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eBooks Jennifer Schwelik Beachwood Schools jschwelik@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us http://www.beachwood.k12.oh.us/bhslmc/bhsref.htm ½ character/second 1 character/cubic inch 2 characters/second 250 characters/cubic inch Paper 4000 B.C. 2800 B.C. 3000 miles - 18 days 3000 characters/second
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eBooks Jennifer Schwelik Beachwood Schools jschwelik@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us http://www.beachwood.k12.oh.us/bhslmc/bhsref.htm
½ character/second 1 character/cubic inch 2 characters/second 250 characters/cubic inch Paper 4000 B.C. 2800 B.C. 3000 miles - 18 days
3000 characters/second 500 characters/cubic inch Printing Press 1450 A.D. 3000 miles - 18 days Telegraph 1837 3000 miles - 4 minutes
Stephen King Digitized Books Today In 2000, Stephen King’s book, Riding the Bullet, was introduced to the public in eBook format only. • 20,000 characters/second • 125 billion characters/cubic inch • 3000 miles - 1 trillionth of a second
THE GOALS • Improving library service • Maximizing user satisfaction • Keeping within the constraints of the budget • Designing an easily identifiable space in cyberspace
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