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Spokestroll
While looking at Sony’s Web page today, I saw this picture and was just confused: Me troll, me like Sony Reader I just don’t get it. What do the troll and pixie/fairy/elf/whatever have to do with the...
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Is that a maxi or mini iPad?
Sorry, cannot help myself. This may go down in history as one of the worst product names ever. This is what happens when the boys do not let the girls in on their decisions. I should, however, be...
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Article on ebooks
I have an article in a forthcoming issue of Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) on ebooks. Thanks to the wisdom of its editorial board, authors have permission to self-archive their articles wherever...
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Other people’s toys
flickr, myuibe So the iPad has landed, selling more units than even Apple had bothered to predict. Not much of a surprise there, and it sounds as if a lot of people are pretty happy with the machine....
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Google ebookstore – an early review
The other shoe has dropped. As we all knew would happen, Google has now entered the ebook market, and with their usual “we do it bigger and better” approach. They already offer 3 million titles that...
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Have ebooks finally arrived?
In a 2010 piece written for Information Standards Quarterly, I suggested that ebooks may, at least in the near future, remain the elusive next big thing they have promised to be for over a decade. A...
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Transformational technologies in libraries
When I interviewed here at McMaster, I was asked to speak on the topic of transformational technologies in libraries. Generally, I think the phrase “transformational technology” is overapplied by a...
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Another ebook casualty?
flickr - cogdogblog Caveat lector. Good advice for any reader, but particularly when it comes to the fragile world of ebooks. Since publishers sign deals with certain distributors, but not others, one...
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Why libraries should collect books
My post about why I no longer collect books demonstrated once again the significant cultural differences between the two nations I know best, namely the U.S. and Germany (still have a way to go with...
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Access 2013 YYT notes
Below are my notes from this year’s Access conference held in St. John’s, Newfoundland from September 23-26. Access is always worthwhile, but this year’s was particularly enriching for me, and I...
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