Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 15:46:13 -0400
From: Judith Hopkins <ulcjh_at_acsu.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Re: ACQNET: Health Science e-books
Liz,
I believe you aware of the list devoted to e-book matters:
ebooks-l_at_darkstar.rsa.lib.il.us but if not, you might want to subscribe by
sending a subscription command to MAJORDOMO_at_DARKSTAR.RSA.IL.US
A few weeks ago the listowner distributed a list of libraries that
are going in for e-books in a major way, with a brief description of the
various projects and the name of a contact person.
For a selective compilation of messages related to e-books you could check
out http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/list_comp.html and go
down to Group 8 which focusses on e-books.
The site: http://www.ebook.net contains information about various readers,
companies, and the latest e-book news.
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, ELEANOR COOK wrote:
> [Ed. note: ACQNET received this on 8-30-00]
>
> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:10:50 -0400
> From: Liz Lobeer (Rush Univ.) <Elorbeer_at_rushu.rush.edu>
> Subject: Health Science e-books
>
> July 21, 2000
> Hello,
> I am in the process of gathering information on e-books for allied health
> and clinical medicine. My library serves both a hospital and a university,
> and I am looking for feedback from libraries how ebooks are acquired and if
> you support peripheral equipment to view the electronic content. We already
> provide online access to MD Consult, over thirty online medical and clinical
> textbooks, but are looking further to develop an electronic book collection.
> Through the State of Illinois, we have access to NetLibrary, but the health
> science titles available are consumer health orientated instead of research
> titles. Are there any libraries actively collecting ebooks, if so, do you
> use e-readers or a desktop computer to download the text? Do you have a
> retention policy? Do you know of any publishers or vendors digitizing text
> in the health sciences? Any licensing issues? Thank you in advanced for
> your assistance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Liz Lorbeer
> Library of Rush University
> Elorbeer_at_rushu.rush.edu <mailto:Elorbeer_at_rushu.rush.edu>
>
>
Received on Sun Sep 10 2000 - 11:40:23 EDT