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Library Demand for E-books and E-book Pricing: An Economic Analysis

Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 2014
This paper provides an economic analysis of the market in which libraries acquire electronic books (e-books) from publishers. It first analyses the differences between print and e-books and explains how these differences affect the willingness of libraries to pay for e-books.
Stanley M. Besen, Sheila Nataraj Kirby
exaly   +2 more sources

Academic E-books: Supply Before Demand in the Life Sciences?

The Acquisitions Librarian, 2008
ABSTRACT The reinvention of the book in digital format raises questions concerning the content, purpose, and structure of e-books and their effectiveness in academic environments. As information professionals, have we asked the faculty what are their requirements for e-book content, how they use e-books, and how e-books should be configured?
exaly   +2 more sources

A Review of "Getting Started with Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books"

Journal of Web Librarianship, 2016
Lise Summers
openaire   +2 more sources

Getting Started with Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books: A LITA Guide

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
Mark D. Winek
openaire   +2 more sources

Digital Literacy: Students’ Perception toward Advanced Grammar Interactive E-Books in the English Department of Universitas Negeri Padang

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY, 2022
The use of multimedia as a part of digital literacy also becomes the demand of this 21st-century education. The material has to be more technological and supports student-oriented learning methods.
Fitrawati Fitrawati, Hermawati Syarif, M. Zaim, David D. Perrodin, Muflihatuz Zakiyah   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Getting Starting with Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books: A Lita Guide edited by Theresa S. Arndt

Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2016
Joanne Doucette
openaire   +2 more sources

Getting Started With Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books: A LITA Guide, by Theresa S. Arndt

Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 2016
Susan E. Thomas
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H-Acq-ing the Approval Plan: Piloting a Purchase on Demand Program

Collection Management, 2023
Limited budgets and the desire to address patrons’ immediate resource needs require libraries to consider an agile approach to collection building.
Simona Tabacaru, T. D. Halling, John Ballestro, Shannon Burke, Laura D’Aveta   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving School Heads’ Digital Skills through e-Books on Canvas as a Learning Management System

ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
Digital skills have been in demand in the workplace. However, school heads have demonstrated inadequacies in using digital skills in education. The study employed pre-tests and post-tests using a validated research instrument to describe the school heads’
Gerry S. Digo, Jan Julius B. Foster
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Teachers’ Behavioral Intention to Adopt E-books for Children with Learning Disabilities in Classroom

International Journal of Instruction
This study investigates the factors influencing users' willingness to use e-books. A quantitative research method was employed. 600 valid questionnaires were finally obtained, with an effective rate of 93.7 %.  They were from both sexes: male (n=120; 20%)
Malik M. Alrefaei
semanticscholar   +1 more source