By Janis El Shabazz, Air Force Personnel Center Public
Affairs / Published November 19, 2014
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Airmen at
19 Air Force installations around the world will soon have access to a new
200-title audiobook and eBook digital library, Air Force officials said.
The 19 participating installations will help test digital
content distribution using the new Air Force eReader AERO; a single portable
device developed by digital content provider Findaway World in collaboration
with the Air Force Library Program Office.
“Our mission is to support Airmen and their families around
the world through library facilities, resources and tools that enhance their
quality of life and build resiliency,” said Air Force Library Branch Chief
Margie Buchanan. “When we learned what a positive impact the Navy had with
their eReader we decided that it would be a great quality-of-life initiative to
create one for Air Force personnel.”
AERO is a custom-designed, secure device, pre-loaded with
items selected by the Air Force Library Program.
The device augments the Air Force Library services by
increasing the size of each library’s content catalog without the need for
additional base library staff training and physical logistics.
Airmen will access the new digital content, which will
include best-sellers, classics, professional development and entertainment
titles, via a device a bit smaller than a Kindle™, which will be available for
checkout next month at the following Air Force bases: Edwards AFB, California;
Goodfellow AFB and Laughlin AFB, Texas; Little Rock AFB, Arkansas; Minot AFB,
North Dakota; Whiteman AFB, Missouri; Holloman AFB and Cannon AFB, New Mexico;
Luke AFB, Arizona; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson, Alaska.
Air bases that will help test the new digital media include
Kadena AB, Misawa AB and Yokota AB, Japan; Kunsan AB and Osan AB, Korea; Aviano
AB, Italy, and Incirlik AB, Turkey.
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