Comments on: Tablets, Libraries, and the Future

By: Marcus Cozza

Marcus Cozza — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:17:12 +0000

The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-book readers produced by Amazon.com. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media via wireless networking. The hardware platform, developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126, began as a single device and now comprises a range of devices – most using an E Ink electronic paper display capable of rendering 16 tones to simulate reading on paper while minimizing power consumption.;”’

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By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:00:40 +0000

It's definitely one you might want to experiment with and be thinking about for the future. Devices like these could be excellent opportunities for the library to improve services and continue to adapt in the 21st century.

By: Cweatherly

Cweatherly — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:15:34 +0000

This is one area that we need to look into while doing our long range planning! Look how far we've come in the past 5 years.

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Top Ten iPad Apps for Librarians | Information Tyrannosaur — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:05:09 +0000

[...] had an iPad for a number of weeks now and I find it’s really helping me organize information better. With the help of a few select apps I’ve downloaded I’m [...]

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:25:35 +0000

I agree, no multitasking is pretty annoying. But sometimes I almost like it. It makes me concentrate on one thing at a time which I sometimes struggle to do. Hopefully they fix it in the next OS update.

By: Sarah Faye Cohen

Sarah Faye Cohen — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:09:58 +0000

And don't forget how much we wish it would multitask! And edit documents. I am loving it for a lot of the same reasons but those two are pretty big hurdles in my book!