[LIBRARYDIR] Purchase of Ebooks as a PD item?

[Vivienne Mcclendon]

The distinction on our campus is that some faculty are having their
division purchase kindle books using state PD funds and loading those on
their personal Kindles (or other reader) via their personal account. Our
accounting office wants to find a way to systemize these purchases for the
purposes of tracking/inventorying and then some process to delete or
otherwise surrender the ³property² when that person leaves the college.

Just wondering if anyone had a policy whereby such ebooks could not be
loaded on personal devices or had discovered some other way to manage and
control this ³inventory².
Thank you!
Vivienne
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Vivienne McClendon, Ph.D., MLIS
Dean, Library & eLearning, D260H
Bellevue College  |  425.564.3056  |
Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
vivienne.mcclendon at bellevuecollege.edu
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On 5/26/17, 8:00 AM, "LIBRARYDIR on behalf of Mindy Coslor"
<librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu on behalf of Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu>
wrote:

>We've purchased print books using PD funds.  I'm not sure I understand
>the distinction.  We consider them state property.
>
>Mindy Coslor, Ph.D.
>Director of Library Services
>Skagit Valley College
>2405 E College Way
>Mount Vernon, WA  98284
>mcoslor at skagit.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of
>Vivienne Mcclendon
>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 7:08 PM
>To: librarydir at lists.ctc.edu
>Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Purchase of Ebooks as a PD item?
>
>Deans
>I'm wondering if your campus has a procedure or policy in place on your
>campus regarding the purchasing of digital items (like ebooks) by faculty
>using PD funds.  
>My questions relate to tracking of these items as state property.
>Thanks! 
>Vivienne 
>
>V. J. McClendon, Ph.D.
>Dean, Library Media Center
>Bellevue College
>Bellevue, WA
>425-564-3056
>Please pardon any errors - this message is sent via iPhone
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