The good news is we are finally check out Nook SimpleTouches. The bad news is we are still waiting for Barnes and Noble to send emailed confirmations that the downloads are complete.
We need these emails to confirm downloads for purchase. Once that happens we can open this up to other librarians in the district.
Our Technology Warehouse was able to negotiate a very good price for the Nooks with covers. Right now there are 110 sitting in the warehouse waiting for purchase. I have let Barnes and Noble know multiple times that the final step of emailed confirmations are necessary for me to "receive" them in. CISD purchasing requires delivery tickets for everything, including e-content, before payment is made. I guess B&N does not understand that. We shall see...
In the meantime, the ebooks are downloaded and I checked out the first 2 Nook SimpleTouches this morning. The students are beyond excited! We are requiring a parent/student lending agreement and an ereader AUP policy agreement. I am also posting the display cards for each Nook, along with a list of the books on each Nook.
We took the quickest and simplest route in cataloging the Nooks. We added the Nooks as devices in Destiny, and listed the ebooks/authors in the 500 tag. The students can conduct a keyword search for the Nooks and see the list of ebooks. Or they can conduct a search for one of the ebooks (keyword, title, author) and it will take them directly to the Nook record.
McCullough JH eReader Lending Policy
McCullough JH eReading Acceptable Use Policy
Nook Serial # and Genre eBook List
