The no shelf required guide to e-book purchasing / Sue Polanka, editor.
"The increasingly important role that e-books and e-readers are playing in libraries makes it essential for librarians to get a handle on the ins and outs of e-book purchasing. Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored series of articles for this issue of Library Technology Reports that provi...
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ALA TechSource,
[2011]
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| Series: | Library technology reports ;
v. 47, no. 8. |
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Table of Contents:
- Purchasing e-books in libraries : a maze of opportunities and challenges / Sue Polanka
- Consortial purchasing of e-books : Orbis Cascade Alliance / Susan Hinken and Emily J. McElroy
- Academic library dilemmas in purchasing content for e-readers : debit cards, sales tax, and workflow issues / Eleanor I. Cook
- Open access e-books / E.S. Hellman
- The e-textbook revolution / William D. Chesser
- Digital textbooks : a state-level perspective on affordability and improved learning outcomes / Stephen R. Acker
- Water on a hot skillet : textbooks, open educational resources, and the role of the library / Greg Raschke and Shelby Shanks.