The document discusses the integration of eReaders into school media centers, focusing on the growing interest and usage of eBooks in libraries. It highlights statistics from a 2011 technology survey showing that while eBooks are increasingly present in school collections, barriers like cost and lack of digital devices remain significant challenges. The document also provides insights into different eBook formats and their compatibility with various devices.

1. Using eReaders to Add to Your
Existing Media Center Collection
Carolyn Jo Starkey, NBCT
Buckhorn High School
Alabama State Department of Education Library Media First Friday Webinars
February 3, 2012

2. Biography
Carolyn Jo Starkey
School Librarian,
Buckhorn High School
New Market, AL
Carolyn Starkey has been in education for 23 years, the last 13 related to school library media. She
served as the library media specialist at Sloman Primary School for seven years, obtaining her
certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in library media in 2003 while
there. After a 4 ½ year stint as Assistant Professor of Library Education Media at Alabama State
University, Carolyn is currently serving as a school librarian alongside Wendy Stephens at Buckhorn
High School and completing her dissertation in instructional leadership/instructional technology at the
University of Alabama. Her other professional commitments include positions as Co-Chair of the
Children's and School Library Division of the Alabama Library Association, Editor of ASLA„s The Alabama
School Librarian, and Chair of ISTE's Media Specialist Special Interest Group newsletter committee. She
also serves as a member of American Association of School Librarians' Publications Committee and
NCATE Coordinating Committee and has recently taken on a Co-Manager position of the AASL blog.
Carolyn is a frequent conference and professional development presenter on a wide range of topics in
school librarianship, technology, and online learning. New areas of interest include the integration of the
Common Core State Standards into school libraries and the implementation of the EDUCATEAlabama for
Librarians formative performance assessment system. Carolyn served as a member of the
EDUCATEAlabama for Librarians review committee and has presented on this topic over a dozen times
in 2011.

3. Introduction to eReading

4. Select History of eReading
1971: Michael Hart and Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

5. Select History of eReading
1998: First ebook readers: Rocket ebook and
SoftBook

6. Select History of eReading
2006: BooksOnBoard, one of the largest
independent ebookstores, opens and sells
ebooks and audiobooks in six different formats.

7. Select History of eReading
2007: Amazon begins selling Kindle in the
U.S.

8. Select History of eReading
2009:
“On Christmas Day, for the first time ever,
customers purchased more Kindle books than
physical books.”
---Amazon
Press Release
December 26, 2009

9. Select History of eReading
2010:
“In each of the last three months...sales of
books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of
hardcover books, and that growth is only
accelerating.”
---Mashable
July 19, 2010

10. Select History of eReading
2011:
“According to Association of American
Publishers‟ February 2011 Sales Report,
E-Books Rank as #1 Format among All Trade
Categories for the Month.”
---Andi Sporkin
April 14, 2011

11. Select History of eReading
2011:
“Ebook sales are expected to generate $9.7
billion worldwide in 2016, more than three
times the $3.2 billion the category is
expected to generate this year.”
---Mashable
December 1, 2011

12. School Library Journal’s
2011 Technology Survey
Graphs and data on succeeding slides are credited to SLJ and
available at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/890197-
312/sljs_2011_technology_survey_things.html.csp

13. • 1,187 U.S. school librarians
respondents
• Included public and private school
librarians
• Included elementary, middle, and
high school librarians
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

14. The number of
ebooks in school
libraries is growing,
with about a third
of respondents
saying they now
have them in their
collections.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

15. On average, ebooks
currently account
for approximately
0.5% of school
libraries‟
collections.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

16. Last year alone, K–
12 school libraries
spent an average of
$939 each on
digital books, from
a low of $390 at
the elementary
school level to
$1,749 in high
schools.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

17. Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

18. During the coming
two years, an
additional 28
percent of libraries
expect to add
ebooks, while 43
percent say they
may consider
adding them to
their collections.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

19. While 63 percent of
those surveyed say
that they can‟t afford
to buy digital books,
the biggest obstacle
to ebook acquisition
is libraries‟ lack of
digital devices (67
percent).
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

20. Overall, library
users most often
use the library‟s
computers to
read ebooks.
Dedicated
ereaders are
used in about
30% of schools.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

21. Competing platforms
are another major
hurdle. The array of
ereaders is daunting,
vendor practices
aren‟t school
friendly, and
administrative
requirements
overwhelming.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

22. Digital rights
management is
more of an issue
for high school
librarians (31
percent) and for
librarians under
age 35 (36
percent).
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

23. Over 84% of
school librarians
anticipate having
ebooks in their
collection five
years from now--a
14-fold increase by
2016, to 7.8
percent.
Facts and Conclusions from
SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

25. Definition
Electronic books (ebooks, eBooks, e-
books, Ebooks, etc.) can be anything from
the digital version of a paper book, to more
interactive content that includes hyperlinks
and multimedia. eBooks can be viewed on a
desktop computer, laptop, smartphone or
ebook reader.

26. Definition
A document file format is a text or
binary format for storing documents
on a storage media. A writer or
publisher has many options when it
comes to choosing a format for
publication.
.azw .epub .pdf
.mobi
.pdb .lit

27. Definition
Digital rights
management (DRM) is a
class of access control
technologies that are used
by hardware manufacturers,
publishers, copyright holders
and individuals with the
intent to limit the use of
digital content and devices
after sale. It is intended to
stop the practice of piracy.

28. .mobi, .prc, and .azw

29. .mobi, .prc, and .azw
Overview: Mobipocket is a
French company that started out
in the days of PDAs was
eventually purchased by Amazon
in 2005. When Amazon decided to
develop the Kindle, it was a
logical step for the company to
use its own proprietary format for
the new device's eBooks.

