E-books in Academic Libraries
by Mincic-ObradovicFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-12-08
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science
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Summary
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of e-books on academic libraries, discussing advantages to both researches and librarians. It gives examples of innovative uses of e-books in academic contexts. It reviews the current situation in e-book publishing, and describes problems in managing e-books in libraries caused by the variety of purchase models, varying formats and the lack of standardisation.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. ix |
| List of abbreviations | p. xi |
| List of figures and tables | p. xiii |
| About the author | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The (magical) world of e-books | p. 9 |
| Emergence of e-books | p. 12 |
| What is an e-book? | p. 14 |
| Types of e-books | p. 16 |
| E-books and their place in academic libraries | p. 18 |
| E-book features in the academic context | p. 19 |
| Disadvantages of e-books | p. 21 |
| Between publishers and library needs | p. 27 |
| E-book publishing | p. 28 |
| Integration of e-books | p. 44 |
| Developing and managing e-book collections | p. 69 |
| Selection and purchasing | p. 71 |
| Providing access | p. 75 |
| Bibliographic records | p. 87 |
| De-selection | p. 95 |
| Interlibrary loan | p. 96 |
| Preservation | p. 100 |
| Connecting with users | p. 115 |
| Bringing e-books to users | p. 116 |
| What users say | p. 120 |
| The University of Auckland Study | p. 134 |
| Usage statistics | p. 143 |
| New opportunities | p. 161 |
| New ways of teaching and learning | p. 161 |
| A new kind of 'book' | p. 168 |
| E-texts in the classroom | p. 174 |
| Future considerations | p. 183 |
| Barriers to adoption | p. 184 |
| E-books in relation to study and research | p. 186 |
| Lack of relevant content | p. 190 |
| The opportunities e-books bring to academic libraries | p. 192 |
| The future of e-books in academic libraries | p. 193 |
| Index | p. 197 |
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