e-books….. or “may you live in interesting times”
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e-books….. or
“May you live in interesting times”
“Dejà Vu All Over
Again”
• All depends where you are on the slope
Why E-books Are Hot
• Hip and trendy
• Full text searching
• Anywhere anytime allure
• DE and MOOC heaven
• Space saving
“Opportunities” for Research Libraries
• DRM and licensing
• “Big Deal” territory
• DDA fill some with fear
• Awareness for users – lose of “browsability”
• Platform and format non-standards
Academic User Expectations
• Why can’t we all use together?
• Currency ?
• How to cite?
• How to download/cut & paste?
• Textbooks?
• Privacy?
Scholarship Potential
• “Princeton Shorts” – University presses
• Disciplines varying use of information
• Editions control
• Enhancements through addition of data, images, GIS, etc.
Kindle Kids
Ranganathan Laws
• Books are for use.• Every reader his [or her] book.• Every book its reader.• Save the time of the reader.• The library is a growing
organism.
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