Libraries, especially public libraries, trying to keep pace with the times to keep up and continue to provide the useful service for generations have given to the community. However, the present moment does not seem the most propitious, all are obstacles to the traditional apathy of the majority of the authorities and ignorance on the part of the population of public library service (due in large part to the above), have joined the drastic budget cuts due to the economic crisis. The article today will bring about new contradictions that are appearing.
In the UK try to overcome all these difficulties and a third of public libraries already offer an e-book service. His arrival is a good opportunity to attract new readers as well as retain existing customers who are too busy or sick to visit the library during opening hours. The electronic book system in place seems very advantageous: the user downloads the book you want so remotely, using your library card and PIN. In addition, the client does not even have to remember when he called the book, the eBook is automatically deleted from your mail reader after it is over the loan period.
But this new development is bringing new problems. Apparently there have been unauthorized downloads from latitudes as far away as China. This has led to the Publishers Association (PA, Publishers Association) advise that libraries may have to prohibit users from downloading books remotely, and would have to go to the library facilities download the ebook.
This situation, while it is down at a time when public libraries are trying to innovate in their struggle for survival, makes the concept of the eBook.
The most interesting part is that the company (Overdrive, based in Cleveland) that provides the electronic book considers the Publishers Association is making a desert of a grain of sand, they claim that the cases illegal downloads have been isolated incidents against which action has been taken within 24 hours after it was found. Your system has controls to ensure that libraries providing electronic books available only to users of its restricted geographical area.
Also, how could it be otherwise, libraries are working to uphold the law and, although they have received requests to become members of people in China and New Zealand, have always rejected such requests.
Instead, the Publishers' Association continues to advocate that it must ensure that there is a serious threat to commercial publishers. And, just in case of disabled persons, libraries and publishers arbitrary way for these customers could access the e-book lending remotely.
As the novelist says Nick Harkaway, editorials restrictions are something completely useless. If the e-book loan involves some risk but also the loan of printed books have them as a book can be scanned in minutes.
There is also another problem: the authors receive six pence for each loan from one of his printed books, while not receiving any remuneration for the lending of their books in electronic version. This means more work to electronic collections have read the works and current, coupled with fears of publishers.
Hopefully common sense prevails (something that rarely happens, by the way) and public libraries to keep pace with technological changes and the customs of society. The opposite would be absurdly cornering public libraries and to prevent access to a increasingly important part of culture to @ s @ s citizenship.
Note: link to original article published in The Guardian on 26 October this year, written by Benedicte Page and Helen Pidd.
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