Califa Offers

Facts on File

• Additional discounts on databases purchased before the end of June.

Peek a Book

• Additional discount until the end of June on these kiosks designed to introduce children to the collection by providing short animated videos of featured titles.

EBSCO

• Discount on their database bundles including their DIY Bundle, their Reference Centers Bundle, and their Legal and Small Business Bundle.

These offers expire June 30. Contact Heather now!

Califa & Douglas County Libraries exhibit at BEA

Califa and Douglas County Libraries shared a booth at BEA to promote Enki and to talk
directly with publishers to purchase their ebooks for Enki..

Here is a podcast of Rochelle Logan from Douglas County Libraries, and Mary Minow, of Califa, being interviewed at the Authors Studio.

LibraryThing

Califa will be signing with Library Thing. Stay tuned for more information after ALA!

Learn more about Enki.

There is a free workshop sponsored by SCLC on June 13, 2013 at 4:00 pm at SCLC headquarters in Monrovia, CA.

All you have to do is register.

Alexander Street Press will be hosting a series of WebEx meetings to preview their brand-new interface for VAST: Academic Video Online, American Song, Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music Library, and Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.  You may also know these collections as Music Online: Listening.

These collections will be available on the new interface in early June (music resources) and late June (VAST). All other Alexander Street Press collections will be made available on this new interface over the next twelve months.

Whether you already have access to some of their Music or Video resources, or you're just looking to learn more, please sign up for a discussion!

Music Online WebEx discussion

Wednesday June 12th, 2:00EDT  Register Here

Thursday June 13th, 2:00EDT      Register Here

Video WebEx discussion

Monday June 17, 2:00EDT           Register Here

Tuesday June 18,2:00EDT           Register Here

 

 

 

Update on Nooks

After consulting with our legal counsel, at this time, CALIFA will not be offering Nooks as part of our product line.  Legal complaints were filed against two libraries that offered Nooks resulting in settlement agreements to no longer purchase inaccessible e-readers.  Kindles are also inaccessible at present.  The Nooks and Kindles lack voice navigation and therefore, lack accessibility.  When we are assured of improvements to the product, we will reconsider this issue.  Both the Kindle and the Nook app are accessible on IPads and IPods.  As always, our main goal is to provide our members with the best products at the most competitive  aggregate price we can negotiate.  We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed as to any changes.   

For more information, please see:

Sacramento library reaches settlement over e-book readers for the blind http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/08/sacramento-library-reaches-settlement-over-e-book-readers-for-blind.html

Free Library of Philadelphia Resolves NOOK Accessibility Lawsuit http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/hardware-2/free-library-of-philadelphia-resolves-nook-accessibility-lawsuit/

Enki is Live

Well, after 14 months of planning and hoping, Enki is now live at 2 member libraries in beta.  Read the article here: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/05/ebooks/califa-launches-enki-a-lending-platform-for-direct-ebook-distribution/

We're thrilled about this big first step!  Now we need to get the rest of the BALIS libraries set up, the State Library of Kansas after that, and then take some time to look at stats and come up with a model that we can offer to all Califa members.  Stay tuned for more information as we take those next steps...

We'll be at BookExpo in a joint booth with Douglas County next week, meeting with publishers and hopefully working out more deals to get more content.  If you're a publisher, and you'll be at BEA, stop by and say hello to us in booth 963.