Challenges in managing e-books collections in UK academic libraries

Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-50

  Armstrong, Chris ^a   Lonsdale, Ray ^b  

^a Information Automation Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliographic control; Collection management; Electronic books; Licensing; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844356847     PISSN: 14649055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lcats.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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