july 2012

$200 for 8GB versionHigher resolution display than Kindle FireIntegrated with the Google Play store

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/nexus-7-review/http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/29/3125396/google-nexus-7-review

New books, books on sale, book picks.No Lending Library

Google Play vs. Amazon Ebookstores

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/52854-google-play-vs-amazon-how-the-two-bookstores-compare.html

$10/month for monthly & bi-weekly mags$15/month for tabloids & weeklies, plus above

Next Issue: iPad Magazine Reader

http://www.nextissue.com/storefront/

“It takes the average reader just seven hours to read the !nal book in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy on the Kobo e-reader.”

“Barnes & Noble . . . has recently started studying customers' digital reading behavior. . . . [T]he company is starting to share their insights with publishers to help them create books that better hold people's attention.”

“Your E-Book Is Reading You”

Wall Street Journal article:http://on.wsj.com/NSYkmC

William Duke

Building ebook systems, but publishers don’t come

“The Ebook Cargo Cult”

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2012/the-ebook-cargo-cult/

Can you do it yourself?

Douglas County Library: DIY Ebook Hosting

http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2012/03/douglas-county-libraries-diy-e-book-hosting.htmlhttp://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/06/ebooks/all-hat-no-cattle-a-call-for-libraries-to-transform-before-its-too-late/

Also hires IT lead from Douglas County

Bibliotheca Adopts DCL’s Ebook Model

http://www.bibliotheca.com/1/index.php/newsit/comunicati-stampa/455-bibliotheca-to-support-open-source-ebook-modelhttp://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/06/ebooks/bibliotheca-debuts-ebook-division-on-douglas-county-model/

Working to create “an ebook ownership model along the same lines as the Douglas County Libraries in Colorado.”

Also “on the verge of striking a deal with Smashwords for outright ownership of its top-selling titles, which will also include a self-publishing option for patrons.”

~10,000 top titles for ~$3/each

Califa Lands $325,000 in Funding

http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/06/ebooks/califa-lands-325000-in-funding-for-ebook-ownership-project-deal-close-with-smashwords/

When library ebook services don’t meet customer expectations, start with an apology

Expectations, Overdrive & Customer Service

http://swontech.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/expectations-overdrive-customer-service/http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2012/Ebook-lending-Your-public-librarys-best-kept-secret.aspx

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Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study, 2010-11

http://www.ala.org/research/sites/ala.org.research/!les/content/initiatives/plftas/2010_2011/plftas11-statetables.pdf

Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study, 2010-11

http://www.ala.org/research/sites/ala.org.research/!les/content/initiatives/plftas/2010_2011/plftas11-statetables.pdf

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ALA Conference: Library iPad App Picks

http://www.slideshare.net/gcaserotti/theres-an-app-for-that-13482268

1. DRM does discourage “oversharing” (e.g. putting !les on a website for anyone to download). Although DRMs will be and are cracked, breaking DRM acts as a “speed bump” that less determined users may judge not to be worth the trouble.

2. Cracking DRM is illegal in many countries... which puts a damper on the ease of use and availability of cracks to the general public.

“Lightweight” EPUB DRM Proposed

http://idpf.org/epub-content-protectionhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2012/06/lightweight-drm-no-drm.html

Makerspaces De!ned,Described

Participatory Learning

“Affinity Spaces”

Makerspace: An Introduction

http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/makerspaces-participatory-learning-and-libraries/

Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Library Parking Lot: Make Edition

http://boingboing.net/2012/07/11/maker-station-in-library-parki.html

Inexpensive microprocessor (like the one that drives your microwave) that you can program.

Maker: Arduino Introduction

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/08/opinion/banzi-ted-open-source/index.htmlhttp://www.instructables.com/id/RFID-pet-feeder/

30 Days of Free Projects, starting July 16:Rockets, Animated GIFs, Polymer Clay & more

Maker Camp on Google+

http://makezine.com/maker-camp/schedule/index.html

Download-only, XP and up

Windows 8 Upgrades: $40?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/02/microsoft-announces-39-99-windows-8-pro-upgrade-offer-for-most/

QR codes on stickers placed around townLead to ebook downloads (Project Gutenburg)Ebooks related to sticker locations

Klagenfurt’s Virtual Library (Austria)

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/10/project_ingeborg_turns_austrian_town_klagenfurt_into_library_with_nfc_qr_codes.htmlhttp://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpingeb.org%2F

“Does it end tragically or have a happy one? Was there a high squirm factor? What about the use of curse words?”

“Each Net#ix entry in the massive Net#ix library is tagged with north of 100 data points. Some are simple, like the gender and jobs of the main characters. Others are ratings, like how violent is the title on a scale of one to !ve?”

Net!ix’s Movie Indexing

http://o.canada.com/2012/07/06/how-to-get-paid-for-watching-net#ix/

Adult Programming• Yoga Class, 2x a week. Free to patrons, full

room (~50 people) every class. Instructor = $80/hr

• Microbusiness class for teens. Can’t !nd a job? Here how to make a plan for your own biz. 75 teens & Carol Topp, CPA, who wrote a book series on the topic

• Plant exchange. Leave one, take one. Runs for 1 month so word of mouth can build. Chance for other plant-related classes?

• Travel agent program to plan your Disney vacation: 40 people came (all about timing)

Recent PLAPPN Meeting Highlights, June 20

http://www.swonlibraries.org/plappn

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AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching & Learning

http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/894866-312/aasl_unveils_top_25_websites.html.csp

From Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Flickr, the Web

Storify: Compile Online Conversations

http://storify.com/!shpatrol/it-s-just-a-test-casehttp://storify.com/tour