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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461462803321

Titolo

The no shelf required guide to e-book purchasing [[electronic resource] /] / Sue Polanka, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : ALA TechSource, 2011

ISBN

1-283-37029-8

9786613370297

0-8389-9254-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 p.)

Collana

Library technology reports, , 0024-2586 ; ; v. 47, no. 8

Altri autori (Persone)

PolankaSue

Disciplina

025.17/4

20

Soggetti

Electronic books

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Open Access E-booksThe Open Access "Movement"; What about E-books?; What Does Open Access Mean for E-books?; Business Models for Creation of Open Access E-books; Libraries and Open Access E-books; Changing the World; Notes; The E-textbook Revolution; Introduction; A Brief History of the Digital Textbook; Types of Digital Textbooks; Open E-textbooks; Where Next?; Conclusions; Notes; Digital Textbooks; Author's Note; A State-Level Context; Where We've Come From; Where We Are; Where We're Going; Conclusion; Notes; Water on a Hot Skillet; Overview and Context for Action; Starting as Advocates

Keeping the Sizzle-Hosting Faculty-Authored ContentInherent Challenges; Conclusion; Notes; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This issue of ""Library Technology Reports"" provides strategies, best practices, and case studies for meeting the unprecedented legal, technological, and vendor challenges that come with e-book purchasing.