Adapting to E-Books

Informationen zum Autor William Miller, Rita Pellen Klappentext Electronic books are now having a major impact on library collections. This book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of 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 Acquisitions Librarian. Zusammenfassung This book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books. It also discusses certain issues in acquiring cataloguing and collection development regarding this important new library resource. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Moving into the World of E-books 2. E-books and Virtual Learning Environments: Responses to a Transformational Technology 3. E-books in the University of California Libraries 4. Making Sense of E-book Usage Data 5. Ebrary and Two International E-book Surveys 6. Survey Analysis: Ebrary User Survey 7. Faculty Experiences with Electronic Resources 8. Academic E-books: Supply Before Demand in the Life 9. The University of Pittsburgh Study in an Electronic Environment: Have E-books Changed Usage Patterns of Monographs? 10. Mission Possible: E-books and the Humanities 11. Moving from Book to E-book 12. New Types of E-books! E-book Issues! and Implications 13. Integration of Electronic Books into Library Catalogs: The UIC Library Experience 14. Managing Users' Expectations of E-books 15. Consortia and E-books: Expanding Access and Defining Business Models 16. From Print to "e": An Industry Perspective ...

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• Authors: William (Florida Atlantic University Miller, William (University of New Mexico Miller, William Pellen Miller
• Assisted by: William Miller (Editor), William (Florida Atlantic University Miller (Editor), William (University of New Mexico Miller (Editor), Rita Pellen (Editor), Rita (Florida Atlantic University Pellen (Editor), Rita M. Pellen (Editor), Pellen Rita (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2008
• EAN: 9780415483780
• ISBN: 978-0-415-48378-0
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, COMPUTERS / Electronic Publishing, Humanities, Library & Information Sciences, Library and information sciences / Museology