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ILL and iPad: reflections on the fast and furious

Published:2010-06-01 Issue:2 Volume:26 Page:65-68
ISSN:1065-075X
Container-title:OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
language:en
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Author:

Medeiros Norm

Abstract

PurposeThe aim of this article is to describe the burgeoning business of interlibrary loan and the nature of information awareness. It also aims to review Apple's iPad tablet computer.Design/methodology/approachThe article is designed to provoke thought regarding Apple's entry into the e‐reader market.FindingsThe findings suggest that the iPad is not the killer device that will displace laptops.Originality/valueThe article should provide basic information about the features and limitations of the iPad, and how the product could grow into a more useful device in the future.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Library and Information Sciences,Education,Information Systems

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