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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ870581 |
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Table of Contents:
- Off the Shelf: Trends in the Purchase and Use of Electronic Reference Books Korah, Abe Cassidy, Erin Elmore, Eric Jerabek, Ann Libraries Reference Materials Library Services Users (Information) Electronic Publishing Library Materials Reference Services National Surveys Budgets Librarians College Libraries What is the future direction of reference books? What types of policies are libraries implementing regarding the purchase of electronic reference books? Are libraries still buying hard copy reference items when an electronic equivalent is available? This paper discusses a national survey of libraries regarding the purchase and use of electronic reference books by information professionals and patrons. (Contains 10 figures.)