ereaders, eLibrary, online reading, Overdrive - This presentation was originally presented at AASL 13 in Hartford, CT

1. Raising eReaders—Rising
Above Your Reluctancy
Paige Jaeger,
librarydoor.blogspot.com
infolit4U@twitter
paigejaeger@gmail.com
Terese Brennan, Secondary 6—12
Ann Myers, Grades 3 – 8
Marie Rossi, 9—12

2. Not your mother’s library
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3. Now is the time
Download-ability and device ownership
considerations:
As of September 2013:
•24% of Americans
ages 16 and older own
an e-reader
•35% of Americans
ages 16 and older own
a tablet computer
http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/
February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx

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“Accommodate
rather than
equip.”
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx

5. Many digital models, but few
have the ability to manage DRM
Library
Catalog
Discovery
Station!
Overdrive…
DRM for
Popular
Fiction

6. DRM & No DRM
Free & Fee

7. Lending Models:

9. For popular fiction, you can’t
beat Overdrive

11. From: Pew Internet Studieshttp://pewinternet.org/Infographics/2011/Generations-and-gadgets.aspx
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12. Convince
them and
market your
idea!
What is my
current
situation?
Do we
have
anything
eReady?
What are
possible
funding
sources?
What might be
out there
already for
free that I can
add to my
catalog?

13. Advocacy Plan:
• Can database funds be reallocated,
if no new money can be found?
• Can we forgo print purchases for one
year, to launch virtual download?
• Can we develop a campaign to build a
virtual library?
• Are there Title I funds available to build a
collection supporting classified students
(as a jumpstart)?
• Can this be funded via technology funds?
(think partnership)

14. 30 districts
• Leverage together for
discounted rates, if possible
• See OverDrive for single library vs.
“regional” consortium pricing.
84 libraries
66 librarians
“Can we buy books for the
library that only our kids can
check out?”
…Marie Rossi 2009
“Sure. We
can do that.”
-OverDrive

15. COPPA Laws
“I want to do
Overdrive, but I don’t
want my students to
checkout the blood,
guts, sex, and more. I
don’t even want them
to see that.” - Sue,
Elementary Librarian
2010
“Sure. We
can do that.”
-OverDrive

16. Use in Schools

17. ‘Hot spots in most of
our libraries. Three
districts are wireless
throughout the
buildings.

19. Marie Rossi
Ballston Spa High

24. Glens Falls Middle School
Ann Myers

25. Ebooks: helping bridge
the achievement gap?

26. Background
•A 20 year study on “Books and Schooling” indicates:
•Children from book-oriented home environments develop
valuable learning tools (vocabulary, information,
comprehension skills and many others).
•Each addition to a home library helps children get a little
further in school (years of schooling)
•The greatest impact is on book-poor homes. There is more
“bang for your book” with each additional book in these
homes/families.
(Evans, M.D.R. et al.)

27. What does this mean for
educators?
• For schools and teachers, the message is
clear…
• “We need to get more books into the
home and into the hands of
students.”
(Evans, M.D.R. et

28. GFMS uses eBooks for…
• Poverty level is over 40% district-wide
(as defined by free & reduced lunch)
• Large Special Ed and AIS population

29. Student Population

30. Academic Intervention Services
(AIS) ELA CLASSROOM

31. Reading in A.I.S.
(often enhanced with Overdrive audiobooks)

32. Increase comprehension
…use the built-in
dictionary
“HIGHLIGHT” and
then
“LOOK UP”

33. Short description of
character
The X-Ray feature
is helpful for books
with many
characters.
Finds where character is
introduced and subsequent
occurrences.

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39. Caveats &
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40. Statistics:
Every year our statistics
go up exponentially.

41. Credits
• http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/201
2/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx
• http://www.pewresearch.org/datatrend/media-and-technology/deviceownership/
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