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User Attitudes on E-Books Collection in Mahatma Gandhi University Library: A Case Study [PDF]

, 2012
A study on the user’s attitudes, interest and understanding of e-book collections. The sample taken for the study is the E-book collection developed at the Mahatma Gandhi University Library and its users.
Jasimudeen, S., Jose Mathew,, Maghesh Rajan, M.   +2 more
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open Access E-Books in the Field of Health Sciences: A Scientometric Study

International Journal of Information Science and Management, 2018
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a discovery service for open access e-books. It provides a searchable index to peer-reviewed e-books published under an open access business model.
Fayaz Ahmad Loan, Ufaira Yaseen Shah
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Free Sampling, Bundling, and Digital Formatting: Exploring Strategy Effects of Digital Goods Retailers

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Retailers of digital goods such as e-books, online newspapers, and mobile applications often use strategies in multiple aspects. Meanwhile, they need to consider the interrelation between their strategies.
Li Chen
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iBook – a New Medium?

Knjižnica, 2012
EXTENDED ABSTRACT: On January 19th 2012 Apple launched iBooks®2 for iPad® - a new application for downloading digital content to the iPad - and the new software (iBooks Author®) which allows creating and publishing digital content using the .iba ...
Benjamin Štular
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The Effects of Electronic Books Designed for Children in Education

, 2008
Electronic books are quickly becoming more prominent in the field of education because of their advantages over traditional printed textbooks. As more electronic textbooks are being produced and utilized in classrooms, we must investigate just how ...
Chau, Michelle
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E-books in practice: the librarian's perspective

, 2009
It has become unimaginable to provide information – particularly scientific information – without e-books. They have become part of today’s combination of media, which includes printed books and journals, e-journals, e-books, and databases.
Ball, R., Ball, Rafael
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An annual review of information science and technology paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

USAGE OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN TRAINING OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL STUDENT

Інформаційні технології і засоби навчання, 2010
The article deals with the sensibility of multimedia means of education usage in different types of classes (lectures, practical, seminars and laboratory work).
Svitlana S. Ryzhenko
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Virtually There? E-books in UK academic libraries

, 2002
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 ...
Armstrong, Chris, Edwards, Louise, Lonsdale, Ray   +2 more
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