Jason Briddon
“E-books are good if there are no copies left”: a survey of e-book usage at UWE Library Services
Briddon, Jason; Chelin, Jacqueline; Ince, Greg; Redman, Jane; Sleat, Alastair; Williams, Elspeth
Authors
Jacqueline Chelin Jacqueline.Chelin@uwe.ac.uk
Deputy Director Library Services
Greg Ince
Jane Redman
Alastair Sleat
Elspeth Williams
Abstract
This article outlines research carried out with students and academic staff at a large UK university library on how e-books are being used for learning, teaching and research. It was discovered that e-books are meeting many of users’ needs,especially in terms of accessibility, but there are still concerns about subject coverage and the impact on students’ learning. There are various reasons why ebooks
are beneficial in developing an academic library collection, most particularly for reference materials and essential readings, but librarians need to work closely with academic staff to integrate use of e-books effectively into learning and teaching, taking care that licence and access implications are better understood. The drivers to the use of e-books appear to be outweighing the barriers, although the latter will require considerable effort on the part of librarians within their institutions and also in terms of communicating concerns to e-book providers.
Citation
Briddon, J., Chelin, J., Ince, G., Redman, J., Sleat, A., & Williams, E. (2009). “E-books are good if there are no copies left”: a survey of e-book usage at UWE Library Services. Library and Information Research, 33(104), 45-65
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Feb 24, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Library and Information Research |
Publisher | CILIP, Library and Information Research Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 104 |
Pages | 45-65 |
Keywords | e-books, usage, survey, UWE, Library |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1001063 |
Publisher URL | http://www.lirgjournal.org.uk/lir/ojs/index.php/lir/article/view/114 |
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