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INTRODUCING ELECTRONIC
READERS INTO YOUR
CIRCULATIONJanet Henley
LIS 5260
April 2, 2012
HISTORY OF READING MEDIUM
Clay Tablets
Papyrus
Wax Tablets
Parchment
Paper
Books in Monasteries Copied by Monks
Printing Press Mass Producing Books
Electronic Tablets(History)
?
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?Kindle
NookSony
iPad
THE BIG QUESTION
S Who Cares? Where do I start? What are other libraries doing? Is it affordable? What policies do we implement? What do we do with all our print books? What type of books do we make available in this format?
WHOCARES?
25% of children age
15-17say they have
read a book on a digital
device.2010 Kids and Family Reading Report
57% of children age 9-17 are interested in
reading books on a digital
device2010 Kids and Family Reading Report
Among children age 9-17, 33%
would read more if they had
greater access to eBooks on an
eReader.2010 Kids and Family Reading Report
Young adult eBook novel sales are well above print novel sales for Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Young adults are perfectly poised to read digitally.
(Springen, 20)
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WHERE
DO I START?
WHAT ARE
OTHER LIBRAR
IES DOING?
66% of public libraries
are offering ebooks.
Embracing Readers of Books and eBooks
CAN I AFFORD THIS FOR MY LIBRAR
Y?
WHAT POLICIES WOULD I NEED TO IMPLEMENT IN MY LIBRARY?
WHAT DO I DO
WITH THE
BOOKS I ALREADY
HAVE?
WHAT TYPES
OF BOOKS
SHOULD I GET?
WAYS TO INCREASE STUDENT READING“ Use all kinds of media like computers, nook, kindle, leapfrog leap pads, or any other electronic media (10).”
“Have plenty of things to read available all the time. This means magazines, chapter books, picture books, newspapers, and even online books (10).”
“TECHNOLOGY, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, IS CHANGING THE WAY CHILDREN READ, AS WELL AS OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING” (LAMB, 56).
“ Stay tuned. Like a good series,the YAe-reading story is full of suspense—and isn’t over yet (Are).”
Works Cited
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“Are Teens Embracing E-Books?” Publishers Weekly 259.8 (2012): 20-23. Library
Literature & Information Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 22 Mar.
2012.Bock, Jessica. “Schools are Turning Heads an Pages With Their Ebooks.” St. Louis
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“History of Books.” Wikipedia. Wikipedia.com. Web. 20 Mar. 2012.
Lamb, Annette, and Larry Johnson. “Nurturing A New Breed of Reader.”
Teacher Librarian 39.1 (2011): 56-63. Library Literature &
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“Reading Books in the Digital Age.” 2010 Kids and Family Reading
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