The no shelf required guide to e-book purchasing
By: Sue Polanka, editor
Series: Library technology reports -- v. 47, no. 8; Library technology reports -- v. 47, no. 8.
Publisher: ALA TechSource
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
ISBN-13: 9780838992548; 9780838992555; 9780838958360
Subjects: Electronic books; Library resources; Purchasing; Electronic information resources; Libraries and electronic publishing; Acquisitions (Libraries); Collection development (Libraries); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Library & Information Science; General
Description: "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 provide strategies, best practices, and case studies for meeting the unprecedented legal, technological, and vendor challenges that come with e-book purchasing"--Splash page.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Purchasing e-books in libraries : a maze of opportunities and challenges  -- Sue Polanka; title: Consortial purchasing of e-books : Orbis Cascade Alliance  -- Susan Hinken and Emily J. McElroy; title: Academic library dilemmas in purchasing content for e-readers : debit cards, sales tax, and workflow issues  -- Eleanor I. Cook; title: Open access e-books  -- E.S. Hellman; title: The e-textbook revolution  -- William D. Chesser; title: Digital textbooks : a state-level perspective on affordability and improved learning outcomes  -- Stephen R. Acker; title: Water on a hot skillet : textbooks, open educational resources, and the role of the library -- Greg Raschke and Shelby Shanks.