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Subject:    [WEB4LIB] Electronic Texts Pilot for Fall 2012: Prospectus and Invitation
From:       "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck () IASTATE ! EDU>
Date:       2012-03-26 15:59:32
Message-ID: 31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803281167 () ITSDAG5A ! its ! iastate ! edu
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Colleagues/



WoW !



/Gerry



Internet2<http://www.internet2.edu/> and EDUCAUSE<http://www.educause.edu/> invite \
your institution to participate in a Fall 2012 electronic-textbook pilot. The pilot’s \
goal is to explore new business models, terms, and conditions that will enable \
simpler, more efficient access to digital educational materials (etexts) at your \
institution. Institutions that participate in the pilot will be helping higher \
education collectively to demonstrate new etexts models. These seek to provide \
students substantial savings and to provide publishers greater efficiency and \
reasonable returns on their textbook investments. The pilot centers on delivering \
etexts to students and faculty via an institutional site license, rather than through \
individual purchases by students.

If your institution is interested in joining the pilot, you must let us know by April \
7, 2012; your expression of interest must be confirmed by a signed Memorandum of \
Intent by April 15. The pilot will include no more than 50 institutions.

The pilot involves three components: etexts from major textbook publishers (we expect \
two or three to participate in due course), a multi-platform e-reader that students \
and faculty use to access etexts (this will be provided by Courseload), and \
institutions that agree to identify faculty and course sections interested in using \
etexts.

[more]

Source and Links Available Via

[http://bit.ly/GUDi31]

Also of possible interest

Digital Textbooks: A Perfect Storm For Higher Learning

Includes links to Indiana eTextbook initiatives (among others)

[http://bit.ly/xXucIG]

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology LIbrarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 50011

http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/

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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Colleagues/</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>WoW !</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>/Gerry </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 19px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><a \
id="internal-source-marker_0.874453516935263" href="http://www.internet2.edu/" \
target="_blank"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; \
FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-SIZE: 15px; \
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: \
underline"><strong>Internet2</strong></span></a><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: \
black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
TEXT-DECORATION: none">  and </span><a href="http://www.educause.edu/" \
target="_blank"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; \
FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-SIZE: 15px; \
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: \
underline"><strong>EDUCAUSE</strong></span></a><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: \
black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
TEXT-DECORATION: none">  invite your institution to participate in a Fall 2012 \
electronic-textbook pilot. The pilot’s goal is to explore new business models, terms, \
and conditions that will enable simpler, more efficient access to digital educational \
materials (etexts) at your institution.  Institutions that participate in the pilot \
will be helping higher education collectively to demonstrate new etexts models. These \
seek to provide students substantial savings and to provide publishers greater \
efficiency and reasonable returns on their textbook  investments. The pilot centers \
on delivering etexts to students and faculty via an institutional site license, \
rather than through individual purchases by students.</span></span></div> <div \
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><br> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: none">If  your institution is interested in \
joining the pilot, you must let us know by April 7, 2012; your expression of interest \
must be confirmed by a signed Memorandum of Intent by April 15</span><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">.  The pilot will include no more than 50 \
institutions.</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; \
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><br> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: \
black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
TEXT-DECORATION: none">The  pilot involves three components: etexts from major \
textbook publishers (we expect two or three to participate in due course), a \
multi-platform e-reader that students and faculty use to access etexts (this will be \
provided by Courseload), and institutions that  agree to identify faculty and course \
sections interested in using etexts. </span> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div \
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
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FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[more]</span></div> <div \
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
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FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><strong>Source  and Links Available Via \
</strong></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: \
0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; \
FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; \
VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: \
none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; \
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; \
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none">[<a href="http://bit.ly/GUDi31" \
target="_blank">http://bit.ly/GUDi31</a>]</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; \
MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
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black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
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0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; \
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none">Also  of possible interest </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div \
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Digital  Textbooks: A Perfect Storm For \
Higher Learning</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; \
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; \
FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; \
FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: \
none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; \
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; \
FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; \
FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: \
none">Includes  links to Indiana eTextbook initiatives (among others)</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div \
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[<a href="http://bit.ly/xXucIG" \
target="_blank">http://bit.ly/xXucIG</a>]</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; \
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black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: \
0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; \
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none">Gerry  McKiernan</span></div>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Associate  Professor</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">and</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: \
left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: \
black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; \
TEXT-DECORATION: none">Science  and Technology LIbrarian</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Iowa  State University</span></div>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">152  Parks Library</span></div>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Ames  IA 50011</span></div>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div \
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir="ltr"><span \
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; \
FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; \
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><a \
href="http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/" \
target="_blank">http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/</a></span></div> </div>
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