The Acquisition of E-Books in the Libraries of the Swedish Higher Education Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Maceviciute, Elena; Borg, Martin; Kuzminiene, Ramune; Konrad, Katie
Titel	The Acquisition of E-Books in the Libraries of the Swedish Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 19 (2014) 2, (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-1613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Electronic Libraries; Electronic Learning; Electronic Publishing; Library Materials; Academic Libraries; Literature Reviews; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Content Analysis; Interviews; Phenomenology; User Needs (Information); Library Services; Layout (Publications); Barriers; Access to Information; Copyrights; Budgeting; Cost Indexes; Models; Online Vendors; Contracts; Selection Criteria; Ownership; Library Research; Library Administration; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Elektronisches Publizieren; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Inhaltsanalyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Benutzerbedürfnis; Bibliotheksarbeit; Textgestaltung; Kostenentwicklung; Analogiemodell; Online-Angebot; Vertrag; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Eigentum; Schweden
Abstract	Introduction: Our aim is to compare the advantages and problems of e-book acquisition identified in research literature to those experienced by two Swedish university libraries. Method: A literature review was used to identify the main issues related to acquisition of e-books by academic libraries. The data for comparison were collected through case studies in two Swedish universities. Document analysis, interviews and personal experience were used for data collection. Results: The main drivers of e-book acquisition by Swedish academic libraries are the perceived needs of the users. E-books are regarded as potentially useful for solving some of the problems of library service. A number of challenges and problems identified by the participants in the case studies coincide with those that were derived from the literature review. Conclusions: The problems of e-book acquisition in academic libraries seem to be common to the economically strong Western countries. University librarians see certain advantages of e-books for their users and libraries. Publishers and academic librarians expect that e-books would not lose the advantages that printed books offered to them. Hence, publishers restrict the usage of e-books to ensure revenues as if from selling individual copies. Librarians try to regain the same level of control over e-book collections as for printed materials. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10