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Ebooks Speed Dating: Who’S In The Driver Seat Going Forward?, Julia Gelfand, Lisa Mackinder, Jackie Ricords, Jill Morris, Jeremy Garskof
Ebooks Speed Dating: Who’S In The Driver Seat Going Forward?, Julia Gelfand, Lisa Mackinder, Jackie Ricords, Jill Morris, Jeremy Garskof
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Probably more than any technology, digital formats have changed the nature of libraries, expanding opportunities for technology advancements and affecting user behaviors. Many lessons have been learned with how eBooks are acquired, licensed by libraries and used worldwide. Libraries are shifting their focus on collections and management, becoming more aware of their community’s mobility, opportunity to read and seek information from many locales, modes and devices. A known and growing commodity, eBooks will only increase their presence and availability.
Making Sense Of Leased Popular Literature Collections, Kerri Odess-Harnish
Making Sense Of Leased Popular Literature Collections, Kerri Odess-Harnish
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There is a well-publicized debate in the library field on whether or not it should be an academic library’s responsibility to collect and preserve popular culture materials. Budget constraints, space issues, and the “quality” of these materials, are all widely documented concerns as to why popular culture materials—especially popular literature titles—are still not making their way into an academic library’s permanent collection. This study describes a survey of 22 academic libraries throughout the country that use a leased popular literature collection in addition to or instead of purchasing popular literature titles for their permanent collection. The study was designed to …