This enquiry came in on another mailing list
I have noticed a number of e book/ POD publications
issued through Lightning Source etc by Greek American
writers
I anyone collecting these in your libraries ?
June S
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From: Juli McLoone <juli.mcloone(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM
The works of local authors have historically been one of my
institution's collecting foci, and we're now reaching the point where
some of their works are appearing only as e-books.
I'm curious whether other curators of local author collections are
encountering this and how it is being handled elsewhere. Has anyone
begun acquiring e-books for special collections? If so, are you
acquiring devices or just files; commercial/proprietary versions from
the publisher or non-interactive PDF versions? What kind of file
management/digital preservation strategies have you put in place?
This is not yet something that we're tackling as part of our
collection development, but I see it rapidly and inevitably
approaching. I'd very much appreciate your perspective on the issue.
Best regards,
Juli
Juli McLoone
Rare Books Librarian
University of Texas at San Antonio
210-458-5988
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June Samaras
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(For Books about Greece)
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Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
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