eBooks Collection Resources

During 2014-2015, the Collection Management Committee undertook several initiatives designed to increase awareness and knowledge of a wide range of topics about e-books, including collection development, acquisitions, instruction, and discovery techniques across the broad spectrum of CARLI libraries. As part of our mission to identify, develop, and encourage cooperation and collaboration in the development and management of collections in all formats and media to CARLI member libraries, the committee worked together to identify high quality, easily accessible documents as a starting point for exploration regarding e-books. The following list of recommended resources for e-book collections is by no means a complete bibliography, and the committee encourages further additions from CARLI members. To submit additional resources, please email the chairperson of the Collection Management Committee.

Literature Review

KuoTing Yu; Hsi-Peng Lu; Tainyi Luor; Ren Zheli. (2014)  “eBooks Research: Literature Review on Trends and Contributions, 1998 to January 2014.” Applied Mechanics & Materials, 2014, Issue 631-632, p1421-1430, 10p;
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.631-632.1421,
Database: Applied Science & Technology Source

Approval Plans

Carmelita Pickett, Simona Tabacaru, Jeanne Harrell. (March 2014) “E-Approval Plans in Research Libraries.” College & Research Libraries, Vol. 75 Issue 2, p218-231.
Database: Library & Information Science Source
http://crl.acrl.org/content/75/2/218.abstract

Cataloging/Access/Metadata

Antje Mays and Michelle Flinchbaugh (September 2010) “Biz of Acq—Workflows in Paradise: eBooks, Acquisitions, and Cataloging.” Against the Grain, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p56-59,
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5612&context=atg
Database: Library & Information Science Source

Roman S. Panchyshyn, (2013) “Asking the Right Questions: An E-Resource Checklist for Documenting Cataloging Decisions for Batch Cataloging Projects.” Technical Services Quarterly, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p15-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2013.735951
Database: Ebsco

Vasileiou, Magdalini; Rowley, Jennifer; Hartley, Richard. (May 2013)  “Metadata and providing access to e-books”  British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p518-528. Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. [Journal Article],
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01315.x/abstract
Database: PsycINFO

Collection Development

Deborah Blecic. (2013) “Utilizing Usage Data in Collection Development and Management.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBkX6HbfJd8  (YouTube)

Tip Sheet: Collection Development for E-books (2011) ALA
http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/oitp/ebook_collection_dev.pdf

James Cory Tucker (2012) “Ebook collection analysis: subject and publisher trends.” Collection Building, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p40-47. DOI: 10.1108/01604951211229836.

Costs

Timothy P. Bailey, Amanda L. Scott, and Rickey D. Best. (2015) "Cost Differentials between E-Books and Print in Academic Libraries." College & Research Libraries, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p6-18.
http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/1/6.full.pdf+html

Jason C. Simon. (Jan-March 2014) “E-Book Purchasing Best Practices for Academic Libraries.” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p68-77. DOI: 10.1080/1941126X.2014.878640.
Database: Library & Information Science Source

Discovery

Buczynski, James A. (2010) “Library eBooks: Some Can't Find Them, Others Find Them and Don't Know What They Are.” Internet Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 15 Issue 1
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10875300903517089

Calvert, Kristin. (2014) "Maximizing academic library collections: measuring changes in use patterns owing to EBSCO Discovery Service." College & Research Libraries, crl13-557.
http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2014/01/17/crl13-557.abstract

Johnson, Melissa Maria and Matthew Buckley (May/June 2014) “Downloading Ebooks,” Online Searcher, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p10-13. 4p.
Database: MasterFILE Premier

Xi Niu, Tao Zhang & Hsin-liang Chen, (2014) “Study of User Search Activities With Two Discovery Tools at an Academic Library.” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p422-433.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2013.873281

Sendze, Monique. (2013) "The EBook Experiment." Public Libraries, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p34-37.
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/04/ebook_experiment/

Sendze, Monique. (September 2013) van Court, Laurie “Own Your Own Ebook Lending Service” Computers in Libraries, Vol. 33, Issue 7
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/sep13/Sendze_Van-Court--Own-Your-Own-Ebook-Lending-Service.shtml

William H. Walters, (2013) “E-books in Academic Libraries: Challenges for Discovery and Access.” Serials Review, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p97-104.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2013.04.014

Zhao, Lixia, et al. "E-book Metadata in ILS and Discovery Tools." Brick and Click Libraries Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 99, 2012.
http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED537605

Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA)

Kay Downey, Yin Zhang, Cristobal Urbano, Tom A. Klinger (2014) “Comparative Study of Print Book and DDA Ebook Acquisition and Use.” Technical Services Quarterly, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p139-160. DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2014.875379.
http://digitalcommons.kent.edu/libpubs/213/

Dracine Hodges. (2014) "Patron-Driven vs. Librarian-Selected: Three Years of Comparative E-book Usage." In Customer-Based Collection Development: An Overview, Edited by Bridges, Karl. Chicago: ALA Editions.

Statistics

Randall Lowe, Lynda Aldana, Michelle Flinchbangh.(Jun 2013) “Biz of Acq -- Gathering Data; How Two USMAI Libraries are Using eBook Statistics.” Against the Grain, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p64-73.
http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/07/v25-3-biz-of-acq/
Database: Library & Information Science Source
 

Sue Polanka. (Nov/Dec 2013) “Big Data, Little Numbers: Sources for Ebook Statistics.” Online Searcher, Vol. 37 Issue 6, p71-73.
http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ul_pub/160/

Use

Dinkins, Debbi; Kirkland, Laura N.; Poole Wald, Jean. (2014)  “An Uneasy but Powerful Alliance: Faculty Use of e-Books.” International Journal of the Book,  Vol. 11 Issue 3, p11-25. 15p.
http://ijb.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.27/prod.543

Robinson, Sherry; Stubberud, Hans Anton.  (2012) “Student Preferences for Educational Materials: Old Meets New.” Academy of Educational Leadership Journal,  2012 Supplement, Vol. 16, p99-109. 11p. 8 Charts.  Database: Business Source Complete

Examples of LibGuides

Boston College University Libraries : E-Books at Boston College: Quick Guide
http://libguides.bc.edu/e-books/

Northwestern University Library (ebooks)
http://libguides.northwestern.edu/ebooks