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E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ?
Includes bibliographical references.
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2015
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| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Wilkin, Shelley |
| author2 | Underwood, Peter |
| author_browse | Underwood, Peter Wilkin, Shelley |
| author_facet | Underwood, Peter Wilkin, Shelley |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12997 E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? Wilkin, Shelley Underwood, Peter Information and Library Studies Includes bibliographical references. Many academic libraries around the world are allocating large portions of their budget to the provision of electronic books (e-books). While circulation statistics provided by the e-book vendors indicate that the e-books are being used, they do not inform the libraries of the reasons behind use, how they are being perceived and user satisfaction. In recent years, academics and researchers have been investigating e-book usage and user satisfaction at their respective institutions. This dissertation looks at e-book usage in academic libraries through a systematic review of the literature on research about e-books. Journal articles with subject matter concerning ebook usage in academic libraries in the United States and the United Kingdom were collected. Due to technological advances, only articles which had been published from 2004 to 2014 were collected. Other limitations of the study included language, solely using the literature to conduct research and the internet as a research tool. 2015-05-28T12:19:50Z 2015-05-28T12:19:50Z 2014 Master Thesis Masters MLIS http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12997 eng application/pdf Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC) University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Information and Library Studies Wilkin, Shelley E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| title_full | E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| title_fullStr | E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| title_full_unstemmed | E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| title_short | E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ? |
| title_sort | e book usage in academic libraries does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem |
| topic | Information and Library Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12997 |
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