Perspectives on the Future of E-Books in Libraries in Universities

Autor/inn/en	Vasileiou, Magdalini; Rowley, Jennifer; Hartley, Richard
Titel	Perspectives on the Future of E-Books in Libraries in Universities
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 44 (2012) 4, S.217-226 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000611434759
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Stakeholders; Library Services; Semi Structured Interviews; Librarians; Books; Electronic Publishing; Higher Education; Universities; Case Studies; Vendors; Library Facilities; Library Materials; Space Utilization; Library Personnel; College Libraries; Electronic Libraries; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Elektronisches Publizieren; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Vendor; Anbieter; Raumnutzung; Library; Universitätsbibliothek; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	This article reports research into the perceptions and predictions of academic librarians regarding the future role and development of e-books, and e-book collections and services. A number of recent studies reported in the literature review indicate increasing interest in e-books. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 academic librarians, in seven case study libraries. Most interviewees anticipated a significant growth in the size and role of e-book collections in academic libraries over the next five years. The actions and policies of each of the key stakeholder groups, e-book vendors (publishers and aggregators), academic libraries and users are viewed as pivotal to the future use of e-books in universities. The growing importance of e-books will have a number of consequences for academic libraries, in terms of the technologies that they make available to users, the use of library space, user education and staff workload. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10