e-books….. or

“May you live in interesting times”

“Dejà Vu All Over

Again”

• All depends where you are on the slope

Why E-books Are Hot

• Hip and trendy

• Full text searching

• Anywhere anytime allure

• DE and MOOC heaven

• Space saving

“Opportunities” for Research Libraries

• DRM and licensing

• “Big Deal” territory

• DDA fill some with fear

• Awareness for users – lose of “browsability”

• Platform and format non-standards

Academic User Expectations

• Why can’t we all use together?

• Currency ?

• How to cite?

• How to download/cut & paste?

• Textbooks?

• Privacy?

Scholarship Potential

• “Princeton Shorts” – University presses

• Disciplines varying use of information

• Editions control

• Enhancements through addition of data, images, GIS, etc.

Kindle Kids

Ranganathan Laws

• Books are for use.• Every reader his [or her] book.• Every book its reader.• Save the time of the reader.• The library is a growing

organism.