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E-Books and E-Readers: For the Librarian’s Consideration

E-Books and E-Readers: For the Librarian’s Consideration. Seminar at the Media Zoo Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 28 January, 2011 Terese Bird and Simon Kear ZooKeepers of the Media Zoo. Programme. What is an e-book in 2010? How does one read an e-book in 2010?

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E-Books and E-Readers: For the Librarian’s Consideration

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  1. E-Books and E-Readers:For the Librarian’s Consideration Seminar at the Media Zoo Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 28 January, 2011 Terese Bird and Simon Kear ZooKeepers of the Media Zoo

  2. Programme What is an e-book in 2010? How does one read an e-book in 2010? DUCKLING Project - Distance students and e-book readers Libraries and e-books Publishers and e-books Let’s make an e-book (or download an e-book)

  3. 1. What is an e-book in 2011? I have a feeling we’re not in NetLibrary anymore… Photo: DianthusMoon, flickr

  4. 1. What is an e-book in 2011? • Downloadable • No internet required to read • Various formats a) Epub b) Mobi Pocket c) pdf Photo: jaydedman, flickr

  5. 2. How does one read an e-book in 2011? On a computer or laptop Calibre Adobe Reader Kindle App Others

  6. 2. How does one read an e-book in 2011? (2) On an e-book reader Amazon Kindle Sony models Sovos Others

  7. 2. How does one read an e-book in 2011? (3) On an iPad Apple iBooks (similar to iTunes idea) Kindle app (Mobi Pocket) Stanza app Individual book apps Photo: Jon Erickson, flickr

  8. 2. How does one read an e-book in 2010? (4) On a mobile phone • iPhone - Stanza, Kindle App • Android phones • iPod Touch - Stanza, Kindle App • Blackberry • Windows 7 phone • Others Windows 7 phone photo courtesy of Sam Judson, flickr

  9. 3. The DUCKLING Project:Delivering University Curriculum:Knowledge, Learning and INnovation Gains • 3 distance programmes: • One MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL • Two MSc in Occupational Psychology • 4 technologies: Podcasting Wimba Voice Board Sony E-book readers Second Life

  10. E-book readers • 28 Sony PRS-505 • About £150 • Pre-loaded with material otherwise on Blackboard Photo by Wendigo on Flickr

  11. Course material conversion Calibre is free, open-source, and cross-platform Diagram created by Emma Davies and Terese Bird

  12. Photo by Wolfiewolf on Flickr Convenience • Everything in one device • Portable • Long battery life • ‘Remembers’ where you stopped reading • “I've also gotten into the habit of carrying my reader with me everywhere, and if I'm in a situation where I'm waiting for 20 minutesI willautomatically open the reader.”

  13. Cost and resources • £600 to print and ship notes • £240 to buy, load, and ship e-reader • “I paid about $100 for them to print out [one module’s notes] for me” • Greener?

  14. Photo by CarbonNYC on Flickr Changed study strategy • The e-book reader changed my way to keep notes and made my study more effective. Before, I used my laptop to write a lot of notes because I feel I will forget the whole thing if I don’t take them down. But taking notes is time-consuming and not that effective because I never really use the notes. With the e-book reader, it’s not very inconvenient to go back to the material on the e-reader, and I can remember where the material was and go back to the module on the e-reader and look through it. As a result of that, I didn’t take a lot of notes and I don’t think that it [not taking notes] makes a difference to my study. • The e-book reader has changed my approach to how I do assignments to some extent. Previously, I started my assignments after I’ve done all the readings from print. I now start from the assignment and then read the material. I’m being more selective now in what I’m reading, and it’s saving me time in a way. Before I just tried to read everything, I worked a lot harder before but I didn’t really get the grades.

  15. E-book readers Effective for learning Effective for saving resources Questions? Photo by Wendigo on Flickr

  16. 4. Libraries and E-books • Hampshire Digital Library -http://hampshirelibrary.lib.overdrive.com • Chicago Public Library - http://overdrive.chipublib.org

  17. 4. Libraries and E-books National Libraries • British Library • American Library of Congress

  18. 5. Publishers and E-books • Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org - for all devices, all formats • Feedbooks.com • Manybooks.net

  19. 5. Publishers and E-books (2) • Google Books • Despite recent court settlement, seems to mostly USA-based so far

  20. 5. Publishers and E-books (3) • Amazon and Kindle • Buy online, download onto any device • Cheaper than paper books • If no e-book, “Tell the Publisher”

  21. 5. Publishers and E-books (4) Apple iBooks • Often cheaper than Amazon • Buy online, download onto many devices (iPod, iPad, iPhone) • Cheaper than paper books • Apple muscle pushing publishers

  22. Questions? Photo by uwdigitalcollections: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23327394@N05/2247503744/

  23. 6. Let’s make an ebook It can’t be too hard to make an ebook! Photo: DianthusMoon, flickr

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