ebooks 4 everybody: @smithsonian libraries
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eBooks 4 eVeryBody: @Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Internet Archive Leaders' Forum. Internet Archive, San Francico, CA. 24 October 2012.TRANSCRIPT
ebooks 4 eVeryBody: @Smithsonian Libraries
24 October 2012
Internet Archive Leaders' Forum
San Francisco
Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Libraries
19 Museums
9 Research Centers
The National Zoological Park
Locations from Cambridge, MA to the Republic of Panama
137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens
7.4 million digital records online
2 million library volumes
122,000 cubic feet of archival material
Books on Devices | in Apps | in BrowsersInternet Archive 2010
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Hispanics, Wealthy Increase Tablet Ownership
Between November 2010 and May 2011, the largest increases in tablet ownership have been among
men when compared with women; Hispanic adults when compared with white and African-American adults; adults 18-29; those with some college or college degrees; and those reporting household incomes of $30,000 or more. Overall, the highest rates of tablet ownership are among Hispanic adults and those with household incomes of at least $75,000 annually.
http://bit.ly/A6wjR1
Libros digitales para todos / eBooks for Everybody
Caveat, we don't endorse any eReader; we're showing Kindles and iPads and Nooks and Kobos, but that’s just for illustration purposes …
http://xkcd.com/14/
http://xkcd.com/14/
The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors
the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. U.S. Code Title 17. Chapter 1. Section 109
But most of the time I am!
Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Libraries
Twitter@UDCMRK
www.UDC793.org
Notes and citations for the slides available on the blog above
Thanks to Banjo for reading Northanger Abbey on the Kindle
Thanks!