Digital Library Card

Houston Library Develops a Digital Library Card

Michael Kozlowski | September 8, 2015

Thousands of libraries all over North America issue physical cards that patrons can use to checkout materials at the branch or to use online. In a world of e-readers, smartphones and tablets this is counterproductive and the Harris County Library in Houston Texas has just developed the first digital library card.

Source: http://www.hcpl.net/iknow

The program is dubbed iKnow, doesn’t offer all of the amenities of a full-service library card. It only allows you to borrow audiobooks, e-books, music and video online via Overdrive and can’t be used to check out hard copies of books.

<more at http://goodereader.com/blog/digital-library-news/houston-library-develops-a-digital-library-card; related links: http://www.hcpl.net/iknow (iKnow Digital Library Card; HCPL Digital Access Library Card. [The HCPL iKnow Digtal Access Card allows instant access to: Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks through OverDrive, OneClickDigital, and hoopla Streaming video and music through hoopla and OverDrive Popular magazines through Flipster Research databases for business, genealogy, language learning and more.] and http://www.infodocket.com/2015/09/07/texas-harris-county-public-library-launches-iknow-digital-only-library-card/ (Texas: Harris County Public Library Launches iKnow Digital Access Library Card. September 7, 2015)>