a novel way to increase access to information?

kindles

a project of Duke University Medical Center Library

Pictures courtesy of Amazon.com

books

Better (Gawande) Chronic Disease Management (Nuovo) Current Diagnosis and Treatment Family Medicine (South-Paul) Cutting for Stone (Verghese) DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination (LeBlond et al) First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards (Le) How Doctors Think (Groopman) Pharmacotherapy for Primary Care (Linn) Primary Care of Musculoskeletal Problems in the Outpatient Setting

(Shahady) The Rational Clinical Exam (Simel)

guidelines

ATP3 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines 2006 COPD Gold Guide to Clinical Preventive Services JNC7 Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

support documentation

About the project Connect to PubMed for Handhelds EBM Glossary EBM Toolkit Family Medicine Clerkship Handbook General Library Information Kindle Training Tip Sheet PubMed Quick Reference Card Searching Tips Users’ Guide to Evidence-based Practice

feedback

feedback – use

feedback – features used

feedback – problems

feedback – problems

feedback – ease of use

feedback – ease of use

feedback – recommendations

feedback – recommendations

feedback – recommendations

lessons learned

• technology is a moving target• faculty involvement is key for

personalization

next steps

• more resource-poor sites for kindle

next steps?

other projects

• ipod touches for 8 clerkship directors• pre-loaded with relevant apps• training• exploratory

other projects

• calling for collaboration• graduate medical education• residents, attendings, nurses• teamwork efficiency, collaboration,

patient care

recommendations

know your audience– what devices do they already own?– are they willing and flexible to incorporate new

devices into their workflow?

recommendations

know your content– what do you want your audience to have

access to? – how will drm impact your project? – what materials are available for your device?

recommendations

know your optionsE-

Readers Apple iPad Amazon Kindle 2

Amazon Kindle DX

Barnes & Noble Nook

Sony Daily Edition

Plastic Logic Que proReader

PriceWiFi: $499-

699 3G/WiFi: $629-829

$259 $489 $259 $399 WiFi/4GB:$649 WiFi/3G/8GB: $799

Size .5 inches thick 8x 5.3x 0.36 in

10.4 x 7.2 x 0.38 in 7.7x 4.9x 0.5 in 8.13 x 4 x

19/32 in 8.5 x 11 x .33 in

Weight 1.5 lbs 10.2 oz 18.9 oz 12.1 oz 12.75 oz 17 ozScreen

Size 9.7 in 6 in 9.7 in 6 in 7.1 in 10.5 in

Display Backlit/Color Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale reading, color nav Grayscale Grayscale

Battery Life 11 hours

7 days with

wireless on

7 days with wireless on 10 days 7 days with

wireless on N/A

Input Touchscreen/ Soft keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Virtual Keyboard

Stylus/ Virtual

KeyboardTouchscreen/

Virtual Keyboard

Adapted from Venturebeat.com

recommendations

test the waters

questions?

megan.vonisenburg@duke.edu

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