Barack (2011)

Barack, L. (2011). Ebook Collections: Two Stories. School Library Journal, 57(10), 14-19. Retrieved November 4, 2011, from Academic Search Complete. 

First story
Buckhorn High School, New Market AL
Acquisition model: Public domain books
E-reader: 25 Nook Simple Readers for freshman English class and others for the library ($7,000)
Loan process: Request a book by filling out a form on the library's (school's?) Web site and having the librarian download it for them.
Results: Some students prefer print books even if they use the e-reader to conduct searches. Some students resist using the e-reader.

Second story
New York consortium; 84 regional school libraries and 32 school districts
Acquisition model: Purchased 1,000 titles from OverDrive for $20,000
E-reader: Students provide their own
Loan process: Go to library to download e-book onto student's own e-reader or download from home
Usage: 3,000 checkouts in 2010-11 school year

My thoughts
Not a lot of info in this article, but it outlines two ends of the spectrum and helps me identify the key issues when analyzing implementation of e-books Limiting e-books to public domain is going to defeat the purpose at our school, I think. Students seldom choose to read classics. We want them reading lots of books for pleasure, which means contemporary YA lit, graphic novels, manga, etc.