Internet Librarian Conference 2011 – Ebooks: Â Putting the Issues on the Table
Presenters: Bobbi L. Newman – Learning Consultant and author Librarian by Day blog, Â Sarah Houghton – Asst. Director San Rafael Public Library and author LibrarianInBack.net, Amy Affelt – Director of Database Research Compass Lexecon, and Faith Ward – Librarian Garrison Forest School
These notes are my interpretation of the presentation. Â Best efforts were made to ensure accuracy.
Bobbi Newman – small percent of the US population owns an eReader according to Pew Internet Research study. Digital divide – not just about having an eReader to read eBooks – must have internet access at home and a computer capable of hosting Adobe Digital Editions. Â 2,000 titles is not an opening day collection – you need more titles and a long term plan for eBooks. Â Kindle library borrowing – very happy about the smooth transition to getting books onto devices. We got a bad deal – Amazon has access to lots of statistics and they are not sharing those with us. Continue reading Internet Librarian – Ebooks: Putting the Issues on the Table