Brave new library world: Lending e-readers and e-books in an urban academic library

Authors

Stefanie Havelka, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Jennifer A. King, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Adelaide Soto, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

In Fall 2009, the Leonard Lief Library of Lehman College developed a pilot e-reader and e-book lending program, making Lehman the first campus within the City University of New York (CUNY) to introduce these new services. The following article describes the project from a practical viewpoint, discussing e-reader and e-book vendor selection, user guides, training, lending logistics, and marketing, as well as other unanticipated challenges.

Comments

This work was originally published in Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division.