30. .mobi, .prc, and .azw
DRM: The Mobipocket format
allows books to be locked with
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
or not. When an encrypted file is
downloaded from a retailer it is
locked to the user's registered
device. The Kindle uses the same
DRM as the old Mobipocket
format.

31. .mobi, .prc, and .azw
Extensions:.mobi, .prc, and .azw.
There are no functional differences
between these formats, and the
files are exactly the same.

32. .mobi, .prc, and .azw
Devices: Kindle eBooks can be
read on any of the Kindle devices,
as well as in any of the Kindle
Apps for PC, Mac, iOS, Android,
Blackberry, etc.

33. .epub

34. .epub
Overview: The ePub format was
developed as an industry-wide
standard for eBooks. It is based on
a variety of other technologies and
standards, but its uniqueness is in
how it combines these standards
to provide a solid formatting
foundation for eBooks of just
about every shape and size.

35. .epub
DRM: The most popular DRM
option for ePub files is Adobe
Content Server, which is utilized by
Sony, Barnes & Noble, and many
other eBook stores. Apple's iBooks
application (on the iPad) utilizes
Apple's own Fairplay DRM, which is
not compatible with any other
eBook device or application.

36. .epub
Devices: ePub books can be read on
Windows and Mac computers with
Adobe Digital Editions; on the Barnes &
Noble NOOK and NOOKcolor; on all of
the Sony Reader devices; on the
iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch in iBooks and
in other apps; on the Android system
in Aldiko and other apps; and on Linux
computers and other handheld devices.

37. .epub
Devices 2: ePub books can also be
read online in Bookworm and in Ibis
Reader, a very good web-based
reading system that can be accessed
by mobile phones and computers, and
is designed to be used quite effectively
on the iPhone and Android devices.

38. .pdf

39. .pdf
Overview: Originally developed by
Adobe Systems, PDF is a file format
that preserves most attributes
(including color, formatting, graphics,
and more) of a source document no
matter which application, platform, and
hardware type was originally used to
create it. PDF files can be created on
your computer by a variety of
programs, including Adobe Acrobat.

40. .pdf
DRM: PDF files can be DMR locked,
both with the built-in password option
and with Adobe Content Server
through Adobe Digital Editions.

41. .pdf
Devices: PDF files can be read on
most computer systems with Adobe
Acrobat Reader or similar 3rd party
programs. They are also supported in
Adobe Digital Editions, a free eBook
library and reading program available
for Windows and Mac machines. The
Kindle DX and support PDF files
natively (without the need to convert
the file).

42. Format Conversion

43. Common eReader
Hardware and Applications

44. Common eReading Hardware
and Applications
• There are three basic types of devices:
• Readers
• Tablets
• Smart Phones and Other Portable
Devices
• Applications for PCs and Macs are
available.

45. Common eReading Hardware
and Applications
“UK-based Juniper
Research predicts that
nearly 30% of all ebooks in
2016 will be downloaded to
tablets.”
--Mashable
December 1, 2011

46. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Considerations
Function
Screen
eBook Selection
Cost
Size and Weight
Battery Life
Source: Squidoo.com

47. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
Function
In addition to eReader duties, a tablet computer allows you to use a
variety of apps on them, similar to use on smartphones like an
iPhones or Android phones. Depending on the model, tablets can
record video (sometimes in HD) and take high-quality photos. With
a tablet, you can play music, watch movies, browse the entire
internet including your social media websites, play games, print
wirelessly, email, use Google maps, play games, manage your
calendar and contacts, and more. With most e-readers, you have
limited browser functionality. Some function as MP3 players, and
some don't. They are devices that were designed for book reading,
and not much else.
Source: Squidoo.com

48. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
Screen
eBook readers like the Kindle and Nook use e-Ink (electronic ink)
screens. These screens are matte instead of glossy, which means
that they do not get reflections or glare even in bright sunlight.
They do not emit their own light, so the effect of reading on these
screens is very similar to reading from paper. e-Ink is not capable of
displaying media like color photos or video. It is made to render
words in a very print-on-paper type of way. Tablets have LCD
screens, just like any touch-screen phone, or a laptop screen. LCD
screens are back-lit, meaning that they emit their own light. The
screens are glossy, which means that they get reflections and glare
in sunlight. They are capable of displaying video and animation.
Source: Squidoo.com

49. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
eBook Selection
What ebook format does the device use? What selection of ebooks
are available for the patrons in question?
Source: Squidoo.com

50. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
Cost
Currently tablet computers are priced at around $500-$800. The
cost of eReaders keeps dropping. As of this morning (2/3/12):
Source: Squidoo.com

51. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
Size and Weight
eBook Reader devices generally all weigh about the same as a
standard paperback book -- about 8 oz or so. Tablets weigh
approximately 2 to 3 times that much. This all varies with each
specific model.
Source: Squidoo.com

52. Should I buy eReaders or tablets?
Consideration
Battery Life
The battery life of e-readers is significantly better than that of tablet
computers. e-Readers can typically go for a month or more of
regular use without having to be charged. Tablets run out of battery
life within a few hours or so. This is mostly due to the screen type
(discussed above) and the fact that they do a lot more internal
processing.
Source: Squidoo.com

53. Reviews for Common
eReading Hardware and
Applications

54. eBook Sources

55. eBook Sources
• Public Domain eBook Databases
• eBookstores
• Libraries
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56. eBook Sources

57. School Library Projects
2010-2011: Buffy Hamilton, The Unquiet Librarian,
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begins major documentation of an ereader project.
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58. School Library Projects
Buckhorn High School, New Market, AL
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59. School Library Projects
2011: Travis Jonkers used an innovation grant to
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purchase 10 e-readers to spread among the 5th and
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6th grade elementary building, the middle school,
and the high school.

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65. Session Resources
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