Two posts on ebooks from the same blog caught my attention today. One was pointing to another post which was discussing the need for library 2.0 to incorporate books into it methods as this is still one of the primary functions of the library. I’m sure that some of the things he mentions, such as user comments inside books, have been discussed and done before in public libraries (although i do forget the name of it). Anyhow, its still worth looking at and reminding ourselves that people still associate the library with books, and we must find ways of developing this primary usage of them to include new methods of service delivery and user experience.

The second post i have to admit made me giggle, it’s another pointer to a post which likens people’s scepticism and concern about incorporating hand held computing equipment (such as ebook readers) into education to resistance to other advances in technology such as paper, manufactured ink and ball point pens. I wonder what things that are thought crazy today will be totally normal and mundane in the future. Hmmm…

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