VALA2004 Session 3 Abbott

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Sooner or later! – Have e-books turned the page?

VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: eBooks
Tuesday 3 February 2004, 11:55 – 12:30

Wendy Abbott

Associate Director, Customer Services, Bond University Library
http://www.bond.edu.au

Kate Kelly

Electronic Services Librarian, Bond University Library
http://www.bond.edu.au

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VALA Peer Reviewed Paper

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Abstract

Electronic journals have become well established in their various formats in university libraries while electronic books are still struggling to find their place. The notion that ebooks are a solution in search of a problem” still has some currency as libraries negotiate the various licensing and access issues associated with e-books. This paper will explore the theoretical and practical issues of implementing e-books in the tertiary education environment. Experiences at Bond University where the School of IT and the Library are collaborating to experiment with e-book solutions for IT students will be used to illustrate progress.