Sentences with phrase «ebook usage»

Thanks to all who responded to our post last week asking about growth in eBook usage in your libraries.

Despite growing frustration with the ebook pricing and availability policies of many publishers, U.S. libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by Freading.

The fifth annual Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries report consists of responses to a survey developed, hosted, and tabulated in - house by Library Journal, and fielded from April 4 to July 2, 2014.

Now in their third year, the LJ / SLJ Ebook Usage reports track long - term trends in public, academic, and K - 12 school libraries, presenting detailed information about how libraries are adapting to this technology.

Biz of Acq — p. 61 PDA, eBooks, Print Books Usage and Expenditures: Knowledge Ecosystem Remix by Antje Mays — A look at print and eBook usage at Winthrop University.

A survey shows that ebook usage on smartphones jumped an impressive 300 % in the four months from April to July 2009.

Top line learning from LJ's 2015 public libraries» ebook survey and SLJ's 2015 school libraries» ebook usage studies.

A report describing the meeting of a representative group of publishers and librarians to discuss ebook usage statistics in London on 7th July 2016.

Additionally, if they do allow eBook usage after purchase of the font, the foundry may require that the font be «obfuscated» (i.e. encrypted).

Low ebook usage is also due to user preference for print books, lack of student awareness of ebook availability, and lack of training about the downloading process.

This includes the basic bibliographic data but extends well beyond it to include information about ebook usage and terms (geographical restrictions, DRM requirements, etc) and, most importantly, comprehensive selling information, an essential part of any online store and a key competitive issue.

Academic libraries serving colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning tend to have a broader definition of ebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on EBSCOhost.

However, money remains the biggest impediment for libraries looking to add ebooks or expand collections, according to Library Journal's fifth annual Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries report, sponsored by Freading.

To help the library set its initial budget, Total BooX will provide an estimate based on our knowledge of ebook usage in libraries.

A survey to ascertain the pattern of ebook usage in Japan has demonstrated some startling results.

To study ebook adoption by kids and school libraries, School Library Journal and Follett School Solutions recently released the Sixth Annual Survey of Ebook Usage in the U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries (September 2015).

Library Journal and School Library Journal «s 2012 Ebook Usage Reports present the most up to date data on the driving factors behind library ebook usage activity and purchasing trends in the public, academic, and school (K - 12) library markets.

Ebook usage was already rocketing skyward in public libraries.

To study ebook adoption by kids and school libraries, School Library Journal and Follett School Solutions recently released the Sixth Annual Survey of Ebook Usage in the U.S. School (K - 12)

Library Journal in conjunction with Freading issued their annual Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries report.

last week asking about growth in eBook usage in your libraries.

One of the most popular thing to do is reading, and ebook usage is on the rise.

Academic libraries continue to add to their ebook collections, but while ebooks are becoming the preferred format for reference materials, many students still prefer to read and study monographs and textbooks in print, according to «Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries 2016,» a survey conducted by Library Journal and sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning.

Sixty - six percent of schools nationwide offer ebooks, up from 54 percent in 2013, and overall, the figure is steadily growing, according to School Library Journal's fifth annual «Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K — 12) Libraries» report.

Unlike public and academic libraries, which have prioritized ebook acquisition in recent years, K - 12 school libraries still lag far behind, according to the third - annual «2012 Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries,» sponsored by Follett.

This finding is just one of the many key insights to emerge from «Library Patrons and Ebook Usage,» the first issue of Library Journal's Patron Profiles: Understanding the behavior and preferences of U.S. public library users.

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