Volume 7, March 10, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS RENEWAL & RECRUITMENT 2) MANAGING REFERENCE SERVICE IN A SMALL LIBRARY 3) CELEBRATE PRESERVATION WEEK 2011 4) SPRING AHEAD TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 7, January 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – DISPLAYS THAT POP! 3) FREE EBOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY 4) GUIDE TO STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DATA 5) CONNECTING DONORS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Sue Polanka of No Shelf Required interviews Ebsco’s Senior Director of Sales for eBooks and eAudiobooks for NetLibrary, Scott Wasinger. The interview cover changes to NetLibrary and how it will integrate into the Ebsco interface. “Scott and I discussed how EBSCO is implementing the NetLibrary content into the existing EBSCOhost interface, what changes we can expect to see with the Netlibrary interface, new plans for business models, and how the input from librarians is helping them to shape the future…
Volume 6, September 9, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 2) REF22 PRESENTS CHAT REFERENCE WITH TEENAGERS 3) HANDS-ON EAUDIOBOOK ORIENTATION SESSIONS 4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 5) MY SKILLS MY FUTURE 6) ALCTS RDA E-FORUM 7) YOURS, MINE, OURS – LEADERSHIP THROUGH COLLABORATION 8) FREE ONLINE TRAINING NEXT WEEK
Evidently neither OCLC nor EBSCO have any problems with secrets leaking out from their companies, because this comes as a huge shock (and us just getting our big statewide NetLibrary thing going)! Basically it looks as though OCLC is moving away from owning/reselling content, and instead focusing more on providing access to other people’s content (a good move, I think). Library Journal has a good paragraph regarding OCLC’s position in this: “It’s a strategic repositioning from hosting and reselling content…