LTEC 5200 New Technologies of Instruction - Summer 2016 Blog

I've read the other views on this controversy and I have not changed my mind about my stand against this eBook policy. A post by someone who is for the HarperCollins eBook policy stated that libraries who can't afford to purchase ebooks or don't want to pay again after the 26th circulation should only offer printed copies. I disagree with this statement because I don't think is up to libraries to decide whether to offer ebooks or not, is really up to their users and their demand.  As Harper (2007) stated, "the distinction between a library and a digital library has all but disappeared."  According to Harper, publishers do not believe that Section 109 for print works should apply to electronic works. I feel like many things were not addressed prior to the implementation of this limitation in the electronic material.  For example, some publishers have a lifetime warranty in some of their printed books so this kind of defeats HarperCollins thoug...

Beginning March 7, HarperCollins books can only be checked out 26 times before the license expires. I was a bit confused as to how Harper Collins came up with the number 26. I had to research a bit more to find more information as to how this number was calculated. It seems that most books are not checked out more than 26 times with the exception of newly released books or popular books. Although I understand that printed books don’t last forever, I do believe they can last longer than 26 years. I’m of the opinion that limiting the number of checkouts for e-books seems a little unfair. But what I have the biggest issue with is that e-books can only be checked out by one person at a time, just as if it were a real book. Living in a digital age, this practice comes across a bit outdated. As far as the checkout limitation, I think more research should be done to come up with a better solution. I would think that there is less of an expense for producing electronic format of e-bo...