The Espresso Book Ma chine

1. The Espresso Book Machine “An ATM for Books” Presentation by Cindy Porter

3. The Espresso Book Machine Espresso: Something made to order, one at a time, at the point of sale, quickly.

4. Espresso Book Machine Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q946sfGLxm4

5. University of Michigan Library

6. Why Espresso Book Machine? “Rather than a one-size-fits-all solution, we believe the best book format varies in relationship to its uses and users. Some of the time, an electronic book – that can be accessed any time, anywhere, and quickly searched – is exactly what we need. …

7. Why Espresso Book Machine? … At other times, the ideal form of the book is a nicely bound copy that helps with sustained reading, that serves as a physical reminder of a reading experience or that can easily be passed from hand to hand. - University of Michigan Libraries, 2008

8. University of Michigan Library Sometimes you feel like a nut … sometimes you don’t

9. How can the EBM benefit your library? • Provide affordable, high-quality books from your library and from resources such as the Internet Archive. • Give new life to books in the “long tail,” i.e., those that may be out of print or in low demand. • It’s a green solution: You only printing the books you need, at the “point of sale.” • Print digital collections and facsimiles of rare books. • Can be a new source of revenue.

10. Books in the hands of those who want them …

11. Questions? Comments?

12. Opportunity for Research • Federated search is currently a hot topic • Many academic libraries are implementing federated search • Current search systems don’t always account for music library users needs • Articulate needs of these users, so music libraries don’t get left out of this next stage