From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:55:00 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from triplicate-girl.cni.org (account diane@cni.org [192.100.21.35] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPSA id 27764311 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:50:58 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-21--991489599 Subject: E-Book Strategies: CNI Exec. Roundtable Report X-Original-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:50:58 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <97388CC8-0FB4-45B8-AF66-EF0508A8E3ED@cni.org> X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-21--991489599 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 A report of the CNI Executive Roundtable E-Book Strategies, held at the = CNI Fall 2013 Membership Meeting, is now available: http://www.cni.org/go/cni-e-book-strategies-report/ Background: E-books are being deployed at scale; libraries are acquiring them as = significant parts of their collections and textbooks are moving to = digital formats in a variety of settings and models. A wide range of = topics related to the use and management of e-books in research, = teaching and learning were discussed during two separate convenings of = this roundtable. Participants explored the myriad questions that these = new directions raise for institutions, the strategies that institutions = are using to make choices among the paths available, the stakeholders = involved, and the new programs and projects that some CNI members are = planning or have implemented. Held at CNI=92s membership meetings, CNI Executive Roundtables bring = together a group of campus partners, usually senior library and = information technology leaders, to discuss a key digital information = topic and its strategic implications. The events build on the theme of = collaboration that is at the foundation of the Coalition; they serve as = a forum for frank, unattributed intra and inter-institutional dialogue = on digital information issues and their organizational and strategic = implications. In addition, CNI uses roundtable discussions to inform our = ongoing program planning process. Other reports by and related to CNI are at = http://www.cni.org/go/cni-reports/. For questions or comments related to = CNI Executive Roundtables, please contact CNI Associate Executive = Director Joan Lippincott at joan@cni.org. -- Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator | CNI 202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org= --Apple-Mail-21--991489599 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 http://www.cn= i.org/go/cni-e-book-strategies-report/

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E-books are being deployed at scale; libraries = are acquiring them as significant parts of their collections and = textbooks are moving to digital formats in a variety of settings and = models. A wide range of topics related to the use and management of = e-books in research, teaching and learning were discussed during two = separate convenings of this roundtable. Participants explored the myriad = questions that these new directions raise for institutions, the = strategies that institutions are using to make choices among the paths = available, the stakeholders involved, and the new programs and projects = that some CNI members are planning or have = implemented.

Held at CNI=92s = membership meetings, CNI Executive Roundtables bring together a = group of campus partners, usually senior library and information = technology leaders, to discuss a key digital information topic and its = strategic implications. The events build on the theme of collaboration = that is at the foundation of the Coalition; they serve as a forum for = frank, unattributed intra and inter-institutional dialogue on digital = information issues and their organizational and strategic implications. = In addition, CNI uses roundtable discussions to inform our ongoing = program planning process.

Other reports by and = related to CNI are at http://www.cni.org/go/cni-repo= rts/. For questions or comments related to CNI Executive = Roundtables, please contact CNI Associate Executive Director Joan = Lippincott at joan@cni.org.

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Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator | = CNI
202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org
www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org

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