<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>E-book Access: Today and Tomorrow</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Julia</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">McGinnis</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Julia McGinnis, Technical Services Librarian, California University of Pennsylvania.&#13;
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This session will provide a case-study of how California University of Pennsylvania currently provides access to e-book collections (Ebrary, Netlibrary, Knovel, etc.) through the Voyager system. A local e-book usage survey will illustrate many of the ongoing challenges for providing effective access to e-books and the ongoing resistance to the format. The session will conclude with a discussion of the forthcoming report of the E-Book Focus Group and Ex Libris’ plans to address the group’s recommendations.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">General Topics</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Voyager</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2008-07-31</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>