Exploring E-book usage among faculty and graduate students in the geosciences: Results of a small survey and focus group approach

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-234

  Foote, Jody Bales ^a   Rupp Serrano, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic libraries; collection development; e book platforms; e books; earth science libraries; electronic books; faculty; geology libraries; geoscience libraries; graduate students; interviews; user surveys

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT; E-BOOK PLATFORMS; E-BOOKS; EARTH SCIENCE LIBRARIES; ELECTRONIC BOOKS; FACULTY; GEOSCIENCES; GRADUATE STUDENTS; INTERVIEWS; USER SURVEYS;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; GEOLOGY; LIBRARIES; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 77956375529     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: 15411109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0194262X.2010.497716     Document Type: Article

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