Sharan Harvey is the Manager Library Services for Brisbane City Council. This is the largest public library service in Australia and serves a population of more than 1 million people across a 1,340km2 area through 33 branches, a mobile library and the City Archives.

Sharan's presentation takes a closer look at the future of Public Library Collections and provides an overview of the results of a recent City of Brisbane Council ratepayer survey on eBooks which provided an intriguing snap shot into local community attitudes and behaviour pertaining to eBooks.