E-books in Academic Libraries Mincic-Obradovic Paperback Chandos Publishing

E-books in Academic LibrariesAuthor(s): Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781843345862, 978-1843345862\nSynopsis\nWritten 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 h.