings about all of this - I don't like using different platforms
(a print book functions the same regardless of the publisher; not so with
ebooks) and the students are pretty clear that they prefer reading print
over ebooks for recreational reading. Ebooks are really handy for research
though and ours get a good bit of use. It's a nice way to quickly expand
the research capabilities of the library without having to house a large
print collection.
Cathy
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Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org
What I'm reading now:
*Identity*/Fukuyama
*The Wicked King*/Black
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 5:30 PM Judy Cha <jccha34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Just for clarification, by adopting digital content, I meant purchasing
Ebooks and EAudiobooks.
Thanks,
Judy
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 10:04 AM Judy Cha <jccha34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
We are considering adopting digital content for our school, so I
thought I'd send out a quick survey to get feedback regarding it's benefits
and drawbacks.
1. Has your school adopted digital content? If so, what do you see are
the benefits? Drawbacks? If not, what's holding your school back from
adopting digital content?
Thank you for your feedback.
Judy Cha
Granada Islamic School
Librarian
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