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Auteurs principaux: Dowdy, Jackie, Parente, Sharon, Vesper, Virginia
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Langue:en
Publié: 2001
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Accès en ligne:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED463726
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author Dowdy, Jackie
Parente, Sharon
Vesper, Virginia
author_facet Dowdy, Jackie
Parente, Sharon
Vesper, Virginia
Dowdy, Jackie
Parente, Sharon
Vesper, Virginia
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Ebooks in the Academic Library. Dowdy, Jackie Parente, Sharon Vesper, Virginia Academic Libraries Electronic Publishing Evaluation Higher Education Information Technology Library Collections Library Services Publishing Industry World Wide Web This paper on electronic books (e-books) in the academic library begins by defining the e-book and presenting general information on developments in the e-book industry, including collections of e-books that are accessed through the Internet and electronic editions of print books that can be downloaded to a proprietary reading device. A list of e-book reading devices, along with links to their World Wide Web sites, is included. NetLibrary, an online e-book collection that is enjoying popularity in all types of libraries, is described. The problems and challenges that the e-book presents to a university library are addressed, including circulation, readability, bibliographic control, and administrative problems. The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act)-funded Electronic Book Evaluation Project is summarized. (Contains 14 references.) (MES)
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spellingShingle Ebooks in the Academic Library.
Dowdy, Jackie
Parente, Sharon
Vesper, Virginia
Academic Libraries
Electronic Publishing
Evaluation
Higher Education
Information Technology
Library Collections
Library Services
Publishing Industry
World Wide Web
Ebooks in the Academic Library. Dowdy, Jackie Parente, Sharon Vesper, Virginia Academic Libraries Electronic Publishing Evaluation Higher Education Information Technology Library Collections Library Services Publishing Industry World Wide Web This paper on electronic books (e-books) in the academic library begins by defining the e-book and presenting general information on developments in the e-book industry, including collections of e-books that are accessed through the Internet and electronic editions of print books that can be downloaded to a proprietary reading device. A list of e-book reading devices, along with links to their World Wide Web sites, is included. NetLibrary, an online e-book collection that is enjoying popularity in all types of libraries, is described. The problems and challenges that the e-book presents to a university library are addressed, including circulation, readability, bibliographic control, and administrative problems. The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act)-funded Electronic Book Evaluation Project is summarized. (Contains 14 references.) (MES)
title Ebooks in the Academic Library.
topic Academic Libraries
Electronic Publishing
Evaluation
Higher Education
Information Technology
Library Collections
Library Services
Publishing Industry
World Wide Web
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED463726