Where in the publishing world are libraries?

WHERE IN THE PUBLISHING WORLD? Katie Dunneback Consultant East Central Library Services - Bettendorf, IA The Library Part of the Equation

What is Reader’s Advisory?
“ A patron-centered library service for adult leisure readers. A successful readers’ advisory service is one in which knowledgeable, nonjudgmental staff help fiction and nonfiction readers with their leisure-reading needs.”
Joyce Saricks, Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library , 3 rd edition (2005)

Iowa Spending
FY09 (7/08 to 6/09)
Total: $14,121,073
Print: $10,175,460
Electronic: $1,104,697
FY10 (7/09 to 6/10)
Total: $14,077,241 (-.31%)
Print: $9,762,105 (-4.1%)
Electronic: $1,132,325 (+2.5%)

Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science
Books are for use.
Every reader his [or her] book.
Every book its reader.
Save the time of the reader.
The library is a growing organism.

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4. Save the time of the reader.

2 Ways to Save Time
Better Metadata
Slicker DRM (if no DRM in the first place)

Download and Transfer

Transferring to an eReader Device

Nook View

Returning Books Early

A little wisdom of the ages
Leon: A radio's a little box that you buy on the installment plan, and before you tune it in, they tell you there's a new model out. - Ninotchka , 1939

Photo Credits
“ Library of Celsus at Ephesus” by QuartierLatin1968 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/22174859@N00/382186961/
“ generic book shots” by Michael Casey - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelcasey/2547447735/
“ Ranganathan Has A Posse” by Aaron Schmidt - http://www.walkingpaper.org/128
“ Clocks” by jim crossley- http://www.flickr.com/photos/raindog/2701083851
“ Running Fast, Running True” by Balaji Dutt M V- http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvbalaji/315527168/

Where in the publishing world are libraries?

by Katie Dunneback on Feb 16, 2011

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