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Building and managing e-book collections : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / edited by Richard Kaplan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaplan, Richard.
- Series:
- How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
- How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libraries--Special collections--Electronic books.
- Libraries.
- Electronic books.
- Libraries and electronic publishing.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 197p. ; ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Building and managing ebook collections
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Neal-Schuman, c2012.
- Summary:
- Offering multiple perspectives from electronic resource professionals at world-renowned libraries such as Harvard, the University of Michigan, Duke, and Northeastern, this book provides a comprehensive and well-rounded e-book education.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: E-Books in Context
- Chapter 1: The Electronic Book-Beginnings to the Present
- Chapter 2: E-Book Publishing-A View from the Industry
- Chapter 3: E-Book Publishing-The View from the Library
- Part 2: E-Books in Detail
- Chapter 4: E-Books in Public Libraries
- Chapter 5: Selecting E-Books
- Chapter 6: Licensing of E-Books
- Chapter 7: Budgeting for E-Books
- Chapter 8: Cataloging, Locating, and Accessing E-Books
- Chapter 9: Assessment and Evaluation of E-Book Collections
- Part 3: E-Books in Practice
- Example 1: E-Books in a High School Library-Cushing Academy
- Example 2: Marketing E-Books in a Public Library-Half Hollow Hills Community Library
- Example 3: Circulating E-Book Readers-Texas A&
- M University at Qatar
- Example 4: Changing Library Staffing Models to Manage E-Collections-George Washington University
- Example 5: E-Book Access Management Using an ERM System-Oregon Health &
- Science University
- Example 6: Accessing and Circulating E-Books with E-Readers-Lesley University
- About the Editorand Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9781555708634 : (ebk : EbookCentral)
- OCLC:
- 845252409
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