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Gadgets and Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library
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| Jason Griffey |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-5809-4 |
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Publisher: ALA TechSource |
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Price: $43.00 |
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Library Technology Reports, April 2010 (46:3)
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36 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-5809-4
Year Published: 2010
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We live in the age of cell phones, iPads and netbooks, where gadgets are everywhere, and many people use one at nearly every waking moment. The newest gadgets don't often come cheap, and a poor investment can be costly for an institution like a library.
In this issue of Library Technology Reports, eminent blogger and library technology expert Jason Griffey provides a comprehensive guide to the present and future of modern gadgets, and how they can fit in to any librarian's plan for a high-tech future. From e-readers to cameras and audio recorders to the iPad, Jason provides insight into what these devices can do, how much they cost, and how librarians can use them to enhance their facilities and service.
Topics Covered in this Issue Include:
- Electronic Book Readers
- Sony eReaders
- The Kindle
- The Nook
- eReaders slated for future release
- Personal Multimedia Devices for Capturing and Consuming
- Video Capture Devices
- Audio Capture Devices
- Personal Scanners/ Text Capture Devices
- Personal Multimedia Devices
- The iPad
- Odd or Unusual Gadgets
- Chumby
- The Sony Dash
- Nabaztag
- Maker culture and "open source" hardware
About the Author
Jason Griffey is the Head of Library Information Technology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His latest book, Mobile Technology and Libraries, is due out Spring of 2010 as a part of Neal-Schuman's upcoming "Tech Set." Jason's previous book, Library Blogging, written with Karen A. Coombs, is available through Amazon. He can be stalked obsessively at www.jasongriffey.net and Pattern Recognition, his personal and professional blog, which has been active since 2003. He is the author of the American Libraries Perpetual Beta, and is also a columnist for the ALA Techsource blog. Jason was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers in 2009, and is regularly invited to speak on libraries, the social economy, mobile technology, and other technology related issues.
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