E-book or print book: parents' current view in Hong Kong

YYC Sung, DKW Chiu - Library Hi Tech, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the perception and preference of parents for their
children using mobile devices to read. The pros and cons of electronic books and print …

[PDF][PDF] Accessibility, usage, and behavioral intention of print books and ebooks by medical students

G Farid, S Iqbal, S Iftikhar - Library Philosophy and Practice, 2021 - academia.edu
The aim of the study was to examine the difference of ease of use, accessibility, and future
prediction of print format books (p-books) and eBooks among MBBS students. The …

E-books in academic libraries: challenges for acquisition and collection management

WH Walters - portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013 - muse.jhu.edu
This bibliographic essay examines the difficulties associated with the selection, licensing,
acquisition, and management of e-books in academic libraries. The potential advantages of …

Are we there yet?: A longitudinal look at e-books through students' eyes

K Hobbs, D Klare - Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Starting in summer 2011, two librarians at Wesleyan University annually interviewed and
directed usability studies with undergraduate students to determine how students interact …

The acquisition of e-books in the libraries of the Swedish higher education institutions.

E Maceviciute, M Borg, R Kuzminiene, K Konrad - Information Research: An …, 2014 - ERIC
Introduction: Our aim is to compare the advantages and problems of e-book acquisition
identified in research literature to those experienced by two Swedish university libraries …

Ease of use and usefulness as measures of student experience in a multi-platform e-textbook pilot

DJ Johnston, SA Berg, K Pillon, M Williams - Library Hi Tech, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of how students
accept and use e-textbooks in higher education by assessing their experiences with e …

[图书][B] Books on screens: players in the Swedish e-book market

A Bergström, L Höglund, E Maceviciute, SK Nilsson… - 2017 - diva-portal.org
This book is a summary of our research on e-books focusing on Sweden as the main case,
during a period when an increasing number of early adopters started to use e-books. We …

Are print books dead? An investigation of book circulation at a mid-sized academic library

LM Rose-Wiles - Technical Services Quarterly, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this article the author analyzes circulation of print books at Seton Hall University Libraries
using the WorldCat Analysis tool and Voyager data. Only 21.5% of the collection circulated …

Undesirable Difficulties: Investigating Barriers to Students' Learning with Ebooks in a Semester-length Course

C Pierard, VL Svihla, SK Clement… - College & Research …, 2019 - digitalrepository.unm.edu
Our ability to make informed decisions about ebooks is constrained by our limited
understanding of how students perceive and use them. A team of librarians and a professor …

University libraries and the postgraduate student: physical and virtual spaces

C Beard, D Bawden - New library world, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims to examine the library/information issues affecting graduate
students, both those on taught courses and those undertaking research. It seeks to focus …