eBooks in Libraries: Everything is Changing

With the advent of downloadable retail eBooks marketed to individual consumers, for the first time in their history libraries encountered an otherwise commercially available text format they were prevented from adding to their collections. Trade eBooks in Libraries examines the legal frameworks whic...

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Other Authors: Whitney, Paul (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin De Gruyter Saur 2015
Series:IFLA Publications 172
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Online Access:DE-1043
DE-859
DE-860
DE-473
DE-739
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Summary:With the advent of downloadable retail eBooks marketed to individual consumers, for the first time in their history libraries encountered an otherwise commercially available text format they were prevented from adding to their collections. Trade eBooks in Libraries examines the legal frameworks which gave rise to this phenomenon and advocacy efforts undertaken in different jurisdictions to remove barriers to library access. The principal authors provide a general historical overview and an analysis of library/eBook principles developed by a variety of library associations and government reviews. In addition, experts from twelve countries present summaries of eBook developments in their respective countries and regions
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Dec. 09, 2016)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Ill.
ISBN:311030970X
9783110309706
9783110309805
9783110309812
9783110396201
DOI:10.1515/9783110309805

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