[bksvol-discuss] Re: Public Libraries as a source of Electronic Text
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:36:21 -0700 (PDT)
I think if libraries did that their patrons would be
up in arms. smile Also, possibly politicians. Our
mayor has informed the city libraries that the
employees have
to take some unpaid holiday days so the libraries can
stay open the hours they have now and so books can be
ordered. It's his way of not cutting the budget.
G.Cindy
--- Kelly Ford <kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I'll admit up front that I'm not an expert on the
> various laws dealing with
> current access to printed books in electronic
> format. I have a basic
> understanding of the different laws and such but
> would like to toss an idea
> out for consideration.
>
>
>
> I read here once in a while about the high speed
> scanning of books done by
> the folks at Bookshare and think how many books that
> process scans with the
> same amount of effort it takes me to scan a single
> book. So then I think
> that maybe I should go invest in a high speed
> scanner. Then my ideas are
> tempered by the fact that I doubt my public library
> would appreciate me
> cutting the bindings off books.
>
>
>
> I eventually come to ask myself why my tax dollars
> are not doing more to
> make printed books accessible? My basic thinking
> goes like this:
>
>
>
> Libraries around the country spend hundreds of
> millions, if not billions of
> public dollars purchasing books from the publishing
> industry. For example
> according to the current King County library budget,
> approximately 7.5
> million dollars will be spent this year buying
> printed books by that library
> system.
>
>
>
> So, what if all the libraries spending this public
> money said the public
> purchasing of books would stop until publishers
> agreed to provide electronic
> versions of books to an organization like Bookshare
> for distribution in
> accessible alternative formats?
>
>
>
> I'm no expert here so don't know if the public money
> spent would be missed
> by the publishing industry.
>
>
>
> I recognize this is a very simplistic example just
> now but wonder what folks
> with more knowledge in the area think?
>
>
>
> Kelly
>
>
***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
AVAILABLE AT
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html
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