E-books in the Sciences: SLA 2009 Presentation
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2009-06-15
Authors
Nariani, Rajiv
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The results of the e-book survey are summarized below. Details of the results are in the presentation.
- High level of interest in e-books amongst graduate students:
- Graduate students have used some form of e-book and are aware that the University subscribes to e-books
- Many faculty members are not aware that the library subscribes to different e-book packages
- Online reading behaviour and features desired:
- Graduate students and faculty spend minimal time reading an e-book on the computer screen
- Very important features required: Ability to copy, paste, print, & download and the capability to e-mail chapters. Citing, exporting to bibliographic management software, and highlighting searched text are some of the other important features desired
- Some challenges:
- Academic community not aware of the value-added features available in e-books
- Complete MARC records from e-book publishers/content providers are required
- Access/Digital Rights Management issues
- Difficulty in reading from the screen
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Steacie Science & Engineering Library, Faculty Members, Graduate Students, E-books