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.
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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.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | December 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2009 |
Editors | William Miller, Rita Pellen |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-48377-3 |
Barcode | 9780415483773 |
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LSN | 0-415-48377-8 |