The Growth of Electronic Journals in Libraries

Mischo, William H.; Norman, Michael; Shelburne, Wendy Allen; Schlembach, Mary C.

doi:10.1300/j122v26n03_04

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“…A vast majority of these studies have focused on university students. This is a foregone conclusion considering that e-books became widespread at first in academic libraries for emergence of electronic journals (Mischo, Norman, Shelburne, & Schlembach, 2007;Shelburne, 2009). In those studies, the main discussion topics have been the ratio of preference in comparison to printed materials (Nicholas, Rowlands, Clark, Huntington, Jamali, & Olle´, 2008), perceptions related to the advantages of e-books (Cassidy, Martinez, & Shen, 2012), effect of e-books on learning (Annand, 2008;Muir & Hawes, 2013;Szapkiw, Courduff, Carter, & Bennett, 2013), library collections and circulation of e-books in academic libraries versus printed books (Christianson, 2005;Slater, 2009;Sprague & Hunter, 2009;Vasileiou, Rowley, & Hartley, 2012).…”

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E-Book versus Printed Materials: Preferences of University Students

Cumaoğlu

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Torun

2013

CONTEMP EDUC TECHNOL

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Reading habits, accessing resources, and material preferences change rapidly in a digital world. University students, as digital natives, are accessing countless resources, from lecture notes to research papers electronically. The change of reading habits with a great scale has led to differentiation on accessibility of resources, archiving them and usage of related technologies. The purpose of this study is to examine the e-book usage preferences versus printed material along with reading habits in a context of different variables. Additionally, different uses of e-books in a variety of faculties have been the focus of this study. The participants comprised of 222 students, studying in 36 different universities across Turkey. A questionnaire was developed specifically for the study. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: Printed book reading habits, e-book reading habits (methods of reaching e-books, aim of usage etc.), and technological knowledge (e-book related tools and file formats etc.). According to the results of study, approximately 68% of university students stated that they read one book in a week and 62% indicated that they are e-book readers. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between social environment and reading habits of students. University students put forward accessibility advantage (68%) of e-book and stated that they mostly read e-book for research (81%). E-book format which is most commonly preferred among students is Portable Document Format (pdf) (73%), while the computer is the most commonly used e-book medium (60%).

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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E-Book versus Printed Materials: Preferences of University Students

Cumaoğlu

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Torun

2013

CONTEMP EDUC TECHNOL

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“…Academic library experiences with e-books have begun to parallel their earlier experiences with the wide adoption of ejournals [12]. The 2001 Dillon studies at the University of Texas offered a glimmer of the future of e-books, including usage without promotion, changes in workflow and processes, and the beginning of a different way of looking at information and its production.…”

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E-book usage in an academic library: User attitudes and behaviors

Shelburne

2009

Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

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This paper presents the results of a large scale survey designed to investigate usage patterns and library patron attitudes toward e-books. The survey reveals a university community's discovery and knowledge of e-books, their likes and dislikes about book content in electronic format as opposed to print, and their predictions of how they will use electronic and print book materials in the future. The survey shows that acceptance of ebooks has reached a level where they have become an important library service. The results, based on a study conducted in collaboration with Springer, break down e-book awareness and attitudes into faculty, graduate student, and undergraduate student constituent groups. Additionally, statistics are presented to complement the survey results by showing that the usage of e-book content at the University of Illinois is increasing at a rapid pace. 1 E-books are, without question, an exciting and controversial topic for librarians, publishers, and users. Today libraries and publishers are finally coming to terms with the fact that a tipping point on e-books might be reached faster than either party ever imagined. After a disappointing beginning and a quiet time in between, in the last few years a rebirth has occurred with new products and services for libraries offering robust access models and presentation options. Some of these access and presentation models are strikingly similar to those of e-journals or involve products framed around e-book content especially suited to this format, such as manuals or reference works. In addition, personal readers from Sony and Amazon are now experiencing a measurable degree of acceptance and commercial success, and this has certainly caught the attention of the business and popular press. [2,16,18]. Libraries are actively involved in a resurgence of e-book licensing from both born aggregators as well as traditionally print based book vendors, and many publishers are either currently offering or near launching e-book products for both libraries and end users. There is also an increased interest in e-books and e-textbooks within academia as an answer to rising print materials costs and for their convenience of use [17]. Finally, in addition to the spike in activities in the traditional publishing market, libraries are on the verge of truly finding out how the Google Book project will add to and shape this new place both inside and outside of libraries [7].In

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Electronic Resource Expenditure and the Decline in Reference Transaction Statistics in Academic Libraries

Dubnjakovic

2012

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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The Growth of Electronic Journals in Libraries

Cited by 15 publications

References 37 publications

E-Book versus Printed Materials: Preferences of University Students

E-Book versus Printed Materials: Preferences of University Students

E-book usage in an academic library: User attitudes and behaviors

Electronic Resource Expenditure and the Decline in Reference Transaction Statistics in Academic Libraries

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