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Tablets and e-Readers:Information at Your FingertipsEmily J. Hurst, MSLSTechnology CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of MedicineSouth Central Region
Agenda
Tablet Computer – Defined
Slate Size
Touch Screen
Mobile
Tablet History
1972 Dynabook Illustration 1987 Apple Newton
Tablet Take-Off•2010 Apple Introduces iPad
•450,000 iPad units sold first weekend
•September 2012 – 84 Million units sold
• Photos from Mashable.com http://mashable.com/2010/05/28/ipad-international-launch/
Tablet Ownership Today - US
• Tablet Ownership 2013: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspx
Who’s Buying Tablets?
• Tablet Ownership 2013: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspx
A World of Options
•Currently over 100 tablet models on the market
Screen Size
Best of Both Worlds?
• Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET
Game Changer?
Operating Systems
• Q1 2013: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57555318-37/ipad-still-dominates-tablets-but-android-grabs-market-share/
More OS to Come
Apps All Around
App Development• “We invite you to develop computer and mobile
applications using {free} National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources.”
• NLM API’s: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/api/
Step Inside the Stores
• https://play.google.com/ • https://itunes.apple.com/us/
Restricted Access
• Photo: Barnes and Noble Nook HD vs. Kindle Fire HR: Specs Compared: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410230,00.asp PCMag.com
Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Sites
• Mobile Apps▫ An application designed to run
on a specific OS▫ Programming for each OS is
necessary▫ Provides rich user interaction
by integrating with existing tablet or smartphone features (GPS, camera, etc)
▫ Do not have to rely on Internet connectivity
▫ Can push alerts to users▫ Preinstalled or downloaded
from an application directory
• Mobile Sites▫ Free to access▫ Mobile version of the website▫ Mobile site generators help
create mobile versions of current websites
▫ Mobile site programming (HTML)
▫ Cannot push alerts to users▫ Internet connection required
Mobile Gallery of Apps and Sites•http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/
Hands on Activity•Work with a partner answer and use the iPad 2 to
answer the activity questions.
Break – 15 mins
Accessibility
Tablets in Education
Rising Student Device Ownership
• Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets 2012: http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf
Emerging Trend
Managing Multiple Devices
•Volume Purchase Plans – Apple▫http://www.apple.com/education/volume-purchase-p
rogram/
Other Options
Tablets in Your Library
• Product Images from: http://www.ipadenclosures.com/
Accessories
In Practice
Whatdoyoucallit
•e-reader
•e-book reader
•e-book device
•What about tablets?
Digital Book Worms
• Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets 2012: http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Survey_Summary_2012.pdf
e-Books & Libraries
• Pew Internet and American Life Project - E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-jumps-print-book-reading-declines/
eReader Devices
• Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET
e-Books on other Devices
Display Difference
New Advances
eReaders – More than Just BooksInternet Email
Music/MP3
Other File Types
Common e-book File Formats
File Format File Extension eReaders
ePub .epub Kindle Devices, Android Devices, Apple iOS Devices, Barnes and Noble Nook Devices, and others
iBook .ibooks Apple iOS Devices
KF8 (Amazon Kindle)
.azw, .kf8 Kindle, Kindle Fire
Mobieocket .prc, .mobi Kindle Devices, Android Decices, Apple iOS Devices, and others
Portable Document Format
.pdf Kindle Devices, Nook Devices, Android Devices, Appile iOS Devices, Sony Reader, and others
Plain Text Files .txt All eReaders
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats
Free e-Books•Project Gutenberg
▫http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Free e-Books from NLM•NCBI Bookshelf
▫http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books
Hands On Activities•Use the Kindle 2 to answer the activity questions.
Think Legal
Medicine Meets e-Book•The Kindled Library Project
▫http://kindledlibrary.wetpaint.com/
Outreach with eReaders•Funding for outreach project available.
Crystal Ball?•Tablets not going away
•More low cost options
•How long will laptops last?
•More e-content content available
•How long will eReaders last?
Resources• Information at Your Fingertips weblinks:
http://ow.ly/bNY8Z • iPads and Tablets in Libraries:
http://tabletsinlibraries.tumblr.com/
Questions
Petting Zoo
Photo from flickr.com by Rich Moffitt
Contact
Emily J. Hurst, MSLSTechnology CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of Medicine
South Central [email protected](800) 338.7657 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX only)
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of
Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.