Armstrong, Chris, Edwards, Louise and Lonsdale, Ray Virtually There? E-books in UK academic libraries. Program : electronic library and information systems, 2002, vol. 36, n. 4, pp. 216-227. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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This article presents the results from a recent survey into the provision of electronic books within academic libraries in the UK. Where relevant the results are supplemented by data from two other surveys concerned with e-book provision and electronic information services undertaken by the authors. Incidence of provision of e-books from individual publishers and through aggregators is reported. Reasons for non-provision and attitudes towards the medium are discussed, and issues concerned with bibliographical access are explored. The article concludes with a discussion of the role and influence of the E-book Working Group set up by the UK body responsible for networking and electronic resources in higher and further education: the Joint Information Services Committee (JISC).
Item type: | Journal article (Paginated) |
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Keywords: | e-books, Bibliographical access, JISC, Publishers, Higher Education, academic libraries |
Subjects: | E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting. D. Libraries as physical collections. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HO. e-books. |
Depositing user: | Chris Armstrong |
Date deposited: | 04 Apr 2006 |
Last modified: | 02 Oct 2014 12:02 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7403 |
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