Future is Now (CUNY IT Conference 2010): Home

Rebecca Arzola
rebecca.arzola@lehman.cuny.edu
Government Documents-Collection Development Librarian

Stefanie Havelka
stefanie.havelka@lehman.cuny.edu
Electronic Resources-Web Services Librarian

Jennifer King
jennifer.king@lehman.cuny.edu
Science Librarian

Adelaide (Addy) Soto
adelaide.soto@lehman.cuny.edu
Head of Access Services

Alevtina (Allie) Verbovetskaya
alevtina.verbovetskaya@lehman.cuny.edu
Instructional Technologies Librarian

Want to know more about our initiative?  Read eLibrary Downloads! (p. 6), written by Jennifer King and Stefanie Havelka, for the Fall 2010 issue of Biblio-Tech, the library's biannual newsletter.

Faculty from Lehman College will share their experiences with establishing new services for e-readers and downloadable e-book content. Following their presentation, they will facilitate a discussion on e-reader and e-book issues:

• How can an urban academic environment best provide this technology?
• How can e-books and e-readers support teaching and learning?
• Will e-readers and e-books reinforce a new digital divide?
• Will ease of access and portability actually encourage plagiarism and cheating?

Timeline

• Phase 1: E-Reader Initiative (Fall 2009 - Spring 2010)
• Phase 2: Downloadable E-Book Initiative (Fall 2010)
  (Lehman eLibrary via OverDrive)

Funding

• CUNY Textbook Initiative (2009 - 2010)
• Lehman College Student Tech Fee (2010 - 2011)

Collaboration

• Librarians
• IT Staff