., ER&L 2009

Ebooks: From Collection Development to Collection Evaluation

Cory Tucker, Reeta Sinha, Carole Correa-Morris

Last modified: 2008-12-02

Abstract


Over the past few years, ebooks have become fully integrated in academic library collections, but issues and challenges continue to exist. This program provides an overview of the issues and challenges associated with managing an ebook collection. The program begins with an overview of the selection of ebooks, looking at various purchasing models. The second part describes the acquisitions and processing of ebooks. Next, the program looks at evaluating ebook collections and ends with a look at the future of the ebook.