American Libraries Alive is a monthly vodcast which covers a diverse range of library related issues. Each episode brings together a panel of experts to discuss a particular subject. The April 18th episode is titled, The Present and Future of E-Books and will be hosted by Sue Polanka. Sue is a leading authority on eBooks having authored numerous books and journal articles on this subject and also frequently presents at conferences.
Sue will lead an interactive discussion on what e-books and their exploding popularity mean for libraries and librarians everywhere.
Sue will be joined by an expert panel including:
• Jamie LaRue, Director of the Douglas County (CO) Libraries, one of America’s innovators in making e-books available to patrons.
• Scott Wasinger, Vice President of Sales for eBooks and Audiobooks at EBSCO Publishing, who has been involved with eContent since the early days of commercial e-Readers.
Fortunately for those not willing to wake up at 5am (2pm Eastern time US) the episodes are recorded.