RUL/CDC Ebooks Task Force: Charge

The task force will review the electronic book marketplace. The charge is to evaluate available ebook platforms and services and make recommendations for RUL. Consider the following points in your evaluation:

• The quality and scope of available titles by discipline and audience level
• The relevance of available titles to RUL collections
• The sales and pricing models
• Archival options
• Integration with RU-ONLINE and IRIS

In order to assess these matters the task force will invite ebook providers to demonstrate their products to RUL librarians and staff. Be sure to consider input from faculty liaisons and staff whose workflow could be affected by ebooks at RUL.

The task force should complete their final report by March 14, 2008 and put it on the agenda for discussion at the March 2008 CDC meeting. This should allow plenty of time to schedule vendor demos and to meet with ebook providers at ALA Midwinter.