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Brave New Library World: Lending E-Readers And E-Books In An Urban Academic Library, Stefanie Havelka, Jennifer A. King, Adelaide Soto
Brave New Library World: Lending E-Readers And E-Books In An Urban Academic Library, Stefanie Havelka, Jennifer A. King, Adelaide Soto
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In Fall 2009, the Leonard Lief Library of Lehman College developed a pilot e-reader and e-book lending program, making Lehman the first campus within the City University of New York (CUNY) to introduce these new services. The following article describes the project from a practical viewpoint, discussing e-reader and e-book vendor selection, user guides, training, lending logistics, and marketing, as well as other unanticipated challenges.