商品簡介
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.
作者簡介
William Miller, PHD, MLS, is Dean of University Libraries at Florida Atlantic University. He formerly served as Head of Reference at Michigan State University, and as Associate Dean of Libraries at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Presently, he teaches courses in English Literature and Library Science.
Rita Pellen is the Associate Director of Libraries at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, she was Assistant Director of Public Services and Head of the Reference Department.
目次
Introduction: Moving into the World of E-books William Miller
E-books and Virtual Learning Environments: Responses to a Transformational Technology David Ball, Jill Beard and Barbara Newland
E-books in the University of California Libraries Jim Dooley, Martha Hruska and Lorelei Tanji
Making Sense of E-book Usage Data John Cox
ebrary and Two International E-book Surveys Marty Mullarkey
Survey Analysis: ebrary User Survey Allen McKiel
Faculty Experiences with Electronic Resources Allen McKiel
Academic E-books: Supply Before Demand in the Life Sciences? Barb Losoff
The University of Pittsburgh Study in an Electronic Environment: Have E-books Changed Usage Patterns of Monographs? Rickey D. Best
Mission Possible: E-books and the Humanities Tony Horava
Moving from Book to E-book Reeta Sinha and Cory Tucker
New Types of E-books, E-book Issues, and Implications for the Future Aline Soules
Integration of Electronic Books into Library Catalogs: The UIC Library Experience Kavita Mundle
Managing Users’ Expectations of E-books Elizabeth Kline and Barbara Williams
Consortia and E-books: Expanding Access and Defining Business Models Timothy Cherubini and Sandra Nyberg
From Print to “e”: An Industry Perspective James Gray
