Practical Overlap: The Possibility of Replacing Print Books with E-Books

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Craig; Pham, Jeanie
Titel	Practical Overlap: The Possibility of Replacing Print Books with E-Books
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 44 (2013) 1, S.40-49 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
DOI	10.1080/00048623.2013.773866
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Periodicals; Printed Materials; Electronic Libraries; Electronic Publishing; Library Materials; Library Research; Comparative Analysis; Layout (Publications); Intermode Differences; Library Development; Sample Size; Use Studies; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Ausland; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Elektronisches Publizieren; Textgestaltung; Bibliotheksplanung; Benutzerschulung; Australien
Abstract	The increasing availability and prominence of e-books has led to a perception in some quarters that the requirement for physical books is decreasing, as most, or all scholarly material is openly available in digital form. Some academic administrators and librarians have suggested that it may be possible or desirable to have a solely, or predominantly electronic academic library. This study tests that assumption by randomly selecting a sample of titles from a mid-size Australian academic library and searching for suitable electronic copies. The conclusion of the paper is that a maximum of 33% of titles held by the case study library are available as e-books, and on a practical basis about 26% of titles held by the case study library could be readily obtained as e-books. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10