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eBooks
This page has been moved over to https://support.goalexandria.com/knowledge-base/best-practices-for-ebooks/
About eBooks
Ah, the digital world in which we live! Is it any wonder that eBooks are becoming more and more appealing to readers? With Alexandria, you too can take part in the eBook revolution! One of the many advantages of the eBook format is that you can configure it so that your patrons are no longer limited by your library hours; many eBooks have unlimited circulation with access around the clock—even from home. Additionally, eBooks are beneficial in that they promote multisensory learning (AVK).
With reputable publishers and distributors such as Capstone Interactive and Overdrive, you have access to bilingual versions of engaging content that you can trust in a digital library format. Most vendors now offer eBooks in non-fiction, fiction, picture books, interactive audio books, databases, and literacy programs for students in pre-kindergarten to high school.
More info about eBook Publishers
Capstone Interactive allows unlimited circulation; other eBooks can circulate just like your hard copies with only one patron allowed to use them at a time and only for the specified check out time. For instance, OverDrive provides a service that essentially checks out eBooks and other electronic resources for a specified time and then forces them to expire on the device they have been downloaded at the specified termination time. Additionally, some eBook publishers require that libraries repurchase eBooks after a specified number of circulation.
Want to try it out? To celebrate our partnership, Capstone Publishers is providing Alexandria users with twenty-four interactive eBook titles for FREE! Hard to believe? Maybe, but it’s true! Your kindergarten through 3rd grade and special education teachers will go wild about these eBooks! No more need for classroom Big Books—teachers can just connect their computer to a projector and the whole class can see the eBook and read along together. Of course, if you find that these titles are a hit with your library users, Capstone will be glad to provide you additional eBook titles. You've got nothing to lose, so give it a try and enjoy!
eBooks, eReaders, and Alexandria
If your library isn't an eBook provider / eReader lender yet, you may soon find yourself joining the thousands of libraries that are incorporating them into their collections. Of course, there are several different types of eBook readers available and many sources of eBooks. As you decide on how you would like to support eBook reading (e.g. vendors or eBooks sources), this will also influence your choice of eBooks and, possibly, even eBook readers.
What is an eReader?
An eBook reader is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital books and periodicals.
Using the “look-before-you leap” philosophy, research all the eReader devices available to you before you decide which option(s) best suits your library. You may want to consider small things such as a subscription to a digital distributors of eBooks like OverDrive. Also, should you allow your patrons to download eBooks if they have other overdue items? If not, what do you need to do to prevent them from doing so?
One great internet resource that you may want to consult is the eBook Educators Group; you'll want to peruse their various forums and investigate their Resources > Links.
The information in this document includes instructions on how to use Alexandria to:
- Set up an eBook Reader User Agreement.
- Catalog an eBook Reader.
- Catalog eBook titles that have been downloaded to an eReader.
Of course, you will have to adapt these instructions to fit your brand of eReader (e.g. Nook, Kindle, iPad, etc.) and their individual permissions/restrictions. For instance, Amazon allows you to install a purchased eBook title on up to six Kindles.
Integrated eBook Services
- Capstone Interactive Library... features over 2,000 eBook titles with unlimited user access.
- Capstone PebbleGo... databases feature expertly-leveled text specifically designed for beginning researchers.
- MackinVIA... is your one-stop portal for educational eBooks and online databases.
- OverDrive... offers digital media solutions for distribution of premium content over global networks.
- Perma-eHub... manages all of your eBook licenses from a central location as if they existed in a single library.
