This document discusses the landscape and implications of ebooks. It notes that ebooks are an important change that libraries must address in areas like relevance to patrons, costs, impacts on operations, implementation challenges, policy considerations, and cataloging issues. Ebooks present problems that libraries must constantly work to address as the format continues to change.

1. Ebooks: Landscape & Implications Computers in Libraries 2010 Brian Hulsey strangedichotomy@wordpress.com hulsey.brian@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruudvandenberg/4503851396/in/pool-clouds-mildness/

2. “We change, whether we like it or not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson http://www.flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/2700064985/

3. Why is this change important to us? http://www.flickr.com/photos/87765855@N00/3105128025/

4. Relevance http://www.flickr.com/photos/liopic/3558254323/

5. Cost http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/

6. Impact http://www.flickr.com/photos/piet_musterd/1858568495/

7. Implementation http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielzolli/2109544706/

8. Policies http://www.flickr.com/photos/horrgakx/2964291546/

9. Cataloging http://www.flickr.com/photos/emdot/45749154/

10. Problems http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmcbride1965/3615788546/

11. Constantly changing http://www.flickr.com/photos/acefrenzy/42893846/

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13. Brian Hulsey strangedichotomy@wordpress.com Twitter: Strng_dichotomy hulsey.brian@gmail.com