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Future is Now (CUNY IT Conference 2010)

Faculty from the Leonard Lief Library led a round table discussion at 9th Annual CUNY IT Conference on December 14, 2010. They presented on their experiences launching CUNY's first downloadable e-library before opening up the floor for discussion.

Sony Reader PRS-600

We chose the Sony Reader PRS-600 for the following reasons:

  • Supports both EPUB and PDF e-books (non-proprietary e-book formats)
  • Ability to change text size
  • Built-in dictionary
  • Memory card expansion slot (allows students to bring their own memory cards with e-book content)
  • Ability to take notes

Lending E-Readers

The following is a loan agreement that students have to sign before checking out an e-reader from the Lehman College library:

Training Workshop

The library held a training workshop for its faculty and staff on January 19, 2011, to acquaint everyone with our e-readers and e-books.  See the outline for more: