Librarian by Day » jason griffey http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ask And You Shall Receive, Jason Griffey Answers My eBooks, DRM and eReader Questions http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/25/ask-and-you-shall-receive-jason-griffey-answers-my-ebooks-drm-and-ereader-questions/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/25/ask-and-you-shall-receive-jason-griffey-answers-my-ebooks-drm-and-ereader-questions/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:03:00 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=4590 This morning on Twitter I asked: Can someone explain to me the tech reasons Kindle doesn’t work with library ebooks, know its DRM, want more specific plz & thnx @griffey I included an @griffey at the end because I suspected Jason Griffey was the person I know most likely to know the answer. I wasn’t wrong Even better he answered me via a blog post. Great technical information about ebooks, filetypes and DRM. Thinking talking or wondering about ebooks? Go read it. Similar Posts: eBooks and Libraries – We’re Screwed. But Wait! There’s Hope! Choosing a Reader for eBooks How I Got Over My Issues and Learned to Love eBooks]]>

This morning on Twitter I asked: Can someone explain to me the tech reasons Kindle doesn’t work with library ebooks, know its DRM, want more specific plz & thnx @griffey

I included an @griffey at the end because I suspected Jason Griffey was the person I know most likely to know the answer. I wasn’t wrong :-) Even better he answered me via a blog post.

Great technical information about ebooks, filetypes and DRM. Thinking talking or wondering about ebooks? Go read it.


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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/25/ask-and-you-shall-receive-jason-griffey-answers-my-ebooks-drm-and-ereader-questions/feed/ 8 ALA Battledecks 2010 The Rumble Royale Videos #ala10 http://librarianbyday.net/2010/07/01/ala-battledecks-2010-the-rumble-royale/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/07/01/ala-battledecks-2010-the-rumble-royale/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:40:01 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=4219 I have many blog posts percolating from ALA, pages of notes to decipher and I still need to regain my voice. However in the meantime something to tide you over – Battledecks. I have to give Janie Hermann mad props for my awesome bio: Next up is Bobbi “Nuclear” Newman She is the “Librarian by Day” and you will need to ask yo mama what she is by night! Bobbi’s passions include admiring shoes, buying shoes, talking about shoes, photographing shoes and tweeting about shoes. She has recently found the joy of going commando when presenting – yes, she has been known to give a talk without the safetynet of slides. At this battle, though, she will need to contend with slides once again. As the reigning leader of the ALA Annual Shoewhores she is hoping that her excellent choice of footwear tonight will see her through to yet another win at battledecks and the right to wear the tiara. It was a fierce competition between nine of us. Jason Griffey was crowned Queen King and I don’t remember the order of the others, though apparently I came in last. Jason was kind enough to let me and several others try on the tiara. [...]]]>

I have many blog posts percolating from ALA, pages of notes to decipher and I still need to regain my voice.

However in the meantime something to tide you over – Battledecks.

I have to give Janie Hermann mad props for my awesome bio:

Next up is Bobbi “Nuclear” Newman She is the “Librarian by Day” and you will need to ask yo mama what she is by night! Bobbi’s passions include admiring shoes, buying shoes, talking about shoes, photographing shoes and tweeting about shoes. She has recently found the joy of going commando when presenting – yes, she has been known to give a talk without the safetynet of slides. At this battle, though, she will need to contend with slides once again. As the reigning leader of the ALA Annual Shoewhores she is hoping that her excellent choice of footwear tonight will see her through to yet another win at battledecks and the right to wear the tiara.

It was a fierce competition between nine of us. Jason Griffey was crowned Queen King and I don’t remember the order of the others, though apparently I came in last. Jason was kind enough to let me and several others try on the tiara.

You can see my video and others below.

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/07/01/ala-battledecks-2010-the-rumble-royale/feed/ 6 Ubiquitous Computing – Jason Griffey – Unconference Session 1 http://librarianbyday.net/2009/07/10/ubiquitious-computing-jason-griffey-unconference-session-1/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/07/10/ubiquitious-computing-jason-griffey-unconference-session-1/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:26:12 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1574 Jason Griffey – I do lots of stuff google me Ubiquitous computing – computers everywhere, mobile phones, net books, kindles Devices to devices, no longer devices to server Metcalfs law Free – Chris Anderson Cant compete on cost so much make things easies Questions & Comments from Office: What about server costs? – how can you distribute free content when backend stuff costs? Jasson – bit torrent you distributed over a number of people who willing to share cost When you talk about servers are you talking about Tech or traditional such as a reference librarian might provide. Why itunes succeeds is an interface issue People will buy it because its easy and there is a uniform front Does quality have any role here? Should we rebrand ourselves as quality – Griffey – noSimilar Posts: My First ALA! Advice Tips and Tricks The Great Debate – Has library 2.0 fulfilled its promise? Jessica Moyer – Audio books, ebooks, & online reading impact on library services & collections]]>

Jason Griffey – I do lots of stuff google me
Ubiquitous computing – computers everywhere, mobile phones, net books, kindles
Devices to devices, no longer devices to server
Metcalfs law
Free – Chris Anderson
Cant compete on cost so much make things easies
Questions & Comments from Office:
What about server costs? – how can you distribute free content when backend stuff costs? Jasson – bit torrent you distributed over a number of people who willing to share cost
When you talk about servers are you talking about Tech or traditional such as a reference librarian might provide.
Why itunes succeeds is an interface issue
People will buy it because its easy and there is a uniform front
Does quality have any role here? Should we rebrand ourselves as quality – Griffey – noSimilar Posts:

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