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Title: Building & Managing EBook Collections
Description: Beginning with a short history of e-books and a review of the e-book publishing industry and its effect on the library's selection and budget process, this how-to provides a thorough treatment of collection development issues, including the selection process and development policies, the use of approval plans, patron-driven acquisition, and practical solutions for creating your e-book collection policies. Chapters on budgeting and licensing cover ownership versus leasing models, the differences in licensing options from the major publishers and aggregators including information on digital rights management, and strategies for success in retention, access, and budgeting. The cataloging and selection chapters are the largest in the book. The “selecting e-books” chapter discusses E-book purchasing models File formats and publisher/aggregator e-book platforms Differences and similarities between various display devices (e-readers) The technical and access services section includes Best practices in cataloging e-books to include metadata Insight on incorporating value added features such as adding excerpts from the text, book covers, and links to related resources Guidance on library web page and online catalog access Assessment and evaluation strategies through circulation statistics, print collection selection and usage, and user satisfaction You'll also gain valuable insight on the e-book's impact on the publishing industry, scholarly communication, and its integration into future technologies and social media. 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. Success stories highlight each chapter's lessons, giving you real-world examples of effective e-book implementation in both school and public libraries.
Authors: Richard Kaplan
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Libraries--Special collections, Libraries and electronic publishing
Categories: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
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