EAST-IN SIG (East Coast Special Interest Group)

PURPOSE
To form a focus group for information specialists in the East Coast/Hawkes Bay Region.
To conduct continuing education for information professionals.

Membership

Membership is open to all Librarians in the East Coast Region of the North Island.
Membership is $10 per annum.
LIANZ Membership is not a requirement, but desirable.

Membership application can be obtained from treasurer Diane Friis dfriis at eit.ac.nz
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Committee 2009-10

The current comittee is:

Convenor: Jenny Cutting
Secretary: Jeannie Wright
Treasurer: Diane Friis
Blog: Kim Salamonson

Committee: Sheryl Reed, Sue Fargher, Kim Salamonson, Paula Murdoch, Jennifer Cutting, Diana Cram, Pat Money, Karen Tobin, Rae Jones, Maureen Roache,

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Will Google Editions change or save publishing?
Google Editions is on its way, a cloud bookstore in direct competition with Amazon and Apple. So far, there is no explicit model for libraries to use, but Google insiders say that it might be in the works. Library Journal does a nice job of covering the story. I can’t wait. More competition, especially in a freemium model, is just what publishing needs to give it a shot in the arm and cut out the middle man. Check the full story out click on the Library Journal Library Journal
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