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Originally Posted by Lirael
Well, considering the librarians at my local library don't even seem to know that ebooks are available, I don't find this too terribly shocking...
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Honestly, that is terrible and is unfortunately a problem among some librarians, especially older ones who may not be as willing to keep up with tech trends. That being said, I think the larger libraries and library consortiums work hard to promote their e-book collections. Whenever I go to the main library where I live, there are posters and bookmarks that promote e-books. There is also a computer in the audio/visual department where patrons can download audiobooks to their mp3 players. On my library's website the e-book collection is heavily promoted.
I suspect that the real issue is that people who have e-book readers many not be likely to get their books from the library in the first. If someone has a Nook or a Kindle, then it seems likely that they're going to buy their e-books as opposed to borrowing them. So if that is their intention, then they may not know they can borrow e-books because that wasn't even a thought when they brought their device. Plus, Amazon and B&N don't exactly use library borrowing as a selling point (not that I blame them...they want people to use the devices to buy from them).