| Description |
1 online resource (59 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Library technology reports, 0024-2586 ; v. 47, no. 8 |
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Library technology reports ; v. 47, no. 8. 0024-2586
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| Contents |
Purchasing e-books in libraries : a maze of opportunities and challenges / Sue Polanka -- Consortial purchasing of e-books : Orbis Cascade Alliance / Susan Hinken and Emily J. McElroy -- Academic library dilemmas in purchasing content for e-readers : debit cards, sales tax, and workflow issues / Eleanor I. Cook -- Open access e-books / E.S. Hellman -- The e-textbook revolution / William D. Chesser -- Digital textbooks : a state-level perspective on affordability and improved learning outcomes / Stephen R. Acker -- Water on a hot skillet : textbooks, open educational resources, and the role of the library / Greg Raschke and Shelby Shanks |
| Summary |
"The increasingly important role that e-books and e-readers are playing in libraries makes it essential for librarians to get a handle on the ins and outs of e-book purchasing. Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored series of articles for this issue of Library Technology Reports that provide strategies, best practices, and case studies for meeting the unprecedented legal, technological, and vendor challenges that come with e-book purchasing"--Splash page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Electronic books -- Library resources -- Purchasing
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Electronic information resources -- Purchasing
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Libraries and electronic publishing.
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Acquisitions (Libraries)
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Collection development (Libraries)
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Library Collection Development
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collection development.
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acquisition (collections management)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Acquisitions (Libraries)
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Collection development (Libraries)
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Libraries and electronic publishing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Polanka, Sue.
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| ISBN |
9780838992548 |
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0838992544 |
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9780838992555 |
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0838992552 |
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0838958362 |
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9780838958360 |
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1283370298 |
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9781283370295 |
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9786613370297 |
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6613370290 |
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