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Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition

Author : Primary Research Group

Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 12,64 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Education

ISBN : 1574402234

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Book Description

This report looks closely at how libraries use eBooks. It is based on a survey of 68 academic, public, corporate, legal and other special libraries and covers licensing, collection planning, use of consortiums for purchasing, number and type of suppliers used, spending levels, spending plans, use of tablets, eReaders and other technologies, use of eTextbooks, eDirectories and related spending plans, preferences for licenses from individual publishers or aggregators, and plans for license renewals. The study gives details of use of and spending on a broad range of vendors and distributors including Amazon and Barnes & Noble, among many others. The study also covers: use of eBooks for course reserves, eBook issues in interlibrary loan, and the emergence of dedicated endowments for eBook purchases. The study also covers the types of eBook models preferred by libraries of different types, and how librarians view likely developments in the eBook industry.



Public Library Use of eBooks

Author : Primary Research Group

Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 29,57 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1574403079

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This study gives highly detailed data on the eBook purchasing and use habits of a sample of 70 public libraries. The survey helps its readers to answer questions such as: how much are public libraries spending on eBooks? How much do they spend on specific vendors and publishers such as OverDrive, Baker & Taylor, EBSCO, Recorded Books, Gale and Harper Collins, Penguin/Random House and many others. The study also gives detailed data on the extent that various eBook use and purchasing models account for library eBook spending, providing data on ownership models, pay per view models, subscription models and others. The study also provides data on the growth rate of each type of model. The report also looks at how libraries use public domain eBooks. The study also provides detailed data on the use of eAudiobooks, relating expenditures, growth rates, and the number of titles held. In addition the report looks at the extent to which public libraries are able to make available eBooks for best sellers, and their overall strategy for reconciling their print and eBook collections. The study also looks at the growing use of tablet computers in public libraries, at the uses and abuses of eBook use statistics, use of electronic directories, the direction of eBook prices, and many other issues in public library eBook selection and management.



E-book Platforms for Libraries

Author : Mirela Roncevic

Publisher : American Library Association

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 21,91 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0838958907

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Book Description

E-book vendors continue to experiment: adjustments to business models, consolidation of content, and mergers with competitors mean constant change.



Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

Author : Peggy Johnson

Publisher : American Library Association

Page : 569 pages

File Size : 45,30 MB

Release : 2014-03-21

Category : Education

ISBN : 0838911919

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Book Description

In this sweeping revision of a text that has become an authoritative standard, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art of controlling and updating library collections, whether located locally or accessed remotely. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development and management, including numerous suggestions for further reading and narrative case studies exploring the issues.



Academic Library Use of eBooks

Author : Primary Research Group

Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 32,84 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1574403087

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This 165-page international study looks closely at how academic libraries are using eBooks. It helps librarians to answer questions such as: how fast is eBook spending growing? Which eBook purchasing models are growing fastest? Subscription models that allow unlimited access” pay per view models? Outright ownership? Other models? What percentage of eBook purchases are through consortia? What percentage direct from publishers? What percentage through aggregators? The report also gives detailed data on spending on various major players such as OverDrive, ebrary, EBSCO, Baker & Taylor, EBL and many others. It's particularly rich on data about eBook purchases from academic presses. The study also looks at the growth of tablet computing in academic libraries, at the use of eBooks in course reserve, at purchases of eDirectories and eTextbooks, and other issues in academic library eBook purchasing and deployment.



AASL Standards Framework for Learners (10 Pack)

Author : American Association of School Librarians

Publisher : STA - Standards ALA ALA Editions AASL

Page : 8 pages

File Size : 32,34 MB

Release : 2017-10-10

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780838916544

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Book Description

An advocacy brochure on library standards to be sold in packs of 12 for school librarians to hand out to teacher, principals, administrators. Content comes from AASL Standards publication.



E-books in Academic Libraries

Author : Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 20,60 MB

Release : 2010-12-08

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1780630506

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Book Description

Written from the perspective of a librarian, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of e-books on academic libraries. The author discusses advantages to both researchers and librarians and provides current examples of innovative uses of e-books in academic contexts. This book reviews the current situation in e-book publishing, and describes problems in managing e-books in libraries caused by the variety of purchase models and varying formats available, and the lack of standardisation. It discusses solutions for providing access and maintaining bibliographic control, looks at various initiatives to publicise and promote e-books, and compares e-book usage surveys to track changes in user preferences and behaviour over the last decade. E-books have already had a huge impact on academic libraries, and major advances in technology will bring further changes. There is a need for collaboration between libraries and publishers. The book concludes with reflections on the future of e-books in academic libraries. Describes how e-books have changed library services and how they have enabled academic libraries to align with the e-learning initiatives of their universities Discusses problems with e-book collection development and management and lists examples of solutions Examines trends in user behaviour and acceptance of e-books



Trade eBooks in Libraries

Author : Paul Whitney

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 40,43 MB

Release : 2016-12-05

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110396203

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Book Description

With the advent of downloadable retail eBooks marketed to individual consumers, for the first time in their history libraries encountered an otherwise commercially available text format they were prevented from adding to their collections. Trade eBooks in Libraries examines the legal frameworks which gave rise to this phenomenon and advocacy efforts undertaken in different jurisdictions to remove barriers to library access. The principal authors provide a general historical overview and an analysis of library/eBook principles developed by a variety of library associations and government reviews. In addition, experts from twelve countries present summaries of eBook developments in their respective countries and regions.



Academic E-Books

Author : Suzanne M. Ward

Publisher : Purdue University Press

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 25,23 MB

Release : 2015-11-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1612494293

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Book Description

Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users provides readers with a view of the changing and emerging roles of electronic books in higher education. The three main sections contain contributions by experts in the publisher/vendor arena, as well as by librarians who report on both the challenges of offering and managing e-books and on the issues surrounding patron use of e-books. The case study section offers perspectives from seven different sizes and types of libraries whose librarians describe innovative and thought-provoking projects involving e-books. Read about perspectives on e-books from organizations as diverse as a commercial publisher and an association press. Learn about the viewpoint of a jobber. Find out about the e-book challenges facing librarians, such as the quest to control costs in the patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) model, how to solve the dilemma of resource sharing with e-books, and how to manage PDA in the consortial environment. See what patron use of e-books reveals about reading habits and disciplinary differences. Finally, in the case study section, discover how to promote scholarly e-books, how to manage an e-reader checkout program, and how one library replaced most of its print collection with e-books. These and other examples illustrate how innovative librarians use e-books to enhance users’ experiences with scholarly works.



Corporate & Business Library Benchmarks 2013 Edition

Author : Primary Research Group

Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 48,27 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1574402102

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Book Description

This 230+ page study looks at trends among corporate and other business libraries, such as those of MBA programs or trade associations. The report gives data on trends in spending, materials purchasing, employment, virtual library development, technology acquisitions, evolving role of the corporate librarian, use of internet resources and many other issues of interest to corporate and business librarians. Data is broken out for corporate and non-corporate business libraries, and also by library size and focus (sci-tech, business, etc.). For corporate libraries, the study presents per employee spending data on a range of library materials and services.