E-Books in Libraries: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9781856045728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 368 str.

Kate Price

Opis

Providing a practical appraisal of e-books, this book addresses 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? And more.

Spis treści

Introduction - Chris Armstrong and Ray Lonsdale
PART 1: THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF E-BOOKS
1. Publishing e-books: challenges and perspectives - Joel Claypool 2. An introduction to e-book business models and suppliers - Anna Grigson 3. Producing eBooks on Demand: a European library network - Silvia Gstrein and Günter Mühlberger 4. E-books for free: finding, creating and managing freely available texts - Kate Price
PART 2: PLANNING AND DEVELOPING AN E-BOOK COLLECTION
5. E-books for public libraries - Martin Palmer 6. E-books for further education - Karen Foster and Emma Ransley 7. E-books for higher education - Jim Dooley
PART 3: DELIVERING E-BOOKS TO LIBRARY USERS
8. Making e-book collections visible to readers - Anna Grigson 9. Providing guidance, training and support for readers using e-books - Karen Gravett 10. Information technology and e-books: challenges and opportunities - James Clay
PART 4: ENGAGING READERS WITH E-BOOKS
11. Public library users connecting with e-books - Martin Palmer 12. Engaging students with e-books in further education - Sue Caporn, Lee Bryant, Karen Foster and Emma Ransley 13. Engaging staff and students with e-books in a university setting - Anne Worden and Timothy Collinson
PART 5: THE FUTURE OF E-BOOKS
Contributors’ views
PART 6: USEFUL INFORMATION
Glossary Top tips from the contributors Checklist for e-book acquisition Selected e-book suppliers Accessible e-book services in public libraries - Denise Dwyer Supplementary reading