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The Brisbane Case Study: Patron and Library Perspectives on E-books and E-book Readers Linda Wilkins, Michael Coburn,

The Brisbane Case Study: Patron and Library Perspectives on E-books and E-book Readers Linda Wilkins, Michael Coburn, Daria Loi, Peter Burrows. ‘It was just to give them a flavour’. fgs. fgs. Why should libraries get into this new format? Wouldn't libraries be better off

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The Brisbane Case Study: Patron and Library Perspectives on E-books and E-book Readers Linda Wilkins, Michael Coburn,

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  1. The Brisbane Case Study: Patron and Library Perspectives on E-books and E-book Readers Linda Wilkins, Michael Coburn, Daria Loi, Peter Burrows

  2. ‘It was just to give them a flavour’

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  5. Why should libraries get into this new format? Wouldn't libraries be better off just sticking with regular books?

  6. Advantages of E-books • Usability • Functionality • ‘Bringing dead books back to life’ • Providing the complete list of works by an author • And more….

  7. Problems with E-books (1) • Nature Of The Content • Lack Of Choice In The Content • Bulk Purchases for Library? • Standard Library Operating Methods? • Usage on a Lending Basis

  8. Problems with E-books (2) • Library Circulation Models • Cost • Displaying E-book titles • An unstable technology • The future role of the public library

  9. The Dream List

  10. Brisbane Librarians’ Dream List • All books are available in electronic form • Books never go out of print • Eliminate short print runs and ‘not available in Australia’ notices

  11. Brisbane Librarians’ Dream List • 4. Books less expensive but viable for publishers and authors • 5. Books returned by ‘magic’ when the loan period expires • 6. Book theft and defacement no longer an issue

  12. Brisbane Librarians’ Dream List • 7. Batches of new books sent out according to customer’s personal profile • 8. Chapters for loan - not only whole books or series • 9. Interactive books available that talk to you and have video and hyperlinks

  13. Customers for E-book Readers

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  15. A Repeated Observation: the positive response of patrons who trialled the e-book readers

  16. What Patrons Enjoyed The backlight - its convenience Increased control over lighting, contrast and font size A customized reading environment Ease of use of eReaders

  17. For many of the users e-book technology did not emerge as a substitute for paper-based texts

  18. Instead e-books and the e-book readers were seen to be adding value and variety to the reading experiences of borrowers

  19. Libraries offer A community-based circulation model cushioning the financial and personal risk-taking of individuals who might hesitate at becoming early adopters of technology

  20. Libraries offer A unique and trusted forum for sharing and collecting information about the pros and cons of a new technology such as the ebook reader.

  21. Libraries of the Future Transaction Portals (controlled sharing) http://www.windsorpubliclibrary.com/ebook/ Information Portals (an information commons) Campbell, 2000

  22. The Brisbane Case Study: Patron and Library Perspectives on E-books and E-book Readers Linda Wilkins, Michael Coburn, Daria Loi, Peter Burrows

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