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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2007
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ896673 |
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| author | Wilkins, Valerie |
| author_facet | Wilkins, Valerie Wilkins, Valerie |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Managing e-Books at the University of Derby: A Case Study Wilkins, Valerie Academic Libraries Library Services Books Electronic Publishing Cataloging Library Administration Publicity Computer Interfaces Financial Support Foreign Countries Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to describe the practical experience of managing e-books in an academic library. Design/methodology/approach: An overview of the three main e-book collections used (netLibrary, Taylor & Francis, and Ebook Library via Dawson) is provided, along with details such as the acquisition, cataloguing and maintenance of e-books; funding, licensing and authentication; varying interfaces; publicity, promotion and user education; subject coverage, statistics and usage. Findings: Variations in approach and services by the suppliers of e-books can provide challenges for those managing e-books. Originality/value: The paper provides practical details of managing e-books in an academic library that might be of relevance to others. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ896673 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2007 |
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| spellingShingle | Managing e-Books at the University of Derby: A Case Study Wilkins, Valerie Academic Libraries Library Services Books Electronic Publishing Cataloging Library Administration Publicity Computer Interfaces Financial Support Foreign Countries Managing e-Books at the University of Derby: A Case Study Wilkins, Valerie Academic Libraries Library Services Books Electronic Publishing Cataloging Library Administration Publicity Computer Interfaces Financial Support Foreign Countries Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to describe the practical experience of managing e-books in an academic library. Design/methodology/approach: An overview of the three main e-book collections used (netLibrary, Taylor & Francis, and Ebook Library via Dawson) is provided, along with details such as the acquisition, cataloguing and maintenance of e-books; funding, licensing and authentication; varying interfaces; publicity, promotion and user education; subject coverage, statistics and usage. Findings: Variations in approach and services by the suppliers of e-books can provide challenges for those managing e-books. Originality/value: The paper provides practical details of managing e-books in an academic library that might be of relevance to others. |
| title | Managing e-Books at the University of Derby: A Case Study |
| topic | Academic Libraries Library Services Books Electronic Publishing Cataloging Library Administration Publicity Computer Interfaces Financial Support Foreign Countries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ896673 |