School Libraries Grapple with Surge in Ereaders
RSSBy Lauren Barack
The number of adults who own a tablet computer or ebook reader surged from 10 percent to 19 percent between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012, according to a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Likewise, school librarians have observed that more students had acquired digital reading devices over the winter break, too—providing an opportunity for lessons on ebook borrowing, not to mention piracy. "One student asked me to upload an ePub file on her new tablet, so I saw she had way too many files on there, and no way were they all legal," says Wendy Stephens, a school librarian at Buckhorn High School in New Market, AL. "I've talked with students about how digital property issues are the same as physical property. But I'm definitely going to incorporate some digital citizenship around technology with teachers and with students." Read more on The Digital Shift...
January 27, 2012
While ownership of digital reading devices nearly doubled among adults after the holidays, a similar phenomenon has occurred among teens, according to school librarians, who see the trend as a unique opportunity.
