The no shelf required guide to e-book purchasing

By Sue Polanka

Subjects: Electronic books, Purchasing, Library resources, Acquisitions (Libraries), General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Collection development (Libraries), Libraries and electronic publishing, Library & Information Science, Electronic information resources

Description: "The increasingly important role that e-books and e-readers are playing in libraries makes it essential for librarians to get a handle on the ins and outs of e-book purchasing. Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored series of articles for this issue of Library Technology Reports that provide strategies, best practices, and case studies for meeting the unprecedented legal, technological, and vendor challenges that come with e-book purchasing"--Splash page.