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Title: | Issues related to the adoption of e-books in academic libraries: a literature review |
Authors: | Kahn, Michelle Underwood, Peter G. |
Year: | 2013 |
Periodical: | South African Journal of Library and Information Science (ISSN 2304-8263) |
Volume: | 79 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 10-17 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | university libraries electronic resources |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.7553/79-2-141 |
Abstract: | While e-journals have successfully been integrated into academic library collections, the same cannot be said about e-books. In this paper, the obstacles to e-book adoption in academic libraries in general is discussed using a review of the English-language literature published over the period 2007 to 2013. Issues identified are the changing roles of libraries in the digital age; collection development strategies; complex e-book purchase models offered to libraries; questions of copyright, licensing and digital rights management; format considerations; and availability of hardware and software on which to read e-books. Libraries continue to face these challenges today. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |