... demonstrate the varied impact of e-resources on student engagement. The results show a sizable difference in ebook effectiveness depending on the course. Finally, they discovered a moderate association between textbook efficacy and e-resources. Higher levels of involvement in academic performance result from...

...Akira Jbeen; Shafiq Ur Rehman; Khalid Mahmood Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the level of awareness, use and attitudes of students regarding e-books. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative research design based on the survey method. A structured...

... Librarian-elected acquisition E-books Electronic books Academic librarians and professors of library and information science from a variety of institutions have been brought together in this slim volume to exhaustively review the issues and implications of patron-driven acquisitions for academic...

...Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri Purpose – This paper aims to extend the use of the technology acceptance model (TAM) to faculty acceptance of e-books at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in the Sultanate of Oman. Electronic books (e-books) are becoming increasingly important in society in general and among...

... --> E-books E-serials Electronic resources Technical services Workflows Change management More than a decade ago, Weeks (2001) wrote in The Washington Post, “In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us how to swim”. This metaphor...

...Fiona Marriott Kate   Price and Virginia   Havergal . E‐Books in Libraries – A Practical Guide . London : Facet Publishing   2011 . 256 pp.   £39.95 (Paperback) , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐527‐8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Digital libraries...

...Susan Goodwin; Suzanne Shurtz; Adriana Gonzalez; Dennis Clark Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess user preferences and perceptions of Texas A&M University Libraries' Kindle e‐book reader lending program, to determine if current lending practices and procedures adequately satisfy...

...Stuart Hannabuss © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> E‐books Electronic publishing Content aggregation Digital rights management Electronic books and platforms, content aggregation, and all the associated hosting and trading relationships connected with them...