E-Books in Academic Libraries

✍ Scribed by Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic (Auth.)

Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 212
Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Written from the perspective of a librarian, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of e-books on academic libraries. The author discusses advantages to both researchers and librarians and provides current examples of innovative uses of e-books in academic contexts. This book reviews the current situation in e-book publishing, and describes problems in managing e-books in libraries caused by the variety of purchase models and varying formats available, and the lack of standardisation. It discusses solutions for providing access and maintaining bibliographic control, looks at various initiatives to publicise and promote e-books, and compares e-book usage surveys to track changes in user preferences and behaviour over the last decade. E-books have already had a huge impact on academic libraries, and major advances in technology will bring further changes. There is a need for collaboration between libraries and publishers. The book concludes with reflections on the future of e-books in academic libraries.

Describes how e-books have changed library services and how they have enabled academic libraries to align with the e-learning initiatives of their universities
Discusses problems with e-book collection development and management and lists examples of solutions
Examines trends in user behaviour and acceptance of e-books

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Acknowledgements, Page ix
List of abbreviations, Pages xi-xii
List of figures and tables, Pages xiii-xv
About the author, Page xvii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-7
2 - The (magical) world of-books, Pages 9-26
3 - Between publishers and library needs, Pages 27-67
4 - Developing and managing e-book collections, Pages 69-113
5 - Connecting with users, Pages 115-160
6 - New opportunities, Pages 161-182
7 - Future considerations, Pages 183-196
Index, Pages 197-203

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