Ebook enthusiasm (response 7)
From:
Judith M Nagata <jmnagata_at_hacc.edu>
There is an interesting review article on ebooks studies in the January 2012 Reference & User Services Quarterly. We have used this article as a basis for our discussion on the actual use of ebooks:
Staiger, J. (2012). How e-books are used: A literature review of the e-book studies conducted from 2006 to 2011. Reference & User Studies Quarterly, 51(4), 355-65.
I found this particularly useful data because with very tight budgets, we need to justify the use of ebooks to our Administration. Should no one use them, we will lose the funds. We are targeting our collecting of ebooks by type (i.e. reference, skills-building texts, and technology) hoping that these are more suited to online use.
Judith
Judith M. Nagata
Electronic Resources Librarian
Library Central Services
HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
One HACC Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Ph: (717) 221-1300, x1624
http://lib2.hacc.edu
Received on Wed Dec 05 2012 - 03:01:06 EST