2016
DOI: 10.1080/1941126x.2016.1243868
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How do you like your books: Print or digital? An analysis on print and e-book usage at the Graduate School of Education

Abstract: The shift from physical materials to digital holdings has slowly infiltrated libraries across the globe, and librarians are struggling to make sense of these intangible, and sometimes fleeting, resources. Materials budgets have shifted to accommodate large journal and database subscriptions, single-title article access, and most recently, e-book holdings. This analysis measures the impact of digital acquisitions in an academic setting during a highly transformative period of library practices. The study finds … Show more

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“…In the poor category, accompanied by a percentage in the very good category (80-100), an increase in the posttest was 19%. The study indicates that new media do not emerge spontaneously and independently; they emerge gradually from the older media metamorphosis [23]. Before the advent of digital books, the reference source used was textbooks which later developed into electronic books (e-books).…”
Section: Evaluation Of Digital Booksmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…In the poor category, accompanied by a percentage in the very good category (80-100), an increase in the posttest was 19%. The study indicates that new media do not emerge spontaneously and independently; they emerge gradually from the older media metamorphosis [23]. Before the advent of digital books, the reference source used was textbooks which later developed into electronic books (e-books).…”
Section: Evaluation Of Digital Booksmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…For students, the digital book can make it easier to understand learning material and supports national education goals. However, digital books presence plays an important and strategic role in several science fields, including social studies [23].…”
Section: Evaluation Of Digital Booksmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The experience of replacing the deselected printed books with e-books is narrated by Oliva 19 . Haugh 44 and Lugg 45 stated that libraries need both print and electronic books and therefore, there should be proper coordination in selection, acquisition and management of both the types of books. Acquisition of e-books has attracted special attention of e-book researchers.…”
Section: E-books Collection Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, as it also is not clear how much library print book orders are made based upon real information need, various studies have assessed library book circulation for print (Cabezas-Clavijo et al, 2013 ) and ebooks (Cox, 2011 ) or both (e.g. Haugh, 2016 ). Considering this, it would be reasonable to raise concerns about how library holding statistics need to be interpreted in terms of impact.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%