Some Excellent EBook Articles
Dillon, Dennis,
"E-books: the University of Texas experience, part 1," Library Hi Tech,
19.2 (2001), 113-24. (Available online
to subscribers) Desciption of the ebook program at the University of Texas.
Includes guidelines for ebook acquisitions and outlines ebook issues for
consideration by academic libraries.
Jantz,
Ronald, "E-Books and New Library Service Models: An Analysis of the Impact
of E-Book Technology on Academic Libraries," Information Technology
and Libraries, 20.2 (2001), 104-113. (Available online
to subscribers) A look a the possible impact that ebook technology may
have on publishers' business models, library services, rights management
and cataloging, among others.
O'Leary,
Mick, "New Academic Information Model Bypasses Libraries," Online,
25.4 (2001), 72-74. Examination of XanEdu (Bell & Howell Information
and Learning), Questia and ebrary's business model bypass traditional
libraries and what libraries can and should do about it.
Snowhill,
Lucia, "E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries," D-Lib Magazine,
7.7/8 (2001). (Available online)
Summary of results and findings by University of California's California
Digital Library Ebook Task Force. Full report is available.
Sottong,
Stephen, "E-book technology: Waiting for the "false pretender," Information
Technology and Libraries, 20.2 (2001), 72-80. (Available online
to subscribers) Analysis of the evolution of ebook technology using Raymond
Kurzweil's proposed 7 stages in the "life cycle of technology."