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Please join a representative of Baker & Taylor Books for a presentation of their newest offering--E Books. TIME: Jan. 14, 2004--9:30--11:30 and 1:30--3:30 Place: FLICC/FEDLINK Training Room, Adams Bldg. Room 216. Register: Please call (202)707-4800 to register for either session. Please redistribute this announcement to your colleagues within your respective organizations. Overview of ED eBook Delivery System: eBooks, the newest format of "book," are now available through Baker & Taylor's ED (eContent Delivery) system. Our strong publisher relationships have been just one of the factors of our success in delivering books to libraries for over 175 years. Now, Baker & Taylor Books can provide not only the actual eBook to libraries and patrons, but the patron interface utility as well. Through ED, patrons will be able to access the library's eBook database online, through an internet connection, either from within one of the library's buildings, or remotely anywhere an internet connection is available. Baker & Taylor handles all of the technology and hosts the library's eBooks from its servers, providing the stability and security of an established leader in the library market. ED provides all the necessary tools to manage the library's eBook collection. Sophisticated and robust search options, customizable library and patron level features, integration with the ILS and OPAC, as well as a range of management reports make the ED system an invaluable tool. Read eBooks Online or Offline eBooks checked out by patrons may be read either online or downloaded through the use of ADOBE Reader 6.0 to a laptop/desktop PC. The patron is also able to then "downlink" the eBook to a hand-held device running under the Palm Operating system. Downlinks to other PDA devices will be available shortly. ADOBE Reader 6.0 is a free software package so there is no cost to patrons. James W. Oliver FEDLINK Vendor Services Coordinator Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4935 V-(202)707-4960, F-(202)707-4955 [log in to unmask] http://www.loc.gov/flicc