... an important part of the collection in management libraries. Among the various e-resources like journals, reports, databases, newspapers and magazines, electronic books (e-books) are also a significant part of electronic collections in libraries today. The acquisition of e-resources consumes a major proportion...

... Academic libraries Acquisition Backlists Ebooks Electronic books Package deals The online revolution in electronic journals changed the lives of academics, students and librarians from the late 1990s onwards. In addition to the benefits of 24 × 7 access worldwide, the ability to access huge...

... Limited 2014 Collection development United States of America Information management Electronic books ebrary One major aspect in determining whether or not the package is financially and academically valuable is to look at the number of students in various departments and professional...

... whereby libraries may determine where e‐book collections best meets user needs. Electronic books Collection analysis Usage Print books Comparative analysis Collections management Lending services © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 In recent years, there has been much...

...Rebecca Schroeder Purpose This paper seeks to provide evidence that patron‐driven acquisition is a successful collection development tool. Design/methodology/approach The study used cost, usage, and cost per use as measurements to compare patron‐driven acquired print and electronic books...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Medical libraries Electronic journals Electronic books Effective acquisition and management of electronic resources have become important for all kinds of libraries, and especially for medical libraries where up‐to‐date information...

... Blummer , B. (2006), “ E‐books revisited: the adoption of electronic books by special, academic, and public libraries ”, Internet Reference Services Quarterly , Vol. 11 No. 2 , pp. 1 ‐ 13 . Connaway , H. and Wicht , H. (2007), “ What happened to the e‐book revolution...

.... Clark can be contacted at: dennis.clark@tamu.edu Electronic books Reading Collections management Although e‐book readers have been available for more than ten years, it was not until the release of the Amazon Kindle in 2007 that consumers accepted the devices as a potential alternative...

... titles from Project MUSE and JSTOR. The selection criteria and process work toward creating a well‐thought‐out collection, as opposed to merely offering the catalogs of scholarly presses in digital format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Electronic books Collections management...

...Jane Stephens; Pauline Melgoza; Gang (Gary) Wan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the overall currency of electronic books in the Safari database; to determine currency and release policies of the individual publishers who contribute books to the Safari database; to compare...

... Collections management Electronic books Electronic journals This book is a practical guide for librarians involved in the process of evaluating, choosing, managing, and purchasing electronic resources for their libraries. This includes digital objects such as electronic books, electronic journals...

... for the libraries and Korea Education & Research Information Service (KERIS) has played an important role in Korea in organizing this. Electronic books University libraries Collections management Purchasing groups South Korea The following is the breakdown/tier for KERIS national academic...

...Michael Levine‐Clark Purpose To identify levels of awareness and patterns of usage of electronic books by scholars in the humanities. Design/methodology/approach A survey of the University of Denver community assessed knowledge about and usage of electronic books. The results for humanists...

... MCB UP Limited 2000 Library services HERON eLib Copyright Electronic books This paper is a revised and updated version of a presentation given at the eLib Information Ecologies conference at York, in December 1998. It gives an overview of OD/ER (on‐demand and electronic reserve...