Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users Contributor(s): Ward, Suzanne M. (Editor), Freeman, Robert S. (Editor), Nixon, Judith M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1557537275 ISBN-13: 9781557537270 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Collection Development - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Digital & Online Resources - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
Dewey: 025.174 |
LCCN: 2015027357 |
Series: Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sc |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 372 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users provides readers with a view of the changing and emerging roles of electronic books in higher education. The three main sections contain contributions by experts in the publisher/vendor arena, as well as by librarians who report on both the challenges of offering and managing e-books and on the issues surrounding patron use of e-books. The case study section offers perspectives from seven different sizes and types of libraries whose librarians describe innovative and thought-provoking projects involving e-books. Read about perspectives on e-books from organizations as diverse as a commercial publisher and an association press. Learn about the viewpoint of a jobber. Find out about the e-book challenges facing librarians, such as the quest to control costs in the patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) model, how to solve the dilemma of resource sharing with e-books, and how to manage PDA in the consortial environment. See what patron use of e-books reveals about reading habits and disciplinary differences. Finally, in the case study section, discover how to promote scholarly e-books, how to manage an e-reader checkout program, and how one library replaced most of its print collection with e-books. These and other examples illustrate how innovative librarians use e-books to enhance users' experiences with scholarly works. |