Comments on: The Kindle and Reference 2.0

By: Courtney S

Courtney S — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:15:22 +0000

I think it is different. It's a direct line – the patron doesn't even have to visit the library website and click on the Meebo widget.. The patron doesn't have to know that XYZ Public Library is the one that serves him/her – just that if I go to this place on my Kindle, humans will answer my questions and give me the stuff I need right now. It kind of makes me wonder where libraries were/are in the planning of this service. Is this something we should try to work with Amazon on? Or is it something we can emulate to create better reference services?

By: travis

travis — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:57:03 +0000

I’d want some crazy-strong privacy functions on this info. Libraries go to great lengths to protect the privacy freedoms of their patrons. Would Amazon be willing to fight as hard? Would it be easier for courts to subpoena the person who did the research, than the documentation of the search itself?

By: C’mon baby, Kindle my fire? « Library Alchemy

C’mon baby, Kindle my fire? « Library Alchemy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:46:31 +0000

[...] feature I really want to test is the NowNow beta, as described by this blog post. A paper-light, comprehensive reading and reference resource with live tech support? Dear Santa: [...]

By: Courtney S

Courtney S — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:37:15 +0000

I think it is different. It’s a direct line – the patron doesn’t even have to visit the library website and click on the Meebo widget.. The patron doesn’t have to know that XYZ Public Library is the one that serves him/her – just that if I go to this place on my Kindle, humans will answer my questions and give me the stuff I need right now. It kind of makes me wonder where libraries were/are in the planning of this service. Is this something we should try to work with Amazon on? Or is it something we can emulate to create better reference services?