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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451223803321

Titolo

E-Books in libraries [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-281-07912-X

9786611079123

1-84663-557-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Collana

Program ; ; 41, no. 3

Disciplina

025.174

Soggetti

Electronic books

Digital libraries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Cataloguing e-books in UK higher education libraries: report of a survey; E-books from MyiLibrary at the University of Worcester: a case study; The Safari e-book route through the ICT jungle: experiences at Hillingdon Libraries; Managing e-books at the University of Derby: a case study; E-books from ebrary at Staffordshire University: a case study; The online reading list project using Talis List at the University of Glamorgan; Desa Informasi: a virtual village of "new" information resources and services in Indonesia

Web-based OPACs in Indian academic libraries: a functional comparison Reviews

Sommario/riassunto

In May 2007 a one-day seminar on "Putting content in context" at University College London stated in its introductory information, "E-books have finally become accepted in many organizations and licensed e-content is proliferating through library catalogues and web portals." The development of electronic versions of printed books (or e-books) can be seen as part of the whole e-publishing phenomenon that began in the 1960's. E-books are fast becoming a central part of the modern library, and thus the practical issues surrounding their use must be considered. This e-book brings together a number