Sarah Burton Stuck in the present: the mixed blessing of ebooks
1. STUCK IN THE
PRESENT: THE MIXED
BLESSING OF EBOOKS
JIBS EVENT
#JIBSUKebooks
Sarah Burton (@harasanotrub), Information
and Library Assistant, Judge Business School,
University of Cambridge
26 February 2016, The Venue, Student Central
Cambridge Judge Business School
Information and Library Services
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3. Disclaimer:
This is a case study of the
University of Cambridge,
based on one institution’s
experience of ebooks
17. Inundated by platforms (aggregators and
publishers), formats, purchase models, different
levels of access: credits, loan periods, concurrency,
functionality, prices and still lack of availability
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“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you
are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace,
you are living in the present.” Lao Tzu
29. Reading list
Ward, S. M., Freeman,
R. S. and Nixon, J. M.
(eds.) (2015) Academic
E-books, Publishers,
Librarians and Users
Lyons, R. E. and
Rayner, S. (2015) The
Academic Book of the
Future
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IMAGES
Books vs. ebooks infographic by Number
17, NYC and Nayeli E. Rodriquez
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