Electronic books are now having a major impact on library collections. Thisbook provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveysof faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books. It discusses issues in acquiring cataloguing and collection development regarding this important new library resource. Its subject matter deals with the different types of e-books, statistical data available for e-book usage, the development of e-book collections, learning environments, integrating e-books into local catalogues, acquisitions and usage monitoring of e-books. This book will be of interest to librarians across all educational sectors, library science scholars and e-book publishers. This book was published as a special issue of the "Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship". INDICE: Introduction: Moving into the World of E-books William MillerE-books and Virtual Learning Environments: Responses to a Transformational Technology David Ball, Jill Beard and Barbara NewlandE-books in the University of California Libraries Jim Dooley, Martha Hruska and Lorelei TanjiMaking Sense of E-book Usage Data John Coxebrary and Two International E-book Surveys Marty MullarkeySurvey Analysis: ebrary User Survey Allen McKielFaculty Experiences with Electronic Resources Allen McKielAcademic E-books: Supply Before Demand in theLife Sciences? Barb LosoffThe University of Pittsburgh Study in an ElectronicEnvironment: Have E-books Changed Usage Patterns of Monographs? Rickey D. BestMission Possible: E-books and the Humanities Tony HoravaMoving from Book to E-book Reeta Sinha and Cory TuckerNew Types of E-books, E-book Issues, and Implications for the Future Aline SoulesIntegration of Electronic Books into Library Catalogs: The UIC Library Experience Kavita MundleManaging Users' Expectations of E-books Elizabeth Kline and Barbara WilliamsConsortia and E-books: Expanding Access and Defining Business Models Timothy Cherubini and Sandra NybergFrom Print to "e": An Industry Perspective James Gray
- ISBN: 978-0-415-48378-0
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 287
- Fecha Publicación: 19/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés