[LIS-Forum] Library Use of E-books, 2008-09

thimma naik thimmappa03 at yahoo.com
Fri May 2 10:13:49 IST 2008


  Primary Research Group has published Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition, (ISBN 1-57440-101-7) 
  Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries.  Librarians detail their plans on how they plan to develop their e-book collections, what they think of e-book readers and software, and which e-book aggregators and publishers appeal to them most and why. Other issues covered include: library production of e-books and collection digitization, e-book collection information literacy efforts, use of e-books in course reserves and inter-library loan, e-book pricing and inflation issues, acquisition sources and strategies for e-books and other issues of concern to libraries and book publishers. 
     Some of the report's findings are that:
  
   Well      over 81% of the sample cataloged their e-book collection and listed it in      their online library catalog.
   For the most      part, librarians in the sample felt that their patrons were less skilled      in using e-book collections than they were in using databases of magazine,      newspaper and journal articles.  
   The      libraries in the sample had MARC records for a mean of approximately 74%      of the e-books in their collections.
   Many      libraries reported significant use of electronic directories. 12.5%      reported extensive use and 30% said that use was significant.  The      larger libraries reported the heaviest use. 
   Use      of e-books in the hard sciences was particularly high. More than 30% of      participants said that use of e-books in the hard sciences (defined as      chemistry, physics and biology) was quite extensive and another 26% noted      significant use.  
   Libraries in the      sample maintained a print version for a mean of 24% of the e-books in      their e-book collections.  
   Nearly      21% of the libraries in our sample have digitized out-of-copyright books      in their collections in order to make their contents more available to      their patrons.
   Libraries      in the sample expect to renew a mean of 77% of their current e-book      contract.
   E-book      spending grew rapidly in 2008 but slowed significantly from 2007 growth      rates.
   E-books      account for only about 3.9% of the books on course reserve, with a minimum      of 0 to a maximum of 30%.  
   Nearly      70% of the sample's total spending on e-books was with aggregators, while      just over 24.6% of the total spending was spent with individual      publishers.
  Data is broken out by library budget size, for US and non-US libraries and for academic and non-academic libraries. The report presents more than 300 tables of data on e-book use by libraries, as well as analysis and commentary.  
   The report is available from Primary Research Group (www.PrimaryResearch.com) cost for PDF version $75.00
  

Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL 
Bengaluru 
+91 94488 69387
thimmappa03 at yahoo.com or softeyest at gmail.com
       
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