Original posting:
From:
Jonas Barciauskas <jvb924_at_gmail.com>
We are trying to plan our space needs for the next 10 years. Have
there been discussions at your library or are you aware of any
articles / presentations about how much change there will be print
book production versus e-books? Are there any predictions about how
much of the book industry will go e-only, how much will be e plus
print, and how much will remain print during the next 10 years (or
whatever time period was chosen for the prediction)? Also, will the
numbers of titles produced increase, decrease, or remain steady?
Jonas
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Jonas Barciauskas, Ph.D.
Head of Collection Development
Boston College
O'Neill Library
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-552-4447
barciaus_at_bc.edu
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> 1) From:
> "Skib, Bryan" <bskib_at_umich.edu>
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>Excellent question. It would be interesting to consider global variations in such data, as libraries may have different area studies commitments. Space planning of course depends on local decisions including what versions are equivalent, what your budget can support, or how far you can rely on PoD or resource sharing arrangements to meet your print needs.
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>Bryan Skib
>Collection Development Officer
>818 Hatcher Library
>University of Michigan
>(734) 936-2366
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> (2) From:
> "Bob Holley" <aa3805_at_wayne.edu>
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> This report from publishers on their thoughts about ebooks might help.
> http://www.aptaracorp.com/index.php?/eBook-survey1.html I'm posting
> the following few lines from the start of its description. "eBooks
> Uncovering Their Impact on the Publishing Market Survey Summary
> Publishing professionals, faced with tight budgets and increasing
> competition, are looking to create additional revenue streams by
> providing digital "eBook" versions of their print titles. They are
> hoping that eBooks can help them attract and maintain new paying
> customers without cannibalizing existing print sales." Bob Dr. Robert
> P. Holley Professor, School of Library & Information Science Wayne
> State University Detroit, MI 48202 248-547-0306 (phone) 313-577-7563
> (fax) aa3805_at_wayne.edu (email)
(3) From:
"Hinojosa, Gloria S" <gh14_at_txstate.edu>
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124592613
Gloria Selene Hinojosa
Collection Development Librarian
Alkek Library
Texas State University-San Marcos
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Received on Tue Mar 16 2010 - 03:01:26 EDT