Your technology director has given you a budget of $10,000 for the purchase of handheld devices in your library. Using the prices in Chapter 5 of Courtney as a general guideline, what would you purchase and why?
Because I plan to work in an academic setting, I based my plan upon what would be useful in an academic library.
I would get a single tablet PC for the use of the staff. This device could be used to take notes directly into digital format while walking around the library. Staff could interview patrons on the fly, especially if the PC were equipped with a microphone, and could jot down notes and draw diagrams. It would be useful especially for planning new projects and for space planning. It could also be used at outreach events that take place away from a computer.
I would also get about 15 ebook readers for students and faculty to be able to use while in the library. The ebook readers would be connected to all the ebooks the library has access to. Another possibility would be if a student or faculty member has many journal articles to read online, he or she could download all the articles to an ebook reader and have them all at once. People associated with university/college - such as students, faculty, and staff - would be able to check out the ebook readers and use them in the library only. If they became popular, the library could decide to limit a checkout period to a certain number of hours.
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