1st Edition

Adapting to E-Books

Edited By William Miller, Rita Pellen Copyright 2009
    296 Pages
    by Routledge

    294 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books. It also discusses certain issues in acquiring cataloguing and collection development regarding this important new library resource.

    1. Introduction: Moving into the World of E-books 2. E-books and Virtual Learning Environments: Responses to a Transformational Technology 3. E-books in the University of California Libraries 4. Making Sense of E-book Usage Data 5. Ebrary and Two International E-book Surveys 6. Survey Analysis: Ebrary User Survey 7. Faculty Experiences with Electronic Resources 8. Academic E-books: Supply Before Demand in the Life 9. The University of Pittsburgh Study in an Electronic Environment: Have E-books Changed Usage Patterns of Monographs? 10. Mission Possible: E-books and the Humanities 11. Moving from Book to E-book 12. New Types of E-books, E-book Issues, and Implications 13. Integration of Electronic Books into Library Catalogs: The UIC Library Experience 14. Managing Users’ Expectations of E-books 15. Consortia and E-books: Expanding Access and Defining Business Models 16. From Print to “e”: An Industry Perspective

    Biography

    William Miller, Rita Pellen