As librarians begin to think about purchasing ereaders and tablets like the iPad for their libraries, it might be a good idea to tape the Maker’s Bill of Rights on your wall and see if the new hardware you are thinking of buying can meet all, or any, of its requirements. As budgets are cut the more we can take care of our own hardware, the better. Remember Mister Jalopy’s mantra, “If you can’t open it, you don’t own it”.
