2011/07/01 by Linda Frederiksen, Joel Cummings, Lara Cummings +1 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Business, Management and Accounting · Arts and Humanities · #Library Collection Development and Digital Resources #Copyright and Intellectual Property #Publishing and Scholarly Communication
paper · doi:10.1080/1072303x.2011.585102
openalex publication_date 2011/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Increasingly, libraries of all types and sizes are adding electronic book (ebook) titles to their collections. A survey was used to explore the implications of ebook licensing and interlibrary loan use. Among academic libraries in the United States, a widespread preference for handling print books was found along with a need for more information about ebook interlibrary loan rights at one's own institution and a means to identify format type available from potential lending libraries.