We Ditched our Kindles and You Can, Too!

Conference Year

Online Northwest 2013

Session

5

Type

Lightning Talk

Presenters

• Jane Nichols, Oregon State University
• Uta Hussong-Christian, Oregon State University

Abstract

For the last two and a half years, OSU Libraries & Press (OSUL&P) circulated Kindle ereaders as a way to offer our students and faculty a popular reading collection. Although all OSU students, faculty and staff can get a card at the local public library just blocks from campus, our collection continuously shows high demand. From an initial staff­-selected collection of about 60 titles the collection has grown to over 600 largely patron-­selected titles and consistently has a filled wait list; clearly this niche service has found an audience! So, why ditch our Kindles in favor of...tablets? Come find out how we re­-envision this service and hear preliminary results of this new tablet lending program.

Links

• We Ditched our Kindles and You Can, Too! (PDF)