The University of California Libraries initiated the Springer e-Book Pilot Project with the goal
of developing appropriate systemwide processes for acquiring and managing licensed e …

This study focuses on usage of electronic books (e-books) among advanced researchers,
including graduate students and faculty, at a four-year academic institution. The researchers …

E-books have yet to assume a significant place in academic library collections. This article
focuses on extracting common themes from the literature that might help the reader better …

This paper presents the results of a large scale survey designed to investigate usage
patterns and library patron attitudes toward e-books. The survey reveals a university …

Purpose–This paper aims to report the results of a study that examined the ways in which
graduate-level library and information science students make use of e-books and e-readers …

This study investigates the perceived impact of future e-book collections on student research
and recreational reading habits at our institution through three questions: how students …

E-books are being widely adopted as a new format of scholarly information to meet
increasing educational and research needs in academic libraries. The advantages of e …

Library Journal's 2011 Ebook Penetration and Use in US Libraries Survey testifies to e-
books' increasing popularity in academic libraries. This review tracked literature published …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to describe how, in the spring of 2007, Arizona State
University Libraries held a focus group of selected faculty to discover their perceptions and …

This article presents a systematic review of E-book user studies from 2001 to 2017. It
focused on qualitative and quantitative studies that examined academic user groups' …