Chad Mairn, Chief Technology Officer, Novare Lib Services
- ebooks are not new but the devices have recently swelled in popularity
- libraries are about community, not books
- 3rd party ebook vendors are expensive: lots of *stuff* involved...licensing, drm etc...worrisome that these vendors might move to direct to peeps model (like netflicks)
- Douglas County Library has a home-grown system...shows big players that libs *can* do this on their own
- over 50% of peeps purchase books due to being introduced to authors at the library
- big training piece: um, yeah! Role of library staff to train users how to get the ebooks on their devices
- libs need to understand econtent privacy issues, and how to explain to users
- will tweet link to document about privacy...check it out
- new advances: colour e-ink
- libraries need to advocate for open access
- most authors not motivated by money (esp text book authors)
Ken Roberts (Chief Lib: Hamilton PL)
- desire for a discovery layer, to integrate material from a variety of sources in to the lib's opac: people just want the info
- we don't organize hard copy material by publisher, so why should we organize e-stuff by publisher?! (don't have all the Simon and Schuster books together on the shelf!)
- libs need to understand publishers needs (why they provide certain models)...libs need to present our evidence much better, and so do the vendors
- check out mediasurfer...allows peeps to check out ipads and other devices (they are wiped / cleaned when returned)...nifty
- need to think about what the ebook will become: graphic novels / apps / and more...need to plan for that
- information is beautiful WOW! super cool! visual interpretations of data / info...appeals to visual learners (show it to G!)...and share with others (link on FB)...very nifty
Buffy Hamilton, Creekview High School
- The Unquiet Librarian
- k-12 perspective
- (fabulous southern accent!)
- experience with school kids: ereaders removed stumbling block of "wow that book is HUGE I could never read that!"
- school administrators want to see data-driven results ...evidence-based is pervasive!
- easy management of content is needed
- there is no "one size fits all" solution
Matt Barnes, VP Marketing at eBrary
- "questions I hear a lot"
- ebooks at the intersection of people, business and tech
- people: the human factor...how ebooks are used
- money: the business factor...how ebooks are being bought/solc
- progress: the tech factor
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