Electronic books collection management: Issues and challenges

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Electronic books collection management Issues
and challenges

• By
• Randhir Singh Bhaskar
• Librarian
• Mody Institute of Technology and Science
• Faculty of Engineering Technology
• Laxmangarh-332 311, Sikar, Rajasthan
• E-mail rsbits_at_gmail.com
• Mobile [phone]

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Abstract

• Issues and challenges
• Evolution of e-books
• Chronology, collection development of e-books
• Evaluation, delivery, and archiving of e-books.
• Focuses on contemporary managements from the
  perspective of a librarian concerns with
  collection management.
• Collection developers and
• Acquisition managers

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Keywords

• Electronics books
• Collection Management
• Academic Libraries
• Developing Countries India.

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Introduction

• Selection
• acquisition
• collection building
• collection development
• collection management

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Definition of the E-book

• An electronic book that can be read digitally on
  a computer screen, a special e-book reader, a
  personal digital assistant (PDA), or even a
  mobile phone. In other words, e-books are
  consumed on a screen rather than on paper.
• Wikipedia defines e-book as An e-book is an
  e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of
  a conventional printed book, often protected with
  a digital rights management system. General and
  specialized are two kinds of e-books. The
  examples of these two are netLibrary or
  e-brary and Books 24X7.

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Evolution of E-Books

• Use of computers for publications
• Distribution of text in electronic form
• Distribution in electronic form

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Chronology of E-Books

• 1995 Amazon starts to sell physical books in
  Internet.
• 1996 The Project Gutenberg reaches the 1.000
  titles. The target is 1.000.000
• 1998 Launched the first e-book Readers Rocket
  e-book and Soft book.
• 1998-1999 Websites selling e-books in English,
  like eReader.com.
• 2000 Stephen King offers his book Riding
  Bullet in digital file it only can be read in
  computer.
• 2001 Open 'Todoebook.com' the first website
  selling e-books in Spanish.
• 2002 Random House and HarperCollins start to
  sell digital versions of their titles in English
• 2005 Amazon bought Mobi-pocket like a strategic
  positioning.
• 2006 Sony presents the Sony Reader with e-ink.
• 2006 Libre Digital Launched Book Browse as an
  online reader for publisher content.
• 2007 Amazon launched Kindle in US.
• 2008 Adobe and Sony agreed to share their
  technologies (Reader and DRM).

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Collection Development of E-Books in Libraries

• Awareness of publication
• Technical implications
• Technical standards
• Usage conditions
• Prioritization of the publication
• Processing of E-Books
• Delivery of the E-Books to the Reader
• Archiving E-Books

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Major Challenges

• Collection Management
• Many platforms
• Access model for e-books
• Large variety of price
• Mobile phone e-book

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Conclusion

• Evaluating information resources
• Electronic environment
• Exclusive solutions
• Information environment
• Electronic publishing
• Partnership with publishers
• Libraries and librarians

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Thank You

• Thank you