1. E-Reference E-Book E-Text IT’ S E, E, E, - SY!

2. E-Reference E-Book E-Text Virtual Reference Books Gale Facts on File ABC-CLIO Downloadable ebooks for sale Follett Ebooks on the Internet International Children’s Digital Library E-texts Gutenberg Project World Book Online

3. Provide Easy access — link in MARC record No Check In/Check Out. No Late returns. No Torn Pages. 24/7 remote access — from your library, the classroom, home, or anywhere with an Internet connection Circulation of non-circulating reference titles Unlimited, simultaneous use Virtual Reference Books (Gale, Facts on File)

4. Require NO Special readers or software Login/logout (at school—for home access you must supply a password) Shelf space Subscriptions - own the content forever However--- 1 time payment, yearly hosting fee EBR will pay $50.00 for every 10 titles per school. Example XYZ high owns 20 titles pays $100.00 Virtual Reference Books (Gale. Facts on File)

5. Virtual Reference Books NEED TO KNOW AND DO (librarians) Set up circulation type “non-circulating ebook” Assign & print barcode numbers keep a physical copy in a folder or binder for inventory Assign prefix “D” to call number NEVER check out these books Consider putting usernames and passwords on Destiny Homepage and make it accessible only to patrons who login

6. Virtual Reference Books Features Include Track usage for circulation records Each school receives its own url, admin username and password to access usage reports Bookmark generator - return to virtually any spot in the research via a persistent URL

7. Virtual Reference Books Access Point -- Publisher Portals Gale Virtual Library http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lap1 7mckh http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lap1 7mckh InfoBase Publishing http://ebooks.infobasepublishing.com http://ebooks.infobasepublishing.com ABC-CLIO http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/

8. Virtual Reference Books Access Point – Library Catalog MARC record link in your OPAC/Library Catalog (Destiny in EBR) http://destiny.ebrpss.k12.la.us Gale - Search: format ebook, keyword American Facts on File - Search: format ebook, keyword Mathematics ABC-CLIO - Search: format ebook, keyword ABC

9. Downloadable E-books for Libraries Available through Follett Can preview in Destiny or download to a computer Software required to download and read (Follett Reader required—free easy download) Usually 1 copy exclusive use 1 user Circulation period Examples: http://destiny/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Sear ch&tm=TopLevelCatalog&l2m=Library+Search

10. Downloadable E-books for Libraries To Consider: Will students download the ebook to a dedicated computer? Will you load Adobe Reader or Adobe Digital Editions. (Follett books must use the Follett Reader) Will you in-service patrons on use of readers? books can be copied to an “authorized computer” Circulation period—Books check themselves in at end of period

11. Downloadable E-books for Libraries (Librarians) NEED TO KNOW AND DO Set up circulation type “ebook” Set circulation period for patrons Assign & print barcode numbers keep a physical copy in a folder or binder for inventory Assign prefix “D” to call number In-service patrons on how to preview, check out, return books

12. Other E-books for Libraries Magic Keys http://www.magickeys.com/books/ (farm animals show on ActivBoard) http://www.magickeys.com/books/ International Children’s Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ Other sources—public/state library http://www.ebr.lib.la.us/onlinedatabases.htm

13. Other Sources Bernajean Porter’s Digitales website http://www.digitales.us/ http://www.digitales.us/ International Children’s Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

14. E-Texts Text of classic literature in public domain Free Available in different formats Read online or downloaded to computer or portable device Various types of downloads available No “fancy features” such as bookmarking

15. E-Texts Sources: World Book Online Advanced http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/home http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/home The Gutenberg Project http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ Categories: computer-generated Audio Book, human-read Data Audio Book, recorded Music, Sheet Music, Other recordings moving Pictures & Still pictures, Bartleby http://www.bartleby.com/ http://www.bartleby.com/ Libri Vox http://librivox.org/ Free audiobooks from the public domain http://librivox.org/ Librarian Chick http://librarianchick.com/http://librarianchick.com/ lists many other sites