Publication Date

7-2015

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Collection development, E-books, Education, Datasets, Humanities, Trends, Science, Social sciences, Library collections

Abstract

This study examines worldwide usage of over 600,000 e-books from Ebook Library (EBL) and ebrary. Using multiple modes of analysis, the study shows that there are variations in usage by geographic region as well as by subject. The study examines usage in relation to availability of titles, different types of usage per session, usage of the top ten percent of titles, and intensive and extensive use. These patterns can be used for benchmarking and as a model for local e-book studies.

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Rights Holder

Michael Levine-Clark

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

11 pgs

File Size

1.2 MB

Publication Title

Insights

Volume

28

First Page

39

Last Page

49

ISSN

2048-7754

Comments

Published in Insights. May be found online: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.240

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