[ISLMA-Share] eRead Illinois in JH and High School

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Yes, eRead is very friendly and tries to help. Natalie is great. It just
was a mess for us and doesn't seem to work well at all for us. It might be
great for others, it just depends...

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We are a 1:1 high school with Chromebooks.  Unfortunately, eRead is not
> currently compatible with Chromebooks, which is a huge disadvantage for
> us--however, we DO still subscribe.  I have been told that they are working
> on a Chromebook solution.
>
> The cost is fairly inexpensive for schools and the subscription provides
> an extensive library that can fill gaps in your collection.  (Students can
> access the books with their phones or other devices.)  Another advantage of
> having eRead is that you can set up an "unbound collection," which is just
> for your library.  This means you can purchase titles of special interest
> to your patrons and extra electronic copies of popular Lincoln titles, for
> example.  Only your students can access the unbound titles, and the access
> is completely seamless!
>
> Do call eRead for more information--they are friendly, helpful, and
> boundlessly enthusiastic!
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I am in a high school and we have eRead.  We do not limit but it is
>> really easy to do.  Also, the eRead people  are really easy to work with
>> and will help you with anything you might need.  I also have a consent form
>> if you are interested.  Email me at bielby at shg.org.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> We've had increasing interest and requests for ebooks in our libraries
>>> so I'm looking at subscribing to eRead Illinois for our JH and HS
>>> libraries.  For those of you that already participate, how do your schools
>>> handle the accessibility students have to all types of content, such as
>>> adult/mature titles in a JH setting, etc.?  I've learned that eRead has a
>>> 'scoping' feature to limit the titles they can browse, have you found this
>>> to be effective?  Do you have parental consent forms?
>>>
>>> I'd like to be prepared with solutions when our administrators or
>>> parents express their concerns on this point.  Thanks so much for your
>>> help!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Katrina Quattlander
>>> District Librarian
>>> Pana CUSD #8
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> *Rachel Bielby, MLIS*
>> Librarian
>> Sacred Heart-Griffin High School
>> Springfield, IL 62702
>> (217)787-1595 ext. 113
>> b <abecker at shg.org>ielby at shg.org
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