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1 e-books….. or “May you live in interesting times”

2 “Dejà Vu All Over Again” All depends where you are on the slope

3 Why E-books Are Hot Hip and trendy Full text searching Anywhere anytime allure DE and MOOC heaven Space saving

4 “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

5 Academic User Expectations Why can’t we all use together? Currency ? How to cite? How to download/cut & paste? Textbooks? Privacy?

6 Scholarship Potential “Princeton Shorts” – University presses Disciplines varying use of information Editions control Enhancements through addition of data, images, GIS, etc.

7 Kindle Kids

8 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.


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