What do faculty and students really think about e‐books?

I Rowlands, D Nicholas, HR Jamali, P Huntington - Aslib proceedings, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this article is to report on a large‐scale survey that was carried out
to assess academic users' awareness, perceptions and existing levels of use of e‐books …

E-book usage in an academic library: User attitudes and behaviors

WA Shelburne - Library collections, acquisitions, & technical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

A systematic review of E-books in academic libraries: Access, advantages, and usage

B Blummer, JM Kenton - New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
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' …

Students' attitudes towards e‐books in a Scottish higher education institute: part 1

N Abdullah, F Gibb - Library review, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present the first part of three inter‐related studies
investigating the use and usability of e‐books in higher education based on experiments …

Students' attitudes towards e‐books in a Scottish higher education institute: part 2: Analysis of e‐book usage

N Abdullah, F Gibb - Library Review, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present the second part of three inter‐related
studies investigating the use and usability of e‐books in higher education based on …

Use and perceptions of e-books by academic staff in further education

E Mulholland, J Bates - The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reports on a study of the awareness, perceptions and use of e-books by
academic staff in Further Education (FE) colleges throughout Northern Ireland (NI). It is the …

E-book acceptance by first-year undergraduate students: A longitudinal examination and implications for library researchers

M Nahotko, M Deja - The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents the findings of a seven-year longitudinal survey conducted from 2016 to
2022, examining e-book acceptance among first-year undergraduate students in the …

Not in love, or not in the know? Graduate student and faculty use (and non-use) of e-books

ED Cassidy, M Martinez, L Shen - The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

The case for e-book literacy: Undergraduate students' experience with e-books for course work

L Muir, G Hawes - The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper investigates how electronic books (e-books) are used for scholarly activity. It
focuses on the end-users of e-books in a case study which aimed to establish how scholars …

UK scholarly e‐book usage: a landmark survey

D Nicholas, I Rowlands, D Clark, P Huntington… - Aslib …, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–This JISC funded UK National E‐Books Observatory study is a benchmarking
survey of e‐book usage and perceptions in more than 120 participating universities. The …