The Survey Of The Use Of Tablet Computers By Academic Special Libraries

Download or read book The Survey of the Use of Tablet Computers by Academic & Special Libraries written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special 78-page report looks closely at how academic and special libraries are using tablet computers. It helps librarians and information technology personnel to answer such questions as: what type of libraries are using tablets? What are they using them for? Which library departments are benefiting most from tablet use? Which brands of tablet are most popular? What are buying plans for the future? What stock of tablets do libraries have and how fast do they plan to expand this stock? How have tablets affected their ebook acquisition plans? What kind of apps do they use or develop for their tablets? Do they loan out tablets to patrons? On what terms? How long can patrons borrow them? Have they had losses due to theft? What is their overall budget for tablets and app development?