Building and Managing E-Book Collections: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

Building and Managing E-Book Collections: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians: Edited by Richard Kaplan. Beginning with a short history of e-books and a review of the e-book publishing industry and its effect on the library’s selection and budget process, this how-to provides a thorough treatment of collection development issues, including the selection process and development policies, the use of approval plans, patron-driven acquisition, and practical solutions for creating your e-book collection policies. Chapters on budgeting and licensing cover ownership versus leasing models, the differences in licensing options from the major publishers and aggregators including information on digital rights management, and strategies for success in retention, access, and budgeting