dc.contributor.author | Reyes, Betsaida M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Devlin, Frances A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-14T19:17:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-14T19:17:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-29 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Reyes, B.M. and Devlin, F.A. (2020), "An assessment of e-book collection development practices among Romance language librarians", Collection and Curation, Vol. 40 No. 1, pp. 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/CC-12-2019-0047 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/31131 | |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to describe the collection development practices regarding e-books among librarians who manage French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish (Romance) materials. The authors aim to describe factors that influence acquisition of e-books for Romance language collections to confirm librarians’ perception that humanities researchers prefer print and library administrators’ attitudes toward e-books.DESIGN/METHODOLOGY APPROACH: This study collected data using a mixed-method approach of a survey and focus groups.FINDINGS: This study confirms that user preference is the primary consideration of Romance librarians in selecting e-books. Contrary to librarians’ perceptions, this study found that humanities faculty and students are not averse to using e-books for specific purposes such as searching, targeted reading and course materials. While restrictions on lending e-books are a concern, Romance librarians are focused primarily on serving the needs of their core constituencies.RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The practice of adding call numbers to individual e-books varies among institutions. Individual e-book titles in large packages do not necessarily get added to the catalog, thus making it very difficult to compare e-book collections between institutions.ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This study endeavors to unify the anecdotal narratives and factors that influence the acquisition of e-books by Romance librarians. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited | en_US |
dc.subject | Collection development | en_US |
dc.subject | Mixed-methods assessment | en_US |
dc.subject | e-books | en_US |
dc.subject | Romance languages | en_US |
dc.subject | Romance literature | en_US |
dc.subject | Humanities | en_US |
dc.subject | User preference | en_US |
dc.subject | Screen Reading | en_US |
dc.title | An Assessment of e-Book Collection Development Practices among Romance Language Librarians | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Reyes, Betsaida M. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Devlin, Frances A. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Libraries | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/CC-12-2019-0047 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-2836 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |