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Introducing: New eReader and eContent Resources
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you explain eReaders and eContent to others do you ever see in their eyes that it is clear as mud? How do we empower patrons to use our digital services and provide the technical support they are requesting? NEKLS eReader and eContent Resources This post coincides with the addition of several eReader and eContent resources now available [...] -
eReader Resources
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 5 CommentsBattle of the eReaders There is no winner yet of the eReader format wars, the best we can do is educate ourselves on what is out there: Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: which one should you buy? A tablet eReader comparison from Ars Technica Lean, mean consuming machine: the Nook Tablet reviewed A Nook Tablet review from Ars [...] -
Building the Kansas eContent collection together
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsKansas eContent services are entering a new and exciting phase with the transition to the new Kansas EZ Library, featuring audiobooks from Recorded Books (OneClickDigital) and ebooks from the 3M Cloud Library service. Many libraries have questions about just how they will participate in building the Kansas EZ Library Collection. This is how NEKLS will [...] -
It’s Alive!
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsOneClickDigital, the new audio book service for the state of Kansas has gone live. You can sign up for your account from the NExpress user home page. You will need to login to the Nexpress catalog: catalog.nexpresslibrary.org. Once logged in you will click on the Kansas EZ Library link from the left hand column. Create your [...] -
OneClickDigital to Replace OverDrive
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe replacement for OverDrive digital Audiobooks is going to be Recorded Books’ OneClick Digital. The State Library of Kansas and NEKLS staff are currently testing this new-to-us service and there are several libraries across the nation already using it, so we gathered a few samples below. Notes from our testing and the State Library’s EZ Library Web site: OneClick [...] -
Kindle Lending Library: a Threat to Public Libraries?
Posted on November 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsAmazon created quite a reaction when it recently unveiled its own idea of a public library: free lending of one e-book at a time to anyone with a Kindle e-book reader and a $79 annual subscription to the Amazon Prime service. Amazon states that: “Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for [...] -
Experimenting with ebooks
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe ebook playing field is shifting on a regular basis. Instead of waiting for the sand to settle, the Basehor Community Library is choosing to encourage exploration! Check out this article in the Basehor Sentinel for an overview of their efforts. -
Kansas EZ Library
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsAs you may have heard, access to our current source for digital ebooks and audiobooks – Audiobooks, Music and More - will end December 5, 2011 when the contract with OverDrive ends. The State Library of Kansas will continue to provide access to digital audiobooks through Recorded Books, starting November 2011 and plans to provide ebooks through [...] -
An Infopeople Webinar: “Libraries in a Post-Print World”
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate: Archive link added below. Remember Joan Frye-Williams from last year’s Fall Assembly? She’ll be co-delivering a webinar with George Needham next month, on Tuesday, September 13, on “Libraries in a Post-Print World,” through the Infopeople organization. The webinar is free. Please see the below information for times, further information, and registration/webinar access information. Archive Link: http://infopeople.org/training/libraries-post-print-world Date: Tuesday, [...] -
Tech Toy Box at Summer Institute
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsI took the NEKLS Tech Toy Box down to Emporia for the Summer Institute for School Librarians last week, and it was a resounding success. Many of you are familiar with the documents Sharon and I generally share at the Tech Toy Box events, but I thought I’d share the resources again for those who [...]