How many times can that library book be checked out – how many “circulations” can a library get out of a single book?
One publisher says 26 is the number for an ebook. Public libraries that buy this publisher’s ebooks will get only 26 “checkouts” before the book vanishes from cyberspace – and the library has to purchase it again.
Library Journal article: HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations,” by Josh Hardro, Feb. 25, 2011:
Thursday, March 10, 2011 program:
Sponsored by: Health & Human Services Department, Commission on Children & Families Division:
Washington County’s Children of Incarcerated Parents Committee (CIPC) will present a report to the community about its four years of progress to improve the lives of children whose parents are incarcerated. The free program will take place at the Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main Street in Hillsboro, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 10.
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The O(range) C(ounty) Bar Association monthly OC Lawyer Magazine, once again brings us Justice Bedsworth so brace yourself for a laugh and an education:
“Bunting for Boilerplate,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth
Excerpt: “My late father was not a sports fan. He was whatever the opposite of a sports fan is. He used to say, “I hate sports the way people who love sports hate common sense.”
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But I was a mama’s boy, and Mom loved sports. She took me to the Little League tryouts, played catch with me in the front yard, and went to hockey games with me well into her eighties.
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So when I tell you this column is about sports contracts, at least you know I recognize the subject matter does not guarantee that it will be interesting. I may or may not be able to make it interesting, but it won’t be for lack of understanding that sports talk does not automatically light up your PET scan.
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But that’s not my complaint today…..
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