The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing by Sue Polanka PDF

By Sue Polanka

ISBN-10: 0838958362

ISBN-13: 9780838958360

The more and more vital position that e-books and e-readers are taking part in in libraries makes it crucial for librarians to get a deal with at the fine details of publication deciding to buy. Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored sequence of articles for this factor of "Library expertise studies" that supply suggestions, top practices, and case experiences for assembly the exceptional criminal, technological, and seller demanding situations that include publication purchasing.

Articles include:

* “Consortial deciding to buy of E-books,” by way of Susan Hinken and Emily J. McElroy
* “Academic Library Dilemmas in procuring content material for E-readers,” via Eleanor I. Cook
* “Open entry E-books,” through E. S. Hellman
* “The E-textbook Revolution,” by way of William D. Chesser
* “Digital Textbooks,” by means of Stephen R. Acker
* “Textbooks, Open academic assets, and the position of the Library,” via Greg Raschke and Shelby Shanks

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