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The evolution of an e-book demand-driven acquisition programme at Swinburne University of Technology

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2017
In 2006 Swinburne University of Technology became the first library in the world to launch a large-scale implementation of a demand-driven acquisition (DDA) programme for e-books.
Tony Davies
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Book selling and e-books in Sweden

open access: yesLibellarium: Journal for the Research of Writing, Books, and Cultural Heritage Institutions, 2015
This paper addresses the issue of the understanding of the book-selling situation as Swedish booksellers see it. It pursues the answers to the following questions: 1.
Elena Maceviciute   +2 more
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E-book purchasing: the Open University’s experience

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2013
The Open University’s Library Service has witnessed a huge shift away from print in order to at first drive and then meet the growing demand for e-books.
Sharon Duan, Claire Grace
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A Comparison of E-book and Print Book Discovery, Preferences, and Usage by Science and Engineering Faculty and Graduate Students at the University of Kansas.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014
The availability of science and technology e-books through the University of Kansas Libraries is growing rapidly through approval plans, e-book packages, and electronic demand-driven acquisitions.
Julie Waters   +4 more
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A life cycle assessment of e-books and printed books in South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2016
This paper presents the results of a study comparing the life cycle environmental impacts and cumulative energy demands of reading printed books (print system) with those of reading e-books from an Apple Air iPad (digital system), with a specific focus ...
Vinesh Naicker, Brett Cohen
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La società dinamica e il contributo di Paolo Leon (The dynamic society and Paolo Leon's contribution)

open access: yesMoneta e Credito, 2017
L'articolo richiama i principali contributi di Paolo Leon all'economia e alla politica economica con un'enfasi specifica sui libri da lui pubblicati. Gli autori si concentrano sull'interpretazione di Leon della legge di Engel e delle sue implicazioni ...
Roberto Romano, Anna Maria Variato
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Analysis the effect of market anomalies and growth options on stock return [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Asset Management and Financing, 2021
In financial markets, the effect of profitability anomaly, distress anomaly, lotterynees anomaly and idiosyncratic volatility have been investigated individually.
Alireza Jafari   +2 more
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Becoming Trivial: The Book Trailer

open access: yesCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2013
Despite the introduction of audiobooks and e-books, printed stories still are in high demand. However, in a globalized world which is more and more ruled by mass media and technology, it is increasingly difficult for writers and publishers to promote ...
Kati Voigt
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Patron-Driven Acquisition of E-Books Satisfies Users’ Needs While Also Building the Library’s Collection

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2013
Objective – To present the initial results of an academic library’s one-year pilot with patron-driven acquisition of e-books, which was undertaken “to observe how user preferences and the availability of e-books interacted with [the library’s ...
Giovanna Badia
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Researchers' Accessibility to the Library Resources

open access: yesJournal of Information Management and Practices, 2023
The main purpose of this study is to compare researchers’ access to library resources in developing and developed countries. Libraries are providing services such as web-based resources, online catalog, online reference and bibliography services, e-books,
Ammara Maqsood   +2 more
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