Sony Readers Session Format: Cyber Zed Shed Saturday, March 14    9:00 AM - 9:20 AM     Session Number/Code: CZS Room:  Cyber Zed Shed Theater Presenter(s): Anne  Behler  Information Literacy Librarian, Penn State University  Program Description: The Penn State Libraries have partnered with Sony Electronics, Inc. to investigate the application of the Sony Reader in the higher education environment. So far, the Libraries have utilized the Sony Readers in both lending and classroom scenarios. The Sony Readers have proven an excellent way to offer entire libraries of best sellers on a single device, and have been an excellent complement to the Libraries' leisure reading hardcover collection. Course reading for several English classes and a first-year seminar in Library Studies are being delivered on the Sony Reader, enabling the students to carry their class texts, as well as their own research, on one small device. Other potential applications for the Sony Reader are in Services to Persons with Disabilities and Scholarly Communication and Research. This presentation will highlight the potential for these devices in a library setting, as well as patron reactions at Penn State so far.