Presence of e-books in the collections of university libraries

Autor: Gabriele Maris Pereira Fenerick, Marcia Regina Silva, Ieda Pelógia Martins Damian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Informação & Informação, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 185-206 (2016)
ISSN: 1981-8920
Popis: Introduction: The current library configuration has been modified. The main point of change relates to dematerialization of their collections, namely the creation of digital archives. Although the presence of e-books such information environments is increasingly common, there are still many issues to be discussed in relation to the acquisition and access to these resources. Objective: To analyze the presence of e-books in the collections of international national university libraries and to raise issues related to the acquisition and dissemination of these works. Methodology: This is a qualitative research with literature review, it analyzed of the websites of these libraries and it was applied questionnaires sent by e-mail to the responsible for the libraries of the institutions surveyed. Results: The results show weaknesses in the way of management and dissemination of digital collections. These problems directly impact on the development of digital collections, access and ownership information. Conclusions: With increasingly reliant users, it is important that they are involved in making decisions related to the selection of e-books, as well as they have knowledge of the works that make up the collection of libraries process.
Databáze: OpenAIRE