Ebook Platforms For Academic Libraries

The second article examined the four basic models and boiled them down to their.

Ebook platforms for academic libraries. Hyread is sub brand of hyweb technology including hyread journal database hyread ebook store ereading club etc. Each platform is described and identified according to the following characteristics. The following is an a z listing of major e book platforms available to libraries looking to purchase academic professional trade and k 12 e books.

Library technology reports vol. Now a couple things before we dive in. The first article was about why school librarians would want to know about anything as abstract as an ebook business model hint.

Academic research corporate government public k 12 etc. Quality over quantity content designed to drive usage and usability. Academic ebook platforms from a user perspective christina mune and ann agee introduction across all types of libraries in the united states ebook usage and acquisition continues to rise.

1 many ebook platforms only allow one person at a time to check out a particular title. Recognized as the 1 supplier of both print books and e books to thousands of academic customers around the world gobi allows libraries to find and order books from top e book aggregators and publisher platforms from one convenient location. Hyweb has developed digital content platforms over fifteen years.

This is the third in a series of articles on ebook models in k 12 or school libraries. 3 e book platforms for libraries provides an overview of the various types of e book platforms available to academic research public and k 12 librarise in the united states an beyond. Our customers are from taiwan u s a china and hong kong.

Of the 339 academic. According to a 2012 library journal study ebook holdings in aca demic libraries went up an average of 41 between 2011 and 2012. The focus is on the products that house electronic versions of books also available in print.