SWONtech News for July, 2012
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$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