Give eBooks a Chance
With better suited legislation and business practices, eBooks can continue to play a major role in promoting access to, and enjoyment of, ideas and knowledge. Read More
- News
- 28 February 2018
- By: anonymous
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New IFLA Publication: Trade eBooks in Libraries: The Changing Landscape
Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series… Read More
- News
- 21 December 2016
- By: anonymous
Trade eBooks in Libraries: The Changing Landscape
With the advent of downloadable retail eBooks marketed to individual consumers, for the first time in their history libraries encountered an otherwise commercially available text format they were prevented from adding to their collections. Trade eBooks in Libraries examines the legal frameworks which gave rise to this phenomenon and… Read More
- Publications
- 16 December 2016
- By: Paul Whitney and Christina de Castell
eBooks – a Step Forward
With eBooks becoming an ever more normal way of reading, it is high time that the law caught up with reality. IFLA therefore welcomes the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union on eLending. Read More
- News
- 16 June 2016
- By: anonymous
IFLA 2014 eLending Background Paper
Introduction The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) released the eLending Background Paper in 2012 followed by a commissioned think piece and the Principles for Library eLending. The Background Paper intended to: Provide an overview of the issues relating to eBooks in libraries; Summarise the current… Read More
- Publications
- 30 July 2014
- By: eLending Group