check out a kindle!
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Check out a Kindle!. Dan Holden. Background to Project. Queen’s Annual Fund application in January 2010 Advice from: Duke University Oregon State University Stanford University MIT Texas A&M University Also considered Sony Reader and iPad Targeted planning students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Check out a Kindle!
Dan Holden
Queen’s Annual Fund application in January 2010 Advice from: ◦Duke University◦Oregon State University◦Stanford University◦MIT◦Texas A&M University
Also considered Sony Reader and iPad Targeted planning students Duration of project is academic year 2010/11
Background to Project
1. Provide students with opportunity to experience new technologies
2. Investigate whether functionality of Kindles benefits students with disabilities
3. Enable students to use library books in more flexible ways
4. Improve student access to high-demand library books
Aims of Project
Purchased 5 Kindle DXs, cases and UK mains chargers
33 e-books chosen by academic staff
E-books purchased using Library’s Amazon account
Publisher restrictions on maximum number of Kindles can load a title
Acquisition of Kindles and E-books
Kindles available from August 2010 Limit of one Kindle per student or member of staff Loan periods:
◦Undergraduates/taught postgrads - 4 weeks
◦Research postgrads/staff - 12 weeks Can be renewed and reserved Overdue fines charged
Circulation (1)
Upon return of Kindle:
◦Check condition of Kindle and accessories
◦Check all titles still available
◦Check ‘deregistered’
◦Check Wireless is switched off
◦Delete ‘My Clippings’
Circulation (2)
Other considerations:
◦Password protection
◦‘Manage Social Networks’ and Web browser
◦‘Create New Collection’
Circulation (3)
Publicized on Library website (http://bit.ly/b4Qgou),
Twitter, etc Flyers distributed at beginning of lectures Print/electronic ‘Getting Started Guide’ available Dedicated email address: [email protected] Printed and online survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QVXT5JL
Support
Total no. of Kindle borrowers = 27 (14 planners) Average no. of times print copies loaned = approx. 4
Usage: 27 September 2010 to DateKindle Loans Days not on Loan1 8 62 5 43 6 284 7 135 5 0Total 31 51
Did you find the Kindle useful?◦Yes = 8 (6 planners)◦No = 5 (2 planners)
... no page numbers on the e-books [...] impossible to reference
... I think iPads and Nooks are better A wider variety of books would have been more
interesting including a few from Project Gutenburg I was not happy with the display quality as well as
the user interface
Survey
Would you borrow a Kindle again or recommend it to a friend?◦Yes = 6 (4 planners)◦No = 7 (4 planners)
Need more books, possibly organised by theme I found it too frustrating to use, but the screen
readability is good I have since purchased my own kindle ... I've realised I like being able to flick through books
and physically bookmark pages
Survey
How can we make the Kindle service more useful to you?
Make people more aware of it, I only stumbled on it
by accident Make more kindles available Wider variety of books ... Allow loading of research material by the borrower
Survey
Publicize service more widely
Resolve accessibility issue
Assess latest generation Kindle
Assess free e-books
Short-Term Developments
Determine whether Planning want to develop service
Determine whether other schools want to become involved
Assess whether to loan USB cables Convene group to devise long-term strategy
including assessment of iPad, Sony Reader and NOOK
Long-Term Developments