Survey Of Public Library Use Of Tablet Computers Smartphones Ebook Readers

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ISBN 13 : 9781574402377
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Survey of Public Library Use of Tablet Computers, Smartphones & Ebook Readers written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 91-page study looks closely at how public libraries are using tablet computers, smartphones and eBook readers. It helps librarians to answer questions such as: How many libraries have tablet computers? How many loan them out to patrons? What is their stock of tablets? What brands do they prefer? How much do they currently spend and plan to spend on tablets, smartphones and eBook readers in the future? How are they using tablets? How have tablets affected reference, information literacy, children¿s librarianship, administration and other areas? How have tablets impacted their buying plans for desktop and laptop computers? Which apps do they use? Have they developed their own apps? How likely are public libraries to buy certain specific brands such as Kindle, iPad or products from specific companies such as Asus, SONY, Motorola or Apple?

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402323
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Survey of the Use of Tablet Computers by Academic & Special Libraries written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special 78-page report looks closely at how academic and special libraries are using tablet computers. It helps librarians and information technology personnel to answer such questions as: what type of libraries are using tablets? What are they using them for? Which library departments are benefiting most from tablet use? Which brands of tablet are most popular? What are buying plans for the future? What stock of tablets do libraries have and how fast do they plan to expand this stock? How have tablets affected their ebook acquisition plans? What kind of apps do they use or develop for their tablets? Do they loan out tablets to patrons? On what terms? How long can patrons borrow them? Have they had losses due to theft? What is their overall budget for tablets and app development?

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402439
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survey of Public Library Plans for Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and other Computing Devices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks closely at the purchasing plans of public libraries for personal computers, workstations, laptops and other computing devices. The study looks at quantities demanded, money spent, brand preferences, and deployment policies, among other issues.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402846
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survey of Policies to Assure Mobile Device Access to the Library Website written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 100+ page study looks closely at the measures taken by academic, public, and special libraries to assure that mobile devices–iPads, iPhones, Android devices, Kindles and many others–can access the library website easily and fluently. The report looks at the development of new versions of websites specifically designed for mobile access, at use of various paid and open source services and product for mobile device access, and at general library policies designed to ease the experience of mobile device users. The report presents highly detailed data on the extent of library website traffic accounted for by mobile devices, the impact on library resource use of the deployment of mobile friendly information products from vendors, and much more. More than 60 libraries contributed comprehensive data and insights to the report, and data is broken out by size and type of library and other useful criteria

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574403079
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Library Use of eBooks written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study gives highly detailed data on the eBook purchasing and use habits of a sample of 70 public libraries. The survey helps its readers to answer questions such as: how much are public libraries spending on eBooks? How much do they spend on specific vendors and publishers such as OverDrive, Baker & Taylor, EBSCO, Recorded Books, Gale and Harper Collins, Penguin/Random House and many others. The study also gives detailed data on the extent that various eBook use and purchasing models account for library eBook spending, providing data on ownership models, pay per view models, subscription models and others. The study also provides data on the growth rate of each type of model. The report also looks at how libraries use public domain eBooks. The study also provides detailed data on the use of eAudiobooks, relating expenditures, growth rates, and the number of titles held. In addition the report looks at the extent to which public libraries are able to make available eBooks for best sellers, and their overall strategy for reconciling their print and eBook collections. The study also looks at the growing use of tablet computers in public libraries, at the uses and abuses of eBook use statistics, use of electronic directories, the direction of eBook prices, and many other issues in public library eBook selection and management.

Author : Adriana G. Bus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135859906
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multimedia and Literacy Development written by Adriana G. Bus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the state of the art in multimedia applications and their promise for enhancing early literacy development, this volume, the first synthesis of evidence-based research in its field, broadens the field of reading research by looking beyond print-only experiences to young readers’ encounters with multimedia stories on Internet and DVD.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402986
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survey of Tablet Computer Lending Programs in Libraries written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 80-page study presents the results of a survey of 42 libraries with tablet lending programs or those just about to implement one. The report gives detailed data and commentary on how the programs were organized, financed and implemented and their impact on patrons and libraries. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many tablets do libraries maintain for loan? Which brands do they prefer and which are they planning to purchase in the future? How much have they spent on their tablet lending programs and plan to spend? Do they load their tablets with apps? If so how do they choose them? How many tablets are lost to theft? Or to negligence or accidents? What is the fine for overdue tablets? What is the length of the lending period? What are the circulation figures for tablets? What has been the impact on other library resources, such as a pre-existing laptop lending program? Or on use of the library’s eBook collection? Which libraries do they view as models and what advice can they offer to peers? What services or training are offered to library patrons about how to use the tablets? Data in the report is broken out by library type (public library/public college/private college/special library), by size of library staff, and size of stock of tablet loaned and other variables.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402498
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for Computer Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and other Computing Devices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 160+ page study examines the purchasing plans of academic libraries for key computing infrastructure including plans for fixed workstations, personal computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets and other computing devices. The report helps to answer questions such as: how are libraries and their sometime patrons in college information technology departments allocating funds among different types of computing devices? How has the mobile computing revolution affected plans for fixed workstation purchasing? What percentage of students use their own computers in the library and what percentage of them use the library’s computers? What computer brands do libraries prefer? What are the official and real replacement cycles for computers? How many computers are reserved for staff use alone? To what extent are libraries concentrating computing resources in “information commons” or technology centers? What is the future or such centers? What are their budgets? How much are libraries allocating to computer and information literacy? How effective are these policies.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
ISBN 13 : 1574402234
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks closely at how libraries use eBooks. It is based on a survey of 68 academic, public, corporate, legal and other special libraries and covers licensing, collection planning, use of consortiums for purchasing, number and type of suppliers used, spending levels, spending plans, use of tablets, eReaders and other technologies, use of eTextbooks, eDirectories and related spending plans, preferences for licenses from individual publishers or aggregators, and plans for license renewals. The study gives details of use of and spending on a broad range of vendors and distributors including Amazon and Barnes & Noble, among many others. The study also covers: use of eBooks for course reserves, eBook issues in interlibrary loan, and the emergence of dedicated endowments for eBook purchases. The study also covers the types of eBook models preferred by libraries of different types, and how librarians view likely developments in the eBook industry.

Author : Elizabeth Willse
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442243910
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Tablets and Apps in Libraries written by Elizabeth Willse and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 52 million tablet devices were sold during the fourth quarter of 2012 and sales are predicted to continue to increase in years to come. These lightweight mobile computing devices are quickly becoming an integral part of patrons’ everyday lives. Libraries are responding by incorporating them into their programs and services. Using Tablets and App in Libraries outlines how libraries can support this new BYOD (bring your own device) culture including offering app events and instruction, installing mounted tablets within the library, offering tablet lending programs, initiating tablet training programs for staff, and ways to evaluate and use quality apps. Discover how you can implement a successful tablet program in your library. Through this comprehensive guide, readers will learn: How to integrate the potential of tablet technology into existing library programs and staff workflows How to Host a Staff Training Technology Petting Zoo How to provide tablet support and training for your patrons How to use tablets in your story time and other children’s programming How to circulate tablets in your library How to use tablets to promote library services How to use tablets in your physical spaces to provide and gather information