As we hire Gen Xers, those of us responsible for the orientation and training of new hires, as well as their retention, need to address the different styles of learning and working which characterize the Gen X generation. Mary Ellen Beck shares her experiences as a supervisor of a Gen X employee.

Who would choose to read an e-Book rather than a printed book? The visually challenged for the adjustable type size and font of e-Books. The user of technical manuals for the bookmarking, hyperlinking, and annotating capabilities. The student and traveler for the portability of multiple titles. The researcher for keyword searching. With e-Book multimedia capabilities around the corner, who would choose to read an e-Book? The very users academic, public, school, and special libraries serve. Susan Randolph questions if the most recent versions of e-Books have a future in libraries.

Lesley Ellen Harris shares a chapter from her new book, Canadian Copyright Law, third edition. The chapter is titled Canadian and American Copyright Laws: A Comparison. The chapter is excerpted with permission of McGraw-Hill Ryerson.