Abdullah, Che Zainab (2014) E-Book selection practises and initiatives planning towards return on investment in Malaysian academic libraries : moving into patron-driven acquisition / Che Zainab Haji Abdullah. In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IPSis Biannual Publication, 6 (6). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
Abstract
This study investigates the e-book selection practices pertaining to patrondriven acquisition and library’s initiatives planning on providing e-book services toward return on investment in selected Malaysian academic libraries. This research employs a concurrent mixed-method through semi structured interviews and a survey. Ten experienced acquisition librarians informed in this interview. The qualitative data were transcribed and analysed manually. The common purchasing models of e-book in Malaysian academic libraries are subscription, packages, pick and choose and one-time purchase. None of the libraries adopts the patron-driven acquisition model as being investigated. The questionnaire used as an instrument in a quantitative approached to determine librarian perception on common e-book selection practices (resource sharing, accessibility, support distance education, sustainability, collection features, cataloguing e-structure and user friendliness) and library initiatives planning (technical support, personnel and training). The relationship between e-book selection practices, library initiatives planning and return on investment was further examined.
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Item Type: | Book Section | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education > Dissertations, Academic. Preparation of theses > Malaysia Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources (General) > University and college. Academic libraries > Malaysia |
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Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Institut Pengajian Siswazah (IPSis) : Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS) | ||||
Series Name: | IPSis Biannual Publication | ||||
Volume: | 6 | ||||
Number: | 6 | ||||
Item ID: | 19686 | ||||
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Abstract; Abstract of thesis; Newsletter; Research information; Doctoral graduates; IPSis; IGS; UiTM; Malaysian academic libraries | ||||
URI: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19686 |
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