Ebooks in libraries: An overview of the current situation

Library Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 398-407

  Ashcroft, Linda ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e resources; ebooks; ejournals; Libraries; Library suppliers; United Kingdom; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960337672     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435121111158547     Document Type: Review

References (23)

1. Abram, S. (2004), "eBooks: rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated" in Information Outlook, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 14-15.
2. Ashcroft, L. (2002), "The marketing and management of electronic journals in academic libraries: a need for change" Savard, R. (Ed.), Education and Research for Marketing and Quality Management in Libraries, K.G. Saur Verlag, Munich.
3. Ashcroft, L. and Fong, S. (2005), "The impact of ebooks and elearning on academic library services" in Achleitner, H. and Dimchev, A. (Eds.), Libraries, Globalisation and Cooperation, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, pp. 219-27.
4. Bucknell, T. (2010), "The 'big-deal' approach to acquiring e-books: a usage-based package" in Serials, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 126-34.
5. Connaway, L. and Wicht, H. (2007), "What happened to the E-book revolution? The gradual integration of E-books into academic libraries", The Journal of Electronic Publishing, Vol. 10, 3, Fall, available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/3336451.0010.302 (accessed 27 September 2010).
6. Delquie, E. and Polanka, S. (2011), "E-book standards" in Polanka, S. (Ed.), No Shelf Required: e-books in Libraries, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, pp. 135-51.
7. ebrary (2008a), 2008 Global Student E-book Survey, available at: www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/en/Survey/ebrary_student_survey_2008.pdf (accessed 16 October 2009).
8. ebrary (2008b), 2008 Global Student E-Book Survey - Cloned for Librarians, available at: www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/en/Survey/ebrary_student_survey_cloned_2008.pdf (accessed 4 March 2010).
9. Genco, B. (2009), "It's been geometric! Documenting the growth and acceptance of ebooks in America's urban public libraries", IFLA Conference, available at: www.ifla.org/annual-conference/ifla75/index.htm (accessed 24 September 2009).
10. Hampshire County Council (2010), "eBooks and eAudio - the future of reading?", news release, 22 April.
11. Hawkins, D.T. (2002), "Electronic books; reports of their death have been exaggerated", Online, Vol. 26, No. 4, available at: www.onlinemag.net/jul02/hawkins.thm (accessed 27 September 2010).
12. HighWire Press (2009), Librarian eBook Survey and Analysis, available at: http://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEbookSurvey2010.pdf (accessed 4 March 2010).
13. JISC (2009), JISC National E-books Observatory Project: Final Report, available at: www.jiscebooksproject.org/reports/finalreport (accessed 22 March 2010).
14. Lea, R. (2010), "Books overtake games as most numerous iPhone apps", Guardian, available at: www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/09/books-overtake-games-iphone-apps (accessed 22 March 2010).
15. MLA (2009), "E-books - coming to a library near you", Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, news release, 25 September.
16. OverDrive (2010a), "OverDrive helps libraries take control of their digital book future", news release, 16 March.
17. OverDrive (2010b), "National book festival welcomes ebook & audiobook downloads on the digital bookmobile", news release, 8 September.
18. Owen, T.B. (2008), "Pricing and standards hamper e-book take-up" in Library + Information Gazette, 4-17 April, p. 1.
19. Owen, T.B. (2010), "E-book loans: what's the deal?" in Library + Information Gazette, 8-21 April, pp. 1-2.
20. Rich, M. (2009), "Libraries and readers wade into digital lending", New York Times, 14 October, available at: www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/books/15libraries.html?_r=1 (accessed 16 October 2009).
21. Soules, A. (2009), "The shifting landscape of e-books" in New Library World, Vol. 110, Nos 1/2, pp. 7-21.
22. Springer (2010) in pp. 1-8, Springer eBooks: the largest collection of STM books online, 6/10.
23. Wallop, H. and Bell, V. (2010), "E-books helping surge in library members", Daily Telegraph, 26 May, available at: www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6417660/E-books-helping-surge-in-library-members (accessed 26 May 2010).