1. Tablets and e-Readers: Information at Your Fingertips Emily J. Hurst, MSLS Technology Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region

2. Agenda

3. Tablet Computer – Defined Slate Size Touch Screen Mobile

4. Tablet History 1972 Dynabook Illustration 1987 Apple Newton

5. Tablet Take-Off 2010 Apple Introduces iPad 450,000 iPad units sold first weekend September 2012 – 84 Million units sold Photos from Mashable.com http://mashable.com/2010/05/28/ipad-international-launch/http://mashable.com/2010/05/28/ipad-international-launch/

6. Tablet Ownership Today - US Tablet Ownership 2013: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspxhttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspx

7. Who’s Buying Tablets? Tablet Ownership 2013: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspxhttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspx

8. A World of Options Currently over 100 tablet models on the market

9. Screen Size

10. Best of Both Worlds? Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET

11. Game Changer?

12. Operating Systems Q1 2013: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57555318-37/ipad-still-dominates-tablets-but-android- grabs-market-share/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57555318-37/ipad-still-dominates-tablets-but-android- grabs-market-share/

13. More OS to Come

14. Apps All Around

15. App Development “We invite you to develop computer and mobile applications using {free} National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources.” NLM API’s: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/api/http://www.nlm.nih.gov/api/

16. Step Inside the Stores https://play.google.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/

17. Restricted Access Photo: Barnes and Noble Nook HD vs. Kindle Fire HR: Specs Compared: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410230,00.asp PCMag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410230,00.asp

18. Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Sites Mobile Apps ▫ An application designed to run on a specific OS ▫ Programming for each OS is necessary ▫ Provides rich user interaction by integrating with existing tablet or smartphone features (GPS, camera, etc) ▫ Do not have to rely on Internet connectivity ▫ Can push alerts to users ▫ Preinstalled or downloaded from an application directory Mobile Sites ▫Free to access ▫Mobile version of the website ▫Mobile site generators help create mobile versions of current websites ▫Mobile site programming (HTML) ▫Cannot push alerts to users ▫Internet connection required

19. Mobile Gallery of Apps and Sites http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/

20. Hands on Activity Work with a partner answer and use the iPad 2 to answer the activity questions.

21. Break – 15 mins

22. Accessibility

23. Tablets in Education

24. Rising Student Device Ownership Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets 2012: http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf

25. Emerging Trend

26. Managing Multiple Devices Volume Purchase Plans – Apple ▫ http://www.apple.com/education/volume-purchase- program/ http://www.apple.com/education/volume-purchase- program/

27. Other Options

28. Tablets in Your Library Product Images from: http://www.ipadenclosures.com/http://www.ipadenclosures.com/

29. Accessories

30. In Practice

31. Whatdoyoucallit e-reader e-book reader e-book device What about tablets?

32. Digital Book Worms Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets 2012: http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf

33. e-Books & Libraries Pew Internet and American Life Project - E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-jumps-print-book-reading-declines/ http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-jumps-print-book-reading-declines/

34. eReader Devices Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET

35. e-Books on other Devices

36. Display Difference

37. New Advances

38. eReaders – More than Just Books Internet Email Music/MP3 Other File Types

39. Common e-book File Formats File FormatFile ExtensioneReaders ePub.epubKindle Devices, Android Devices, Apple iOS Devices, Barnes and Noble Nook Devices, and others iBook.ibooksApple iOS Devices KF8 (Amazon Kindle).azw,.kf8Kindle, Kindle Fire Mobieocket.prc,.mobiKindle Devices, Android Decices, Apple iOS Devices, and others Portable Document Format.pdfKindle Devices, Nook Devices, Android Devices, Appile iOS Devices, Sony Reader, and others Plain Text Files.txtAll eReaders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats

40. Free e-Books Project Gutenberg ▫ http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

41. Free e-Books from NLM NCBI Bookshelf ▫ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books

42. Hands On Activities Use the Kindle 2 to answer the activity questions.

43. Think Legal

44. Medicine Meets e-Book The Kindled Library Project ▫ http://kindledlibrary.wetpaint.com/ http://kindledlibrary.wetpaint.com/

45. Outreach with eReaders Funding for outreach project available.

46. Crystal Ball? Tablets not going away More low cost options How long will laptops last? More e-content content available How long will eReaders last?

47. Resources Information at Your Fingertips weblinks: http://ow.ly/bNY8Z http://ow.ly/bNY8Z iPads and Tablets in Libraries: http://tabletsinlibraries.tumblr.com/ http://tabletsinlibraries.tumblr.com/

48. Questions

49. Petting Zoo Photo from flickr.com by Rich MoffittRich Moffitt

50. Contact Emily J. Hurst, MSLS Technology Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region emily.hurst@exch.library.tmc.edu (800) 338.7657 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX only) This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011- 00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.