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From: Teacher Librarian | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

THE DIGITAL READER: USING E-BOOKS IN K-12 EDUCATION

Terence W. Cavanaugh

For the last 10 years, since e-books became available, I have required every one of my students taking the young adult materials course to read one book in e-format and to then comment about that experience. I can count on two hands the number of students who have enjoyed the experience. From this experiment, I have concluded that librarians in graduate schools of library science are resistive to the e-book technology. The complaints have become loud and repetitive. But, enter the era in which more ...

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