the lay of the land: libraries, ebooks,

The Lay of the Land: Libraries, eBooks, and the Future

Toby Greenwalt | 18 November 2010 | An RLACE Program

May you live in interesting times

eBooks under the microscope

eBooks under the microscope

eBooks under the microscope

Turning content into software

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Pick your poison

Interoperability

Social features

Value-added content

Still room for printed media

Enter the publishing industry

What are our options?

A matter of cost

The usability factor

Coming soon?

Coming soon?

What do we want?

Current options: friendly publishers

Current options: patron-driven acquisitions

Current options: the National Digital Library?

Current options: the National Digital Library?

The market has a way

If you want something done right…

libraryrenewal.org

The collection is us

Demand creates opportunity

Thank You

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Sources + Credits:Slide 2: http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO& Product_Code=BEAT-READING&Category_Code=BEAT (Used with permission.)

- http://blogs.forrester.com/james_mcquivey/10-11-08-ebooks_ready_to_climb_past_1_billion Slide 3/4/5: http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2722 (Used with permission.)Slide 7: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clonedmilkmen/5111779335/ (cc Cloned Milkmen)Slide 8: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeoliveri/4608158126/ (cc Mike Oliveri)

- http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/Jun/Four-or-More--The-New-Demographic.aspx Slide 10: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/11/e-volution.html Slide 11: http://curbly.com/diy-maven/posts/8297-how-to-bind-your-favorite-ebooks Slide 12: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/ebooks-in-libraries-thorny-problem-says.html Slide 15: http://bradcolbow.com/archive/view/the_brads_why_drm_doesnt_work/?p=205 (Used with permission)Slide 16: http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2010/11/09/sneak-preview-overdrive-ebook-app-for-iphone/ Slide 17: http://mobiputing.com/tag/bluefire-reader/Slide 19: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/45000-libraries-say-no-drm--springer-agrees-.html Slide 21: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kt/447777117/ (cc Kevin Trotman)

- http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2010/11/why-we-cant-afford-not-to-create-a-well-stocked-national-digital-library-system/66111/1/ Slide 23: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqAwj5ssU2c Slide 24: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWWdBA-CresSlide 25: http://www.libraryrenewal.comSlide 26: http://www.walkingpaper.org/2790 (cc Aaron Schmidt)Slide 27: http://aquabrowser.skokielibrary.info/?hreciid=%7clibrary%2fmarc%2fskokie-iii%7cb1632564

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