Academic E-Books Publishers, Librarians, and Users

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 challen...

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Main Author: Ward, Suzanne M. (auth)
Other Authors: Freeman, Robert S. (auth), Nixon, Judith M. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: USA Purdue University Press 2015
Series:Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences
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Summary: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.
ISBN:oapen_626970
9781557538949;9781612494296
Access:Open Access