Provision, Promotion And Use
Edición de la obra E-books in Libraries
| Autor | Chris Armstrong |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Library Assn Pub Ltd |
| Fecha de publicación | July 2008 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 256 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9781856045728 |
| ISBN-10 | 1856045722 |
| OCLC | 706018187 |
| LCCN | 2010671269 |
| Número de Cutter | A735e |
"Despite the fact that e-books have been in existence for decades in various guises and added to library collections for several years now, there has been a noticeable lack of published manuals on the subject. This is doubtless owing to the rapidly evolving nature of the market. There is now a plethora of different types of digital object that may be termed 'e-books' and a bewildering number of business and access models to match. Moreover the pace of change shows no sign of abating, but there is an increasing amount of popular interest in e-books, and what is needed is practical information to assist library and information professionals managing collections of e-books and doing their best to inform their users right now. This timely book, the first of its kind to provide a practical appraisal of e-books, aims to fill that need by addressing the key questions: Where do e-books come from and what are the key business models that support them? What needs to change before e-books become universally and easily used? What will the e-book landscape look like in ten years' time? How can you be sure you are building a good collection that your users can access easily? And what about money and budgets?"--Provided by publisher.