Canadian Electronic Library / ebrary meeting at CLA Conference

From Gary Gibson, Gibson Library Connections:

I am writing today to invite you to join us for our “third annual ebrary / CEL users group meeting” to be held in conjunction with the CLA Conference in St. John’s this month.

This is an annual event where we bring both current customers and other interested parties together to discuss issues of common interest concerning e-books in general and ebrary and Canadian Electronic Library in particular.

This is not a sales presentation or product demonstration but rather a roundtable discussion covering topics relevant to you and your organization that will help both ebrary and Gibson Library Connections better serve the Canadian market and adapt to the ever changing landscape.

Some of the topics we will cover include:

Subscription or perpetual access?
Key licensing issues
Desired interface enhancements
New or revised product offerings
Consortia opportunities

Your participation at this gathering will help shape the future of CEL & ebrary services in Canada and your feedback is extremely valuable.

When: Thursday, May 24th, 7:30 am
(We’ll wrap up by 8:45 to get you to your first conference session)
Where: Delta Hotel, Governor Gower Room
120 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL
What: Roundtable Meeting with continental breakfast
Hosts: Gary & Bob Gibson, Gibson Library Connections
Bryan Keane, ebrary Regional Sales Manager

Please RSVP by May 11th.

Due to high demand at the Conference hotel we are faced with limited space availability so we ask that if you are unable to attend that you contact us about designating an alternate contact to represent your organization but that otherwise you treat this as a personal invitation.

Thanks & Regards, Gary

NetLibrary Collection 4

COPPUL will start NetLibrary Collection 4 on March 1. The collection will be commonly referred to as COPPUL IV and libraries will see the collection listed in that way in the NetLibrary Resource Centre, where ownership and use reports can be generated.

There will be 14 libraries participating in this new collection:

Athabasca U.
Concordia U.C.
Malaspina U.C.
Simon Fraser U.
Thompson Rivers U.
Trinity Western U.
U.C. of the Fraser Valley
U. of Alberta
U. of Lethbridge
U. of Manitoba
U. of Regina
U. of Saskatchewan
U. of Victoria
U. of Winnipeg

An updated copy of the NetLibrary user guide and the latest consortia eligible title list have been sent to the participants.

E-Books News

NetLibrary Collection 4 to be opened March 1. Members to confirm participation by Friday, February 23.

Books 24x7 offer is being prepared. Dates and pricing not yet confirmed.

Elsevier has submitted an unsolicited offer for its Life Science Book Series with the option to include its other e-book series. COPPUL's E-Books Task Group is evaluating the offer and its timing.