BC Books Online is a groundbreaking project — the first ever collaboration between publishers and libraries with the objective of delivering digital content to the entire province of British Columbia. The project will undoubtedly serve as a model for similar initiatives in other jurisdictions.
Below are a number of articles discussing the BC Books Online project and its value to the residents of British Columbia. This list will be updated as more articles become available.
- Your Book’s Never Out at This Library: BC Books Online Takes the Idea of a Digital Public Library to a Whole New Level. The Tyee, 2010.
- B.C. Libraries Launch Ambitious New Digital Collection. Quill & Quire, 2010.
- Find Books from B.C. in Online Collection. Ladysmith Chronicle, 2010.
- Nanaimo part of e-book experiment. Harbour City Star, 2010.
- City’s Online Library Expands. Nanaimo News Bulletin, 2010.
- British Columbia Public, School Libraries Offer First E-Book Collection. School Library Journal, 2010.
- British Columbia Publisher/Library Partnership Produces Free Local Ebook Collection. Library Journal, 2010.
- Unique Book Collection Now Online. Nanaimo News Bulletin, 2010.
- Nanaimo Takes Part in E-Book Experiment. Nanaimo Daily News, 2010.
- B.C. Libraries Venture Into Online Reading. CBC News, 2010.
- e-Books: Coming Soon to a B.C Library Near You. Globe and Mail, 2009.
- B.C. Libraries Introducing Homegrown e-Books — For Free. This Magazine, 2009.