DID AMAZON JUST CHANGE THE WORLD? Unlimited Kindle Books is a Game Changer (if they can license everything) - The Ubiquitous Librarian - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Brian Mathews does a great job of summarizing the potential opportunities and pitfalls of Unlimited Kindle Books.  As e-books have continued to grow, everyone's been waiting for a service like this to come along and offer access to large quantities of them at a "reasonable" price.  Is this the one?



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Makerspaces is now an LC Subject Heading

You know that libraries are getting serious about makerspaces when this happens. 8-)  But all kidding aside, this should make it easier to find materials on makerspaces:



Makerspaces - LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress):



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The Future of Books Looks a Lot Like Netflix | Wired Business | Wired.com

Is this where we are heading for books?  I generally enjoy the Netflix model of streaming videos, but this is an interesting twist for text sources.  My big question:  is this something for which there could be library pricing plans offered, so that people who can't afford the service could still access it through their library?  That is the missing link for streaming media sources, and also for some e-book services.



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IBM Predicts Five Technologies That Will Change the World in the Next Five Years

Here's an interesting look at five technologies that might happen in the years ahead.  #2 might have some relevance to libraries, and the others would be pretty useful, even exciting, for life as a whole.

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The Netflix for books is here, it’s mobile, and it makes Amazon look old | PandoDaily

The Netflix for books is here, it’s mobile, and it makes Amazon look old | PandoDaily:

$9.95 per month and an iPhone will get you access to 100,000 books.  Not the newest titles, says the article, but hey, this might be of interest to high volume readers.  An iPad app is coming, and they hope to spread beyond iOS.

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7 Things You Should Read . . .

I've long recommended the EDUCAUSE Learning Institute's "7 Things You Should Know About" series.   Now there is a new series of essential publications to read about learning technologies called "7 Things You Should Read About".  Definitely worth checking out, so far for flipped classrooms and badges.

Survey on technology trends and impact on physical space

Here's a survey to take from an MLIS candidate from the University of Kentucky on how technology trends and expectations are impacting the renovation of library space:  https://docs.google.com/a/miamioh.edu/forms/d/1f08RNjPCFDMfusJlwXbL0FyepKYZiLLaBbQOCNX3R_A/viewform

Should be interesting to see the results.