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e-books….. or “May you live in interesting times”
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“Dejà Vu All Over Again” All depends where you are on the slope
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Why E-books Are Hot Hip and trendy Full text searching Anywhere anytime allure DE and MOOC heaven Space saving
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“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
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Academic User Expectations Why can’t we all use together? Currency ? How to cite? How to download/cut & paste? Textbooks? Privacy?
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Scholarship Potential “Princeton Shorts” – University presses Disciplines varying use of information Editions control Enhancements through addition of data, images, GIS, etc.
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Kindle Kids
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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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