EHSLibrary » eReaders http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:59:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 eSynapse Spring 2012 Issue Available http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/01/16/esynapse-spring-2012-issue-available/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/01/16/esynapse-spring-2012-issue-available/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:11:28 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1377 logo for library newsletterThe Spring 2012 issue of eSynapse, the newsletter of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, is now available online.

Enjoy these issue highlights:

  • From the Director – IPE
  • John W. Mauger Library Champion
  • Introducing . . . Christy Jarvis
  • Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Eccles Library — Part III
  • Reorganizing the Eccles Library Website
  • Cool Tools: Dropbox
  • eReader/Tablet Checkout Available at the Library
  • Jean P. Shipman Appointed Co-Convener of Chicago Collaborative
  • Upcoming Events
    • Exploring Health Care Disparities
    • Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture Focuses on eScience-eResearch
    • Join Us for the NCBI Discovery Workshops
    • Workshops @ the Library
  • 2012 Eccles Library Construction Notice

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744
Assistant editors:

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

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eReaders and Mobile Devices for Check-out http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/11/07/ereaders-and-mobile-devices-for-check-out/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/11/07/ereaders-and-mobile-devices-for-check-out/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:12:46 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1215 e-Readers: Kindle, Nook, iPad, Xoom

The Library recently purchased a number of eReaders and mobile devices for faculty and students to check out and try before purchasing. They include:

  • Apple’s iPad (3 available)
  • Motorola Xoom (3 available)
  • Amazon Kindle (6 available)
  • Barnes and Noble Nook (3 “1st Edition” and 3 color)

Eccles Library staff and faculty demonstrated each of the devices at our September LIFT Forum (see earlier blog post), after which attendees had the opportunity to try the devices.

These devices come pre-loaded with software and eBooks for patrons to peruse. Are you considering purchasing one of these devices? Or are you just curious about them? Stop by the Library and check one out today. And then come back and tell us what you think!

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Another successful LIFT Forum http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/09/08/another-successful-lift-forum/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/09/08/another-successful-lift-forum/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:15:13 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1050 Screens showing slides and an iPad interface.On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, Eccles Library presented its monthly LIFT Forum on “Hot Mobile Devices: Tablets and eReaders” yesterday. Amy Honisett, Peter Jones, Jeanne Le Ber and Nancy Lombardo provided brief overviews of the iPad, Xoom, Kindle and Nook. At the end of the presentation, these devices were available for attenders to try out. And these devices are available for checkout beginning today!

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Wed, Sept 7 LIFT Forum — Hot Mobile Devices: Tablets and eReaders http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/09/01/wed-sept-7-lift-forum-hot-mobile-devices-tablets-and-ereaders/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/09/01/wed-sept-7-lift-forum-hot-mobile-devices-tablets-and-ereaders/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:02:43 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1030 The Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Library and Information Technology Forum features Amy Honisett, Peter Jones, Jeanne Le Ber and Nancy Lombardo speaking about Hot Mobile Devices: Tablets and eReaders. Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 1750 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

Program Description: Current hot mobile devices include Tablets and eReaders.  The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library has purchased a number of tablets and eReaders to provide our patrons the opportunity to try these latest mobile technologies. This presentation provides an overview of the library’s tablet/eReader project, introduces the basic features of the iPad, Xoom, Nook and Kindle, and reviews some favorite apps.  The devices are WiFi only, and require a wireless network in range to work effectively. On campus, the devices can easily use UConnect and UGuest WiFi networks.

Devices will be available for show and tell after the presentation.

e-Readers: Kindle, Nook, iPad, Xoom

Please join us to learn more about these devices and how you might check one out.

Presenters
Amy Honisett:
Education Librarian
Peter Jones:
Consultant
Jeanne Le Ber: Associate Director for Education and Research
Nancy Lombardo:
Associate Director for Information Technology
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.

Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:  Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

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Fall 2011 issue of eSynapse newsletter now available http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/08/26/fall-2011-esynapse-issue-available/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/08/26/fall-2011-esynapse-issue-available/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:10:20 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=1007 logo for library newsletterThe Fall 2011 issue of eSynapse, the newsletter of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, is now available online.

Issue highlights include:

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu
or assistant editor Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534 or julie.quilter@utah.edu

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

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Replacing textbooks with eReaders? http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/08/22/replacing-textbooks-with-ereaders/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/08/22/replacing-textbooks-with-ereaders/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:45:55 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=992 e-readers in higher ed logoIn an article posted last fall by the Chronicle of Higher Education, one way to reduce textbook costs for students would be to charge students a class materials fee which could then be used to buy eBooks for everyone in the class. Ebooks are “far cheaper to produce than printed texts, making a bulk purchase more feasible. By ordering books by the hundreds or thousands, colleges can negotiate a much better rate than students were able to get on their own, even for used books. And publishers could eliminate the used-book market and reduce incentives for students to illegally download copies as well.” Colleges and universities could even get bulk pricing on the e-readers themselves, either in software or hardware versions.

What would this mean for libraries? If every student has every book for every course, libraries would not have to purchase a copy to keep on reserve. They could focus more on purchases that would complement a given course’s content, including professors’ preferred journals.

But what form would this complementary content take? If eBooks become the norm, replacing print, we would need new ways for students to access our resources — journals, reference materials, etc. In other countries, to pay for purchases it is common to swipe one’s cellphone. Would libraries need a kiosk or similar device where students would swipe their eReader and receive materials they ordered during their research? Or would that functionality be handled by a learning management system (a later version of Blackboard)? If the latter were the case, libraries might simply become database-purchase-and-management centers, gradually losing the library-as-place concept and function.

Or, librarians could take the lead, and build a system that pulls topics from the instructor’s syllabus in a course management system (CMS), noting which areas will be covered at what point in the semester. The librarians could then uploading links to helpful resources directly to the CMS tailored to the class schedule. As students submit topics & descriptions for assignments to the CMS, librarians monitor them and offer personalize search assistance, even inviting students to the library for one-on-one search coaching.

These are two visions of the future of libraries. What do you think? What is your vision? Tell us!

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Report on iPad usability http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/07/08/report-on-ipad-usability/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2011/07/08/report-on-ipad-usability/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:25:56 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=933 iPad 2According to the blog ReadWriteWeb, web usability expert Jakob Nielsen has published a report about how people are using iPads. This is a follow-up report to his first usability study of the iPad a year ago, and it provides details about strengths and problems with the device. Nielsen reports that both versions of the iPad work well with websites as long as any tasks users had to complete on a given website weren’t too complicate. For many apps, touchable areas are just too small and not easy to use, with some not even looking touchable. And when there are multiple items on the same screen that can be manipulated with swiping, there are ambiguity problems with it.

The Eccles Library has purchased a number of eReaders (iPads, nooks, Kindles) for patrons to learn about and experiment with, and will be made available to the public after our staff have been trained on them. Stay tuned…

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