Global eBook Survey Results Now Available from ebrary
PDF; 3 pages.

Key survey findings include the following:

• Respondents ranked Google and other search engines as the least common ways that patrons find eBooks. Google and other search engines were also indicated among the least prevalent factors that drive eBook usage, while the library’s catalog and professor and staff recommendations were indicated as most prevalent.
• 78% of respondents described usage of eBooks at their libraries as fair to excellent.
• 81% of respondents indicated that integration of eBooks with other library resources and information on the web is “very” important.
• The number of respondents who chose subscription and purchase as their models of choice for acquiring digital content was almost equal.
• 56% of respondents are digitizing their own content or actively considering it, and 81% indicated that they will digitize their materials in-house.
• Price, subject areas, and access models were indicated as the most important factors when subscribing to or purchasing eBooks.

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