Suzanne Reymer & Jan ZauhaMontana State Library Montana State University Library

STALKING THE WILD E-BOOK:

HELPING ACADEMIC AND

PUBLIC PATRONS BAG E-CONTENT

E-Ink Readers

E-Content Consumption Devices

Tablets

Public Library E-Content Providers

Consumer E-Content Providers

Are we ready for multimedia and interactive e-content?

And what does all this mean for your library?

•Public Libraries• Collection management – how much should we be spending on e-content vs. other print, video, audio, etc.?•Digital divide – how do we meet the needs of the device have nots? Buying and circulating e-reader devices?• Licensing/DRM issues – who owns the content?• Staff vs. patron knowledge and comfort level

And what does all this mean for your library?

•Academic Libraries• Collection expectations• Tech issues• Knowledge gaps• Interpretive community/ classroom impact• Text/content and information literacy• Campus use• Partner libraries

Commonalities•Budget

•Knowledge

•Time

•Demand

•Training

What are YOU doing?

1. How do you find out what devices your patrons/students are using?

2. How are you meeting their collection needs?

3. Are you collaborating to make e-books more affordable and accessible? With whom and how?

4. How much technical help are you prepared to give your patrons/students?

5. What training does your staff need and how are you helping them?

6. Successes?7. Continuing challenges?

What can we do for each other?

• Things to try?

• Things to think about?

•Ways to collaborate?

• Best practices?