...Terrance Luther Cottrell; Brigitte Bell Purpose – The purpose of this article is explore the difficulties in managing print and e-book expenditures in today’s libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The basis for this article stems from conflicting data showing patrons desiring to read...

... the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He earned his MSLS at Clarion University of Pennsylvania and has been in the library profession for 18+ years. Anthony McMullen can be contacted at: amcmullen@edinboro.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Technology Electronic books E‐books...

... marketability. E‐book content available for preview on Amazon.com is miniscule, unbrowsable, and biased due to copyright restrictions. For the reader seeking to evaluate a title without restriction, the only way to counter this shortcoming is to locate a physical copy and turn the pages. It is conceivable...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Electronic books E‐books Weeding Open source Donations Within the practice of using electronic materials to purchase space is the hope of getting shelf space for free. I am convinced that a sizable percentage of our library's books are out...

...Nuria Lloret Romero Purpose The addition of digital formats such as specialised magazines and e‐books to libraries has led to a dramatic change in management format with respect to those involved in the reading process: users, publishers, distributors, booksellers, and authors; and in turn...

... is based on published statistics and personal observation. Findings When considering current usage of e‐books in comparison to physical materials, the usage of e‐books is statistically insignificant. Originality/value Offers statistical evidence that e‐books will not supplant, now...