Penn State University Libraries loaned out Sony Readers loaded with ebooks to students and faculty. They used virtual machines to simulate 20 separate Sony libraries on 2 computers. Each virtual machine hosted 10 Sony Readers for a total of 100 available. Content was cataloged and the devices circulated for 2 weeks with no renewals or holds allowed. English and first year seminar classes had semester-long loans while others were 2 weeks. Users received instruction and training materials. Surveys and other assessments were used to evaluate the program.

1. Penn State UniversityLibraries

2. Sony Project

3. March 2008

4. 100

10. Disability Services

12. Sony Purchasing Model

14. The Challenge

17. Virtual Machines!

19. 2 licenses for vmware workstation

20. 20 ip addresses

21. 1 libraries email address

22. 19 email aliases

24. 10 sony libraries

27. call number also corresponded to the reader name in the SonyLibrary

29. No renewals

30. No holds

33. Zipper pouch

34. “luggage tag”

35. Instruction sheet

38. English – projects, interviews

40. Exploring additional devices

42. ful105@psu.edu