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Use of the e -Reader to Reduce Paper Use Dr Mary Dean, Edge Hill University 14 December 2010 deanm@edgehill.ac.uk Project website http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/solsticeinaction/ereader/http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/solsticeinaction/ereader/ JISC Greening ICT project http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/greeningict/ereader.aspx http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/greeningict/ereader.aspx Slide 2 e-reader Demonstrator Project An evaluation of Sony Touch e-reader (PRS-600) Trialled in 2 institutional committees for one year Edge Hill University Project involved: procedural changes (admin) behavioural changes training in the technology . to achieve green benefits Edge Hill University Slide 3 Sony e-reader and behavioural change Sony e-reader: does what it says in the manual cannot enlarge tables in pdf files 6 screen a limitation page-turning slow Edge Hill University So . participants have had to adapt preparation usually on VDU screen plain paper for notes take papers in order data projector in meeting Slide 4 Evaluation of project Evaluation is underway: Affordances of the e-reader limit business usage Technology is moving rapidly, trialling a few iPads iPads overcome A4 and page turning issues, but expensive Evaluation of green benefits complex Size comparison: papers, iPad (in case), e-reader. Edge Hill University Slide 5 Paper savings and paper reduction Paper savings: committee papers not printed very few exceptions, and few pages printed other committees / business use (not yet evaluated) Committee paper saving calculations (minimum) 6 meetings, 26000 pages 7670 metres length of 73 football pitches (FIFA laws, 105m length) would cover 6 tennis courts add in other uses Crowd at football game PYMCA. Two ladies and a gent on the tennis courts Francis Street, Wick. The North Highland College. Slide 6 Paperless committees people really tried to make it work important want to remain paperless green issues important people find other uses for the technology and save more paper iPad is seen as desirable to people. A reward for changing behaviour. Burbo Bank Wind Farm Now Fully Operational Getty Images. Summary we are making progress on reducing printed paper usage. Technology is developing rapidly. The route ahead may change Tracks across the outback Getty Images.