Hello, beautiful people!

My name isAmelia Peloquin.

I’m a library/tech/web

consultant in and around

Massachusetts. (This is what my head looks like.)

Stuff I Like:

Here’s something I’m working on:

http://www.southboroughlib.org/

We’re having lots of fun with Google Analytics.

People are getting dumber.

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Publishers want to sell books & make money.

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They don’t care.

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So, why am I talking about this at a

technology panel?

We need you to fight HarperCollins.

BoingBoing.net: http://boingboing.net/2011/02/25/harpercollins-to-lib.html

Fight this tooth & nail. Don’t be nice.

“Plan A is to stop putting dangerous, anti-patron technology into your collections…” - Cory Doctorow, on DRM

Don’t count on Overdrive (or any other vendor)

to negotiate on your behalf.

Don’t count on Overdrive (or any other vendor)

to negotiate on your behalf.

Overdrive wants to sell ebooks and make money.They don’t care.

Librarians are the only players in the eBook showdown who are dedicated to serving the needs of library patrons.

As paper books lose market share, libraries are becoming less and less

relevant.

As paper books lose market share, libraries are becoming less and less

relevant.

Not cool.

As paper books lose market share, libraries are becoming less and less

relevant.

Not cool.

What will the role of libraries be 100 years from now, when paper books are a novelty?

An educated electorate is vital in order to have a functional democratic process.

Lack of information literacy is actively undermining our entire political system.

Worst. Billboard. Ever.

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Hey, America’s got a big problem!

NYTimes.com: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html

We need your help.

But hey! Humanity is getting smarter.

Let’s Work Together

• How can we tap into the Cognitive Surplus to promote the betterment of our culture, society, world?• Can we make civic engagement as fun and addictive as playing Angry Birds?

http://boycottharpercollins.com/

(Thank you C/W MARS for supporting the boycott!)

In Conclusion…

In Conclusion…• Don’t sign crappy vendor agreements

• Don’t spend your collections budget on DRM-crippled products

• Push back, get creative

• Argue! • Befriend your legislators

• Advocate, Advocate, Advocate!

Want to get in touch?

www.ameliapeloquin.comamelia@peloquin.com

@amelialouise

Or come say hi! I’ll be here all day.