Cil2011 frankenbooks

Frankenbooks?Stephen Abram, MLS

Computers in LibrariesWashington DC, March 22, 2011

Is this graphic correct? What’s wrong?

Is the book in your head?

Frankenbooks? Emotion? Morality?

The Physical Act of Reading

Think harder about book components!

Whose needs are met by e-books and e-libraries?

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Welcome

Questions for Today:

1. What is REALLY happening with eBooks?2. Where is all this change taking us?3. Do people still value the book? 4. What’s next?5. What is the role for librarians in our info-

future?

Books

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Encyclopedia

Reference

Directories

Dictionaries

Textbooks

Scholarly

Kiddy Lit

E-Learning

How would you reinvent

the book?

Mobility

What are thegood and badthings about

e-books?

GOOG

What does all this mean?

The Article level universe The Chapter and Paragraph Universe Integrated with Visuals – graphics and charts Integrated with ‘video’ Integrated with Sound and Speech Integrated with social web Integrated with interaction and not just

interactivity How would you enhance a book?

Device Issues

Borders Kobo, B&N Nook, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Sony, etc. . . .

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Mobility

Broadband

You must clearly understand the latest US FCC Whitespace Broadband Decision – THIS IS TRANSFORMATIONAL and going global

Local wired, mobile access ‘everywhere’ to the home and workplace

Geo-awareness: GIS, GPS, GEO-IP, etc. Wireless as a business strategy (Starbucks) Mobile dominates Largest generation

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People

My son: Zachary

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My son: Zachary

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Discovery & Ideas

Has the future changed?Has our future changed?

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The Future Discovered

• Stem Cells• fMRI and The Brain• Cloning• Trucking and GPS• Wind and other energy• Nanotechnology• Robotics• Massive Book Digitization• Music• Translation• Streaming Media• Seed Bank

InterdisciplinaryCross-disciplinaryIntegrated

A 1965 iPhone

Can libraries keep up with change?

Can you recall buying a 45? Can you recall dials on TVs? Can you recall dialling?

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