A Circulation Analysis of Print Books and E-Books in an Academic Research Library
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- features
- Published by American Library Association in Library Resources & Technical Services
- Vol. 48 (4) , 256-262
- https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.48n4.8259
Abstract
In order for collection development librarians to justify the adoption of electronic books (e-books), they need to determine if e-books satisfy the information needs of patrons. One method to determine this is to measure e-book usage. This study compared the usage of 7,880 titles that were available in both print and e-book format at the Duke University Libraries. Although the results of this study cannot be generalized, it does provide information on the use of e-books in one academic research library and implications for e-book collection development.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: