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An Investigation of ebook Lending in UK Public Libraries

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Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (TPDL 2011)

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This research aims to investigate ebook lending, management, and procurement in UK public libraries. A mixed method approach will be utilised to gain an understanding of how ebook lending is currently being achieved and to determine its affect on traditional library services. This research also proposes to run ebook reader lending trials from selected public libraries.

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

    Christopher Gibson

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  1. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany

    Stefan Gradmann

  2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Francesca Borri

  3. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto della Scienza e delle Tecnologie della Informazione, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Carlo Meghini

  4. Databases and Information Systems Group, University of Basel, Bernoullistr. 16, 5056, Basel, Switzerland

    Heiko Schuldt

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Gibson, C. (2011). An Investigation of ebook Lending in UK Public Libraries. In: Gradmann, S., Borri, F., Meghini, C., Schuldt, H. (eds) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. TPDL 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6966. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24469-8_60

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