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Health Sciences Patrons Use Electronic Books More than Print Books

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017
A Review of: Li, J. (2016). Is it cost-effective to purchase print books when the equivalent e-book is available? Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 16(1), 40-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2016.1118288 Abstract Objective – To compare
Robin Elizabeth Miller
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Workshop: E-Books and e-Lending in Libraries – Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesDigital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, 2013
The proposed event is part of the 2013 program of IFLA (International Federation of Library Association) as well IFLA – CLM Committee on eBooks and e-lending.
Plamena Popova
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E-books

open access: yesInterlending & Document Supply, 2002
Summary The e-book revolution is finally here. E-books are the last area of a library to leave the paper frontier and venture into the virtual world. Libraries are staring down a future filled with non-paper resources and the role of safe-keeping the archival paper resources of the past.
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Academic Libraries Should Consider a Strategic Approach to Promotion and Marketing of e-Books

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2011
Objectives – The main objectives of this study were the following: 1) To determine the existence of a formal promotion or marketing strategic plan for e-books in academic libraries.
Nazi Torabi
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Retention and exam performance based on print book and e-Book study at universities in Sri Lanka

open access: yesConservation Science in Cultural Heritage
The mode of reading plays a vital role in signifying the relationship between reading (getting the information) and remembering, which, in the end, transforms into professional skills formation. We looked at the assessment of the study's success in using
Nallainathan Senthuran   +3 more
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1. Zwischentreffen des Arbeitskreises der Krankenhausbibliotheken der AGMB e.V. [First intermediate meeting of the German hospital libraries of the German MLA (AGMB)]

open access: yesGMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information, 2012
[english] The first intermediate meeting of the working team hospital librarians at the German MLA (AGMB) took place on 24 February 2012 at the hospital Fulda to speak about practice-relevant topics of everyday situations.[german] Am 24.
Nentwig, Dagmar, Giese, Christa
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E-Book

open access: yes
The term e-book is commonly understood as a simple digital replica of a print book, yet this definition proves increasingly inadequate. Defining the “electronic book” in the 21st century requires a broader, more elastic understanding than simply equating it with digitized print.
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E-Books – den Wandel professionell gestalten / E-books – managing the change professionally

open access: yesGMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information, 2010
Even acknowledging the considerable reservations of some users – we have to recognize the overall trend towards the use of e-books. The situation resembles the transition from print to electronic journals about ten years ago.
Nunnenmacher, Lothar
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Empowering minds: An e-book blending contextual teaching learning with plant tissue exploration to boost argumentation and cognitive skills

open access: yesBiosfer
This research was motivated by obstacles in implementing biology learning which resulted in the lack of training in argumentation skills and low cognitive learning outcomes. The current teaching materials does not yet support these skills optimally.
Alfiya Damayanti, Paramita. C. Kuswandi
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Developing a Reading Concentration Monitoring System by Applying an Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm to E-Books in an Intelligent Classroom

open access: yesSensors, 2012
A growing number of educational studies apply sensors to improve student learning in real classroom settings. However, how can sensors be integrated into classrooms to help instructors find out students’ reading concentration rates and thus better ...
Yueh-Min Huang   +4 more
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