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Dear Ezekiel At the Royal Society of Medicine our Library is comparatively small and we only have about 350 ebook titles so far. Our main problem is that neither of our two providers seem to make available any kind of app for tablets, mobile phones, e-readers etc. Anything they've demonstrated so far has been really difficult to get working on a phone, for example. The alternative is to be logged on to the internet on a computer in order to use them. Having said that, they are still used quite steadily. Our experience is that, although e-resources are developing quickly and their use is growing at the same rate, not all the providers involved seem to have quite caught up! Sorry this is just anecdotal. Rosemary Rosemary Strivens Assistant Librarian, Collection Management The Royal Society of Medicine Library 1 Wimpole Street LONDON W1G 0AE http://www.rsm.ac.uk/library -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peters-Ugowe, Ezekiel Sent: 30 October 2012 15:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [lis-e-resources] Nooks and Kindles Dear Subscribers I am currently researching on the influence of Nooks and Kindles (or other e-readers) devices to libraries of the 21st century. What are the benefits and setbacks as the conventional library is evolving into more and more electronics base. Please has anyone got an opinion on this or any related topics? Any of your related research you have carried out before will be of a knowledge to start from. I am assistant Library; our library is passing through a feasibility planning for a major refurbishment to meet the 21st century challenges Ezekiel Peters-Ugowe Assistant Librarian (Serials) ________________________________ The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those of the IET unless explicitly stated. lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ ***************** Important Notice - Disclaimer ****************** This email is from the Royal Society of Medicine, Registered Charity No:- 206219 This email and any attachments may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. This email is intended for the use of the addressee only. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email software and then delete the message. Email sent to the RSM may be monitored in line with current legislation and good practice. ************************************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG