[LIBRARYDIR] Purchase of Ebooks as a PD item?

[Roduin, Cheyenne]

I remember this conversation coming up when I was at LWTech and we were unable to load them on personal devices for that very reason - about the state property. I think the work around we developed was we purchased a few Kindles and loaded them on there and then checked the kindles out to the people. But we would not encourage state funds being spent on something that would be loaded on personal property.

Cheyenne

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From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Vivienne Mcclendon
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Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Purchase of Ebooks as a PD item?

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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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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