Ebook acquisition in a puerto rican academic library: conditions of use and user’s preferences

  • Marilyn Montalvo-Montalvo Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, Sistema de Bibliotecas
  • Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, Biblioteca Escuela de Derecho
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RGID.2014.v24.n2.47236
Keywords: Academic Libraries, Conditions of Use, Ebook, Puerto Rico, Users, Vendors

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to determine the acceptable conditions of use for the purchase of ebooks by the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (SB). The analysis is based on the conditions of use set by vendors of ebooks with which the SB has subscriptions or purchase with perpetual access agreements. Moreover, usage statistics of some of the available platforms and the results of a survey conducted by the SB in order to find out the views of the students about ebooks, are also discussed.

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Published
2014-11-14
How to Cite
Montalvo-Montalvo M. y Lebrón-Ramos J. (2014). Ebook acquisition in a puerto rican academic library: conditions of use and user’s preferences. Revista General de Información y Documentación, 24(2), 255-278. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RGID.2014.v24.n2.47236
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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2014)
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