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Scale, M.-S. E. (2013). Tablet adoption and implementation in academic libraries: a qualitative analysis of librarians’ discourse on blogging platforms. Library Hi Tech News, 30(5), 5–9. doi:10.1108/LHTN-04-2013-0024 Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is primarily to report on a 2011 online discussion on tablets and their adoption in libraries, as observed by the researcher in blog postings and micro-blog postings. Design/methodology/approach – The researcher examined blogs and tweets about the diffusion of tablets in academic libraries to find out why early adopters or academic librarians adopted tablets and implemented them into library services. Findings – Results reveal that academic librarians and libraries adopt and integrate tablets into library services because they can offer wireless access to the library's e-collection and e-resources in ways better than e-readers or smartphones and because librarians have some level of familiarity with using tablets for their own work purposes before they considered extending such purposes to users. Practical implications – Academic libraries are investing in devices to facilitate users' access to growing e-resources. Tablet devices are one such option. However, many tablets are expensive, equalling or totalling more than the costs of laptops. The decision to adopt and implement them into library services needs to be informed by the experiences of others, in order to determine if it is a worthwhile purchase. Originality/value – This paper departs from the general pattern of library literature on the subject of tablet adoption, by breaking with the tradition of being only informed by practice and emerging trial and error, to a more reflective approach to those experiences informed by Rogers' theory of the diffusions of innovations. thank you, stephen STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
