TLN - Future of eReaders

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Keeping Up with the Technogeeks

The Library Network

October 5, 2011

AgendaLibrary Books

eReaders

eBooks

Troubleshooting

Questions

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What do we have?

eBooks

eAudio

Bestsellers

"Popular" Titles*

Reference Titles

Downloadable

Online Access

MARC Records

"Ownership" Model*

Subscription Models

Short-Term Lending Models

Single-User Access

Multi-User Access

Overdrive x x x x   x   x x x   x x

EBSCO eBooksx x   x x x x x x x   x x

GVRL x       x   x x x       x

eBrary x       x   x x x x x   x

Tumblebooks x x   x     x     x     x

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What Are We Getting?

eBooks

eAudio

Bestsellers

"Popular" Titles*

Reference Titles

Downloadable

Online Access

MARC Records

"Ownership" Model*

Subscription Models

Short-Term Lending Models

Single-User Access

Multi-User Access

3M eBooks x ? x x ? x ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Axis 360 (B&T) x ? x x ? x ? x x ? ? x ?

Freading x ? ? x ? x ?     x     x

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How Do I Choose?Do not

Consider sunk costs

Do “what we’ve always done”

Do “what everyone else is doing”

Do it because it’s cheap

Do

Evaluate all the options

Make lists and comparisons

Talk to vendors

Talk to other libraries

Try before you buy

eReaders

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eReaders

eReadersTableteInk

eReaders - eInk

Touch ScreenNavigable

eReaders - TableteReader Multiple Use

eReaders – Tablet – Multiple Use

Tablet Computers Handheld Devices

eReaders

eInk Tablet

NavigableTouch Screen

eReader Multiple Use

Handheld Device

Tablet Computers

eReaders

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Troubleshooting

Taken from XKCD:http://xkcd.com/627/

Information to Gather Before You Start

95% of Troubleshooting Questions are PEBKAC

Forums can be your friends!

Questions?

Notes and slides will be posted to my website:

http://www.kabergeron.com

Kathryn Bergeron, MSI

Systems Librarian

Baldwin Public Library

[email protected]