Publishing shift threatens library access

Editorial by: Holly Carroll is executive director of the Poudre River Public Library District; Patrick Burns is dean of the Colorado State University Libraries.

There’s a revolution in book publishing that is affecting your free access to information. As advocates of literacy, education and research, your libraries have embraced all forms of publishing, including exciting new digital content options made available through such devices as Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPad and others. The problem is that most publishers of electronic content are not embracing libraries as conduits to providing such electronic content to our publics.

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