OCLC is launching a new project titled "The Big Shift: Advancing Public
Library Participation in Our Digital Future," in partnership with the
American Library Association and the ALA's
Public Library Association.
The project is being funded by the U.S. Government's
Institute of Museum
and Library Services, and it builds on a discussion last November hosted
by the Los Angeles Public Library.
Activities of the project will include:
- Investigating the nature and extent of challenges public libraries are
facing in this area, and identifying possible solutions.
- A convening of public library leaders and others to set specific
strategies to ensure public access to digital content.
- Reporting on strategies that all public libraries can use to advance
their own work in local communities.
This is the latest in what seems like an endless list of studies of
eBooks in libraries. For every library that's actually trying something
new, like the
Douglas County Libraries in Colorado, there's several
groups studying the problem and hoping to come up with a set of
recommendations at some point in the future.
